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Actor
Anna Manahan
- Born October 18, 1924 in County Waterford, Ireland
- Died March 8, 2009
Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress. Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of Lovers and the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the latter for which she won at the 52nd Tony Awards.
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Manahan was also nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award in her career spanned more than 60 years. She interpreted the works of, among others, Seán O'Casey, John B. Keane, John Millington Synge, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Martin McDonagh, Christy Brown, and Brian Friel.
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven1989
Clash of the Titans1981
Lovejoy1986
The Bill1984
Hear My Song1991
A Tale of Two Cities1980
Ulysses1967
A Man of No Importance1994
Filmography
- 2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The PlaysFilmHanna (segment "Lovers")
- 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet SongFilmOld Woman at GPO
- 1994A Man of No ImportanceFilmMrs Grace
- 1994A Business AffairFilmBianca
- 1991Hear My SongFilmMrs McGlinchy
- 1991The TreatyFilmWoman 2
- 1991Fatal InheritanceFilmMrs. Griffith
- 1989All Dogs Go to HeavenFilmStella Dallas (voice)
- 1986LovejoySeriesIrish Lil
- 1985The RugFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1984The BillSeries
- 1983The Irish R.M.SeriesMrs Cadogan
- 1983The Country GirlsFilmMrs Burns
- 1982The Glory HoleFilmMary Higgins
- 1981Clash of the TitansFilmA Stygian Witch
- 1980A Tale of Two CitiesFilmVengeance
- 1980Juno and the PaycockFilmMrs. Maisie Madigan
- 1979Katie: The Year of a ChildFilmMaggie Donoghue
- 1977A Portrait of the Artist as a Young ManFilm
- 1974LuckyFilmMother
- 1967UlyssesFilmBella Cohen
- 1964Theatre 625SeriesHarriet Reilley
- 1958She Didn't Say No!FilmMaggie Murphy
- 1956Tony AwardsSeriesSelf - Nominee / Performer