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Lesley Conroy

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Lesley Conroy
Born1973 or 1974 (age 50–51)
County Cork, Ireland
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actress, director, screenwriter

Lesley Conroy (born 1973 or 1974)[1] is an Irish actress, director and screenwriter. She is known for her parts in Fair City and Mattie.[2][3]

Background

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Conroy is a fluent Irish speaker from County Cork.[4] She graduated from University College Cork in 1993 with a BA in English and French.[5] and is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin's Samuel Beckett centre.[6]

Career

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In 2008 Conroy featured in the film Eden.[7] She came to prominence opposite Pat Shortt in Mattie.[8] She worked with Shortt again in the 2013 feature Life's a Breeze.[9] She joined the cast of Fair City in 2017.[4] She starred in the short film Cleaner which she wrote and directed.[3]

Writing

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Conroy won the Scripts Ireland short film script competition in 2020 for Cleaner.[3]

Filmography

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Title Year Notes
My Brother's War 1997
Saltwater 2000
Eden 2008 Nominated for IFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress[10]
Mattie 2009–2010 Television series
Life's a Breeze 2013
The Cured 2017
Fair City 2017–2018 Television series
Cleaner 2020 Short film. Also wrote and directed.

References

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  1. ^ De-Burca, Demelza (19 September 2018). "Fair City actress reveals why she shunned Hollywood for Ireland". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Andrea. "Rex and Migle Ryan: 'I knew a minute into our first date I'd marry Migle'" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c "Scripts 2020". ScriptsIreland.com.
  4. ^ a b "'I played Aoife as if she was the killer', says Fair City's Lesley Conroy". Independent.ie. 19 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Alumni... - University College Cork Alumni and Development". UCC Alumni Network – via Facebook.
  6. ^ Lueders, Emma (13 September 2022). "An emotional performance that mirrors the fears of our generation". Trinity News.
  7. ^ Scheib, Ronnie (19 May 2008). "Eden". Variety. Vol. 411, no. 1. pp. 40+. Gale A179614621.
  8. ^ "Police farce; A bumbling country cop joins a fast-paced city force in this new comedy". Irish Sun. 4 September 2010. p. 12. Gale A236393538.
  9. ^ "Life's a Breeze". TIFF. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Winners 2009 | IFTA | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards". Ifta.ie.
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