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Amybeth McNulty is an Irish-Canadian actress. She is known for her starring role as Anne Shirley in the CBC/Netflix drama series Anne with an E (2017-2019), based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. She was born in Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland, the only daughter of an Irish father and a Canadian mother. She also has Scottish heritage. She was home-schooled. She was a member of An Grianán's "Youth Theatre", where she trained in acting and ballet.- Art Parkinson was born on 19 October 2001 in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland. Art is an actor, known for Kubo and the Two Strings (2016), San Andreas (2015) and Game of Thrones (2011).
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
Frankie McCafferty was born in 1967 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor and director, known for Philomena (2013), Vikings (2013) and Ripper Street (2012).- Actor
- Writer
- Director
Tommy Tiernan was born on 16 June 1969 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor and writer, known for Wolfwalkers (2020), About Adam (2000) and Conversations with Friends (2022).- Actor
- Writer
Although Irish character actor Ray McAnally would become one of his country's most revered stage actors, he will be forever remembered by audiences both here and abroad for a couple of films he made during the last years of his life.
Born on March 30, 1926, in the seaside town of Buncrana and the son of a bank manager, he was educated at St. Eunan's College and entered a seminary at the age of 18. Lucky for us stage and filmgoers, the priesthood proved not to be his calling, and he departed after only a brief time.
Ray joined the Abbey Theatre in 1947 where he met and married actress Ronnie Masterson. The parents of four children, they would later form Old Quay Productions and present an assortment of classic plays in the 60s and 70s. He made a triumphant London theatre debut in 1962 with "A Nice Bunch of Cheap Flowers" and gave a towering performance as George in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" opposite legendary British actress Constance Cummings at the Piccadilly Theatre. He routinely acted in the Abbey and Irish festivals, but then, in the last decade of life, achieved award-winning notice on TV and films.
Ray entered films with a prime role in the obscure Irish romantic comedy Professor Tim (1957) and continued for a short time with featured roles in the British She Didn't Say No (1958), Desert Patrol (1958), The Naked Edge (1961), Billy Budd (1962) and He Who Rides a Tiger (1965). Moving into TV, he was handed two crime series -- as a gangland boss in the Spindoe (1968) and an inspector in The Burke Enigma (1978). He also impressed in the mini-series Pollyanna (1973), A Perfect Spy (1987), A Very British Coup (1988), Jack the Ripper (1988), and Great Expectations (1989) (as Mr. Jaggers).
Seen from time to time in such films as Quest for Love (1971), Fear Is the Key (1972), The Outsider (1979) and Angel (1982), it was Ray's later impressive performances that started collecting awards. As Cardinal Altamirano in the movie The Mission (1986), he earned both Evening Standard and BAFTA awards and his role in the BBC production of A Perfect Spy (1987) earned another BAFTA award (for TV). In the last year of his life, he was absolutely awe-inspiring as Daniel Day-Lewis's father in the Academy Award-winning film My Left Foot (1989), the story of cerebral palsy victim Christy Brown, who overcame his severe disability to become a flourishing artist and writer.
Just as he was receiving international film attention, the 63-year-old McAnally died suddenly of a heart attack in Ireland on June 15, 1989. He received a third BAFTA award (posthumously) for the last movie mentioned in 1990. A fitting end to a versatile, galvanizing talent.- Maureen was born in Bundorran, County Donegal, while her Dad was doing summer season at a local theatre. She was brought up in Glasgow. She is the eldest of four children; 2 brothers Mark and Paul, plus sister Louise. Her father, Johnny is a well known Scottish entertainer, while her late mother, Kitty was a model. She trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, where she won the James Bridie medal in her final year. Her hobbies are reading, writing, cooking, cake decorating, flamenco dancing and going to the gym. She currently lives in South London.
- Jean Bell was born in Lifford, county Donegal on the 8th February 1942.
In 1962, he met Gerry Corr at a dance in the Pavilion ballroom in Blackrock, Dundalk (county Louth, Leinster, Ireland). He immortalized the meeting in verse, which he entitled 'Pavilion 62':
'Did angels convene/
To bring me to Jean/
Of wraparound eyes/
In passion of pink/
First dance/
Last dance/
We dance for ever.'
He said in an interview in 2002: "From the first time I met her, I loved her speaking voice. Later, when I heard her sing, my future was sealed! Happily, she liked me too." She sang "... an Irish song called Mo Shean Dun na Gall which she had learned at school in her native Donegal. Jean's is the voice of the Corrs".
Jean and Gerry were married on October 3, 1963 in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dundalk. They had 5 children: Jim Corr, Gerard Corr, Sharon Corr, Caroline Corr and Andrea Corr. Little Gerard died as a child due to a traffic accident.
Music was always to the fore throughout their life. She, together with his dear husband founded 'The Sound Affair' in the 1970's and they were to play together in a variety of venues throughout Co Louth for many years. Not surprisingly, this love of music filtered down to their children with the inevitable consequence - The Corrs.
Sadly, Jean died in the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on 24 November 1999 from a rare lung condition, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. - Lucinda Edmonds was born on 16 February 1966 in Drumbeg, County Donegal, Ireland. She was an actress, known for The Story of the Treasure Seekers (1982), Jumping the Queue (1989) and Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (1983). She was married to Stephen Riley and Owen Whittaker. She died on 11 June 2021 in the UK.
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Writer
Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell, MBE (born 12 December 1961) is an Irish singer, television presenter and philanthropist. After rising to public attention in 1983, he has since become a household name in Ireland and Britain; he has also had considerable success in Australia. In 2012, he became the first artist to have a different album in the British charts every year for 25 consecutive years. This record has been extended and as of 2021, O'Donnell has had an album in the Official Albums Chart each year for the last 33 years. Known for his close relationship with his fanbase, and his charismatic and engaging stage presence, O'Donnell's music has been described as a mix of country and Irish folk, and he has sold over ten million records to date. He is widely considered a "cultural icon" in Ireland, and is often parodied in the media. Affectionately known as "Wee Daniel", O'Donnell is a prominent ambassador for his home county of Donegal. O'Donnell was married, aged 40, on 4 November 2002, to 41-year-old divorcée Majella McLennan from Thurles, whom he met on holiday in Tenerife three years previously. McLennan received an annulment of her previous marriage, by which she had two children (Siobhan and Michael). The couple live in Meenbanad, County Donegal, and spend time at their second home in Tenerife. O'Donnell's home in Meenbanad, County Donegal O'Donnell also has two step-grandchildren - a step-granddaughter, Olivia, and a step-grandson, Archie, who are his wife's grandchildren. Daniel is proficient in Irish and presented a show in that language for the broadcaster.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Singer Daniel Anthony Hutton was born on September 10, 1942 in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland. He moved to America when he was a little boy. Hutton worked at the warehouse for Disney/Buena Vista Records in California. Danny did voice-overs for various cartoons and recorded several singles for both the MGM and Hanna Barbera Records labels in the mid 60s. He also auditioned to be a member of the Monkees, but didn't make the cut. Hutton's charming song "Roses and Rainbows" was a substantial local radio hit in Southern California. In 1968 Danny became a founding member of the enormously popular 70s rock group Three Dog Night; he remained with the band until they broke up in 1977. Moreover, Hutton sang vocals with the power trio BBA on their self-titled 1973 debut album. Following the break up of Three Dog Night Danny worked as a manager for such Los Angeles punk bands as Fear and fronted the group the Danny Hutton Hitters (their cover of the Nit Kershaw song "Wouldn't It Be Good" was featured on the soundtrack to the hit comedy "Pretty in Pink"). In the mid 80s Hutton rejoined Three Dog Night and continues to be a member of the band to this very day.- Enda McCallion was born on 22 June 1967 in County Donegal, Ireland. Enda is a director, known for Nine Inch Nails: Deep (2001), Hit and Run (2009) and Metz: Judderman (2000).
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Soundtrack
Frank McGuinness was born on 29 July 1953 in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland. He is a writer, known for Dancing at Lughnasa (1998), A Short Stay in Switzerland (2009) and Lexx (1996).- Veronica Turleigh was born on 14 January 1899 in Castleforward, County Donegal, Ireland. She was an actress, known for The Promoter (1952), The Franchise Affair (1962) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She was married to James Laver. She died on 3 September 1971 in Blackheath, London, England, UK.
- Natasha Ní Gairbheith was born in 1983 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.
- Jim McGuinness was born in County Donegal, Ireland.
- Sir Gerrard Jude Robinson (23 October 1948 - 14 October 2021) was an Irish-born British business executive and television presenter. He was non-executive chairman of Allied Domecq and chairman / chief executive of Granada. Robinson served as chairman of the Arts Council England for six years from 1998, in which capacity he was one of the many victims of a spoof by British comedian Ali G.
- Pat Bonner was born in County Donegal, Ireland.
- Bridie Gallagher was born on 7 December 1924 in Creeslough, County Donegal, Ireland. She was married to George Livingstone. She died on 9 January 2012 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
- Conal Gallen was born on 22 September 1955 in County Donegal, Ireland. He is an actor, known for Fir Bolg (2016).
- Actor
- Soundtrack
Noel Duggan was born on 23 January 1949 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Baywatch (1989), Clannad: Theme from Harry's Game (1982) and Clannad Live at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (2012). He died on 15 October 2022 in Greencastle, County Donegal, Ireland.- Joseph Duffy was born in County Donegal, Ireland.
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Padraig Duggan was born on 23 January 1949 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor and composer, known for Baywatch (1989), 1916, Souls of Freedom (2015) and Clannad: Theme from Harry's Game (1982). He was married to Jan. He died on 9 August 2016 in Dublin, Ireland.- Actor
- Producer
Matthew Sweeney was born on 6 October 1952 in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor and producer, known for Celebrity (1998), James vs. Reality (2010) and Waterloo Road Reunited (2011). He was married to Rosemary Barber. He died on 5 August 2018 in the UK.- Séamus Coleman was born in County Donegal, Ireland. He has been married to Rachel Cunningham since 20 June 2015. They have two children.
- Jack Crawford was born on 4 March 1847 in County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor and writer, known for The Corporal's Daughter (1915) and The Battle Cry of Peace (1915). He was married to Maria Stokes. He died on 27 February 1917 in Woodhaven, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Music Department
- Composer
Cian O'Donnell was born in County Donegal, Ireland. He is known for M'anam: Tales of Blood and Earth (2021), My Irish Mother Nature (2016) and M'ANAM: Between Two Worlds (2023).- R.H. MacCandless was born on 28 January 1884 in Moville, County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor, known for The Luck of the Irish (1936) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died in October 1971 in County Antrim, Ireland.
- Mad Dog Coll was born on 20 July 1908 in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. He died on 8 February 1932 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Patrick O'Donnell was born on 28 November 1856 in Glenties, County Donegal, Ireland. He died on 22 October 1927 in Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland.
- Clare Harris was born on 30 June 1889 in Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland. She was an actress, known for What Happened to Harkness? (1934) and The Jewel (1933). She was married to Wallett Waller. She died on 5 July 1949 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England, UK.
- Gary Doherty was born in County Donegal, Ireland.
- Additional Crew
Máire De Paor was born on 6 May 1925 in Buncrana, County Donegal, Ireland. She is known for Ireland: A Television History (1980), These Stones Remain (1971) and Buried Treasure (1954). She was married to Liam De Paor. She died on 6 December 1994 in Dublin, Ireland.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Cathal MacGarvey was born on 3 June 1866 in Rathmullan, County Donegal, Ireland. He was an actor and writer, known for Irish Destiny (1926) and Fun at a Finglas Fair (1916). He died on 15 November 1927 in Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland.