Elaine Cassidy

Elaine Cassidy

Infobox actor


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occupation = actor
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yearsactive = 1994–present
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iftaawards = Best Actress in a Film
2003 "Disco Pigs"
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Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) [http://www.elainecassidy.com/bio.html Biography on Elaine Cassidy website] ] is an Irish actress.

Biography

Elaine Cassidy was born in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland. [ [http://news.independent.co.uk/people/profiles/article2851919.ece My Secret Life: Elaine Cassidy] ] Her first role was as "Pinocchio" in a school play when she was five. In 1996, she was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in "The Sun, the Moon and the Stars". Her big break in the starring role of "Felicia's Journey" with Bob Hoskins [ [http://www.elainecassidy.net/film.htm List of films on unofficial web-site] ] . For that role she was nominated "Best Actress" at the 20th Genie Awards [http://www.elainecassidy.net/awards.htm List of awards on unofficial web-site] ] . For her role as Runt in "Disco Pigs", opposite Cillian Murphy, she won the 2003 IFTA Award of "Best Actress in a Feature Film". She was nominated in the "Best Actress in Television" category in the 2005 IFTA for her role as "Maud Lilly" in a BBC Drama "Fingersmith". She is also a stage actor and appeared in "The Crucible" with the Royal Shakespeare Company in 2006 and in "There Came A Gypsy Riding" at the Almeida Theatre in 2007 [ [http://www.almeida.co.uk/production_details/production_details.aspx?code=8 "There Came A Gypsy Riding"] ] . In addition to her film acting, she appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "The Scientist" [ [http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine6OLD.pdf Coldplay web-site] ] .

She is married to actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth [ [http://www.elainecassidy.com/bio.html Elaine Cassidy website] ] . They live in Greenwich, Greater London.

Filmography

Theatre

*"There Came a Gypsy Riding" (2007)
*"The Crucible" (2006)
*"Scenes from the Big Picture" (2002)
*"The Lieutenant of Inishmore" (2002)

Awards

References

External links

*imdb name|0144187|Elaine Cassidy
* [http://www.theatre.com/story/id/3002074 Interview with Elaine Cassidy on Theatre.com]
* [http://www.ifta.ie/nominees0708/index.htm The 5th IFTA]
* [http://www.almeida.co.uk/production_details/production_details.aspx?code=8 There Came a Gypsy Riding]
* [http://www.itv.com/Drama/perioddrama/ARoomWithAView/default.html A Room With A View Official Page]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20000611/ai_n14504581 Interview with Elaine Cassidy on her role as Felicia]
* [http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/feature.php/10473 Interview with Elaine Cassidy on TheStage.com]
* [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/tm_objectid=16346511&method=full&siteid=50082&headline=ghost-patrol-name_page.html Interview with Elaine Cassidy on icWales.com]
* [http://www.iftn.ie/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4280705&tpl=archnews Interview with Elaine Cassidy on iftn.ie]


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