Angeline Ball
{{Short description|Irish actress (born 1969)}}
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| birth_place = Cabra, Dublin, Ireland
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Angeline Ball (born 28 June 1969) is an Irish actress who resides in London, England. She is known for her roles as Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments (1991) and as Tina in John Boorman's The General (1998). She has appeared in films and television series in the UK and the US. She is also a stage actor.
Early life and education
Ball, the youngest of three sisters, was born in Cabra, Dublin.{{Cite news|last=Ryan|first=Jennifer|title=Angeline Ball: Fame opens doors but it makes you very vulnerable|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/angeline-ball-fame-opens-doors-but-it-makes-you-very-vulnerable-1.3230384|access-date=2021-07-21|newspaper=Irish Times |language=en}} As a child she trained in tap, ballet and modern dance attending the Billie Barry Stage School at the age of eight.{{Cite news|last=Nolan|first=Larissa |title=Angeline Ball: I made a real song and dance to get into stage school|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/ireland-world/article/angeline-ball-i-made-a-real-song-and-dance-to-get-into-stage-school-mr2b25ll7|access-date=2021-07-21|issn=0140-0460}}
Career
Ball's breakthrough role came in 1991 when she appeared as backing singer Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments. In 1993, Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement wrote the short-lived TV series Over the Rainbow for her, for which she also wrote the music. In 1994 she played Vada's mother in My Girl 2 for which she sang a rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile".{{Citation|title=Smile-My Girl 2-1994 Vada's Mom .avi| date=7 November 2011 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzH_gijWh_M |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/AzH_gijWh_M |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-07-21}}{{cbignore}} She worked with Alan Parker again in 1996 when she sang backing vocals for the Evita soundtrack album.{{Cite web|title=Angeline Ball|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/537724-Angeline-Ball|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Discogs|language=en}}
In 1997 Ball starred alongside Brendan Gleeson in John Boorman's The General, where she portrayed Tina Lawless, the sister-in-law and mistress of real life Dublin crime boss Martin Cahill. Throughout the 2000s, Ball appeared in a number of UK TV series including Doc Martin, Shameless and Mr Selfridge. On 26 May 2008, she made her debut as Maggie Townsend on the BBC soap opera EastEnders;{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/spoilers/a96246/stacey-rumbles-roxys-plans-to-leave-walford.html|title=Stacey rumbles Roxy's plans to leave Walford|publisher=Digital Spy|first=Kris|last=Green|date=27 May 2008|accessdate=28 March 2011}} her final appearance was on 11 June 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/soaps/s2/eastenders/spoilers/a97212/may-descends-on-the-square.html|title=May descends on the Square |publisher =Digital Spy|first=Kris|last=Green|date=11 June 2008|accessdate=28 March 2011}}
Personal life
Ball has two children.{{cite web | url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/angeline-ball-patrice-gueroult-marriage-16898750 | title=The Commitments star reveals why she'll never get married | date=23 June 2019 }}{{Cite news |first=Laura |last=Butler |date=5 September 2014 |title=Angeline having a ball 23 years after Commitments hit |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/entertainment/angeline-having-a-ball-23-years-after-commitments-hit-30563528.html|access-date=2021-07-21|newspaper=Irish Independent |language=en}} She speaks fluent French and is a trained pilates and yoga instructor. She plays guitar and released an album in 2020.{{Cite news |first=Ciara |last=Dwyer |date=22 October 2017 |title=A day in the life of Angeline Ball |url=https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/sunday-independent-ireland/20171022/284000422459115|access-date=2021-07-21 |newspaper=Irish Independent |via=PressReader}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Film and television |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1991
|Imelda Quirke | |
| 1993
|Over the Rainbow |Finnoula | |
| 1994
|Maggie Muldovan | |
| 1994
|Elizabeth Vaughn | |
| 1994
|Shirley | |
| 1995
| | |
| 1995
|Gwynne / Chinstrap 3 |Voice |
| 1995
|Brothers in Trouble |Mary | |
| 1995
|Simone | |
| 1995
| | |
| 1996
|Daphne | |
| 1996
|Shirley | |
| 1997
|Mlle. Blanche | |
| 1997
|Tina | |
| 1998
| Suzanne Price | |
| 1999
|Cass Trenton | |
| 1999
|Carmela Cicero Maresca | |
| 1999
|Anna Templeton | |
| 2000
|Annabell | |
| 2000
|Mignon | |
| 2000
|Bella | |
| 2001
| Lydia McCracken | |
| 2001
| Score |Martina | |
| 2002
| An Angel for May | Barbara Collins | |
| 2002
| Nora Moggin |Won - IFTA Award Best Actress in a TV Drama |
| 2002
| Bait | Millicent White | |
| 2003
| Bloom | Molly Bloom |Won - IFTA Award Best Actress in a Film |
| 2003–2007
| Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Piggley Winks, Miss Nanny, Millie |Voice, UK dub |
| 2005
| Julie | |
| 2005
| Julie Mitchell | |
| 2006
| Ursula | |
| 2006
| Laura Taylor | |
| 2006
| Dead Long Enough | Sinead | |
| 2007
| Trouble in Paradise | Annie Little | |
| 2008
| Recurring role |
| 2009
| PC Anne Mooney | Film was originally titled as Holy Water until changed to present title |
| 2009
| Patricia Quinn | |
| 2011
| Mrs. Gilligan | |
| 2012–2013
| Gloria Meak | |
| 2013
| Mrs. Worthington | |
| 2016
| Wifey Redux | Saoirse Prendergast | |
| 2017
| Eileen Harrington | |
| 2017
| Detective Sergeant Emer Byrne / Berry |Nominated - IFTA Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
| 2017
| Gael Reardon | |
| 2021
| Michelle |Nominated - IFTA Award Lead Actress - Film |
| 2021
| Detective Sergeant Emer Berry |Nominated - IFTA Award Lead Actress - Drama |
Discography
=Soundtracks=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Details ! scope="col"| Chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|Billboard 200 |
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| scope="row"| The Commitments (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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| 8 | |
| scope="row"| The Commitments Vol. 2 (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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| 118 |
|
| scope="row"| Evita
|
| 26 | |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Award !Category !Result |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |2021
| rowspan="3" |IFTA Award |Lead Actress - Drama (Hidden Assets) | {{Nominated}} |
| Lead Actress - Film (Deadly Cuts)
| {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="1"|2018
|Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama (Acceptable Risk) | {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="1"|2008
|rowspan="1"|Irish Times Theatre Awards |Best Actress in a Supporting Role (The Playboy Of The Western World) | {{Nominated}} |
| rowspan="2"|2003
|rowspan="2"|IFTA Award |Best Actress in a Film (Bloom) | {{Won}} |
| Best Actress in a TV Drama (Any Time Now)
| {{Won}} |
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|50337|}}
- {{Official website|www.facebook.com/angelineballoffical/}} (Facebook)
{{IFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role – Film}}
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Category:Irish television actresses