Elaine Cassidy
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{{Short description|Irish actress (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Elaine Cassidy
| image = Elaine Cassidy 2012.png
| caption = in The Paradise 2012
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|12|31}}
| birth_place = Raheny, County Dublin, Ireland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actress
| othername =
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Stephen Lord|31 December 2007}}
| children = 2 (including Kíla)
}}
Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979){{Cite web |url=http://www.elainecassidy.com/ |title=Elaine Cassidy website |access-date=28 March 2008 |archive-date=20 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420142754/http://www.elainecassidy.com/ |url-status=live}} is an Irish actress. Her films include The Sun, the Moon and the Stars (1996), Felicia's Journey (1999), The Others (2001), Disco Pigs (2002), And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007), {{sortname|The|Program|The Program (2015 film)}} (2015), Strangeways Here We Come (2018), The Wonder (2022), and The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023). On television, her credits include The Ghost Squad (2005), Fingersmith (2005), Little White Lie (2008), Harper's Island (2009), The Paradise (2012), No Offence (2015–2018), Intruder (2021), A Discovery of Witches (2021–2022).
Early life
Career
In 1996, Cassidy was nominated for the Most Promising Actress at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars.{{Cite web |url=https://www.screenireland.ie/promoting/european-film-promotion/irish-shooting-stars |title=Irish Shooting Stars 1999–2022 |work=screenireland.ie |year=2022 |access-date=9 July 2023 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709062803/https://www.screenireland.ie/promoting/european-film-promotion/irish-shooting-stars |url-status=live}} In 1999, she played the starring role in Felicia's Journey, for which she was nominated Best Actress at the 20th Genie Awards. She was named EFP European Shooting Star for in 2001.
She has won two Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA) for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Film in 2003 for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs, and in 2010 for Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island.{{Cite web |url=https://ifta.ie/iftawinners2010/index.htm |title=Winners of the 7th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards 2010 |work=ifta.ie |year=2010 |access-date=9 July 2023 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225193538/https://www.ifta.ie/iftawinners2010/index.htm |url-status=live}} She was also nominated for an IFTA in 2005 as Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as "Maud Lilly" in the BBC BAFTA nominated drama Fingersmith, in 2007 as Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Film for her role as Sandra in And When Did You Last See Your Father?, and in 2009 as Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television for her role as Annie Mulcahy in Little White Lie.
In theatre, she has appeared in The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2002) and The Crucible (2006) with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in There Came A Gypsy Riding at the Almeida Theatre in 2007.{{Cite web |url=http://www.almeida.co.uk/production_details/production_details.aspx?code=8 |title=There Came A Gypsy Riding |work=almeida.co.uk |date=16 January 2008 |archive-date=29 September 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060929223450/https://almeida.co.uk/production_details/production_details.aspx?code=8}}
In 2002, she appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "The Scientist".{{Cite web|url=http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine6OLD.pdf |title=The Scientist |work=Coldplay web-site |date=29 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529084140/http://www.coldplay.com/ezine/ezine6OLD.pdf |url-status=dead|archive-date=29 May 2008}} In 2011, she played Maureen in the TV film Just Henry.
In 2015, she played a main role of DC Dinah Kowalska in the Channel 4 drama series No Offence (2015–2018), and Sarah Manning in Acceptable Risk (2017).{{cite web |url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4291105&tpl=archnews&force=1?title=XYA |title=Acceptable Risk - The Irish Film & Television Network |access-date=8 February 2021 |archive-date=8 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208051914/http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4291105&tpl=archnews&force=1%3Ftitle%3DXYA |url-status=live}}
In 2022, she starred as Rosaleen O'Donnell in the Irish film The Wonder, alongside her own daughter Kila, who played "the wonder" and co-starring Florence Pugh.{{Cite web |url=https://vipmagazine.ie/kila-lord-cassidy-elaine-cassidy/ |title=VIP Meets…mother-daughter duo Kíla Lord Cassidy and Elaine Cassidy as they discuss working together |work=vipmagazine.ie |author=Bronwyn O'Neill |date=8 November 2022 |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711010551/https://vipmagazine.ie/kila-lord-cassidy-elaine-cassidy/ |url-status=live}} She received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Film at the 'Irish Film and Television Awards in 2023.
In 2023, she starred in the film The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die, playing Eadgifu of Kent, the role was previously played by Sonya Cassidy in the TV series.{{Cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-last-kingdom-film-cast-meet-the-new-seven-kings-must-die-characters/ |title=The Last Kingdom Film Cast: Meet the New Seven Kings Must Die Characters |work=denofgeek.com |author=Louisa Mellor |date=14 April 2023 |access-date=11 July 2023 |archive-date=11 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711010550/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-last-kingdom-film-cast-meet-the-new-seven-kings-must-die-characters/ |url-status=live}}
Personal life
Cassidy married English actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth, on 31 December 2007. They live in Greenwich, London, with their daughter Kíla,{{Cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20306287,00.html |title=Elaine Cassidy Welcomes a Daughter |date=25 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090925140753/https://people.com/people/article/0,,20306287,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2009}} and their son. {{Cite news |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/rte-actress-elaine-cassidy-reveals-why-shes-such-a-st-friend/36239181.html |title=RTE actress Elaine Cassidy reveals why she's such a 's**t friend' |work=independent.ie |date=22 October 2017 |access-date=9 July 2023 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709073304/https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/rte-actress-elaine-cassidy-reveals-why-shes-such-a-st-friend/36239181.html |url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
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| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1996
| {{sortname|The|Sun, the Moon and the Stars|nolink=1}} | Shelley | |
| 1999
| Felicia | |
| rowspan="2"|2001
| {{sortname|The|Others|The Others (2001 film)}} | Lydia | |
| Disco Pigs
| Runt | |
| 2002
| {{sortname|The|Bay of Love and Sorrows}} | Carrie Matchett | |
| 2006
| {{sortname|The|Truth|The Truth (2006 film)}} | Candy | |
| 2007
| And When Did You Last See Your Father? | Sandra | |
| 2014
| {{sortname|The|Loft|The Loft (film)}} | Ellie Seacord | |
| rowspan="3"|2016
| {{sortname|The|Program|The Program (2015 film)}} | |
| Mum's List
| Rachel | |
| Property of the State
| Margaret | |
| 2018
| Steph Nolan | |
| 2022
| Rosaleen O'Donnell | |
| 2023
| The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die | Eadgifu |The role of Eadgifu of Kent is played by Sonya Cassidy in the TV series The Last Kingdom, but by Elaine Cassidy in the film. Despite their shared surname, the two actresses are not related. |
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| Salvable | {{TableTBA}} | Post-production |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1995
| Mary | Episode: "The Crown Jewels Are Missing" |
| 2001
| {{sortname|The|Lost World|The Lost World (2001 film)}} | Agnes Cluny | Miniseries |
| 2003
| Anna Ryan | TV film |
| rowspan="3"|2005
| Uncle Adolf | TV film |
| Fingersmith
| Maud Lilly | Miniseries; 3 episodes |
| {{sortname|The|Ghost Squad}}
| Det. Amy Harris | Main role; 8 episodes |
| 2007
| {{sortname|A|Room with a View|A Room with a View (2007 film)}} | Lucy Honeychurch | TV film |
| 2008
| Annie Mulcahy | TV film |
| 2009
| Main role; 13 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2011
| Maureen Dodge | TV film |
| {{sortname|The|Miraculous Year|nolink=1}}
| Brona McKinney | TV film |
| 2012–2013
| {{sortname|The|Paradise|The Paradise (TV series)}} | Katherine Weston | Main role; 16 episodes |
| 2015–2018
| DC Dinah Kowalska | Main role; 21 episodes |
| 2017
| Sarah Manning |
| 2020
| The Dark Tower | Gabrielle Deschain | TV film |
| 2021
| Intruder | Rebecca Hickey | Main role; 4 episodes |
| 2021–2022
| Louisa de Clermont | Main role (series 2) |
| rowspan="2"|2024
| Sarah Fenn | Main role; 7 episodes |
| Belgravia: The Next Chapter
| Davison | Main role; 8 episodes |
= Music video =
- "The Scientist" by Coldplay, as Passenger
Theatre
- The Lieutenant of Inishmore (2002)
- Scenes from the Big Picture (2003)
- The Crucible (2006)
- There Came a Gypsy Riding (2007)
- Fathers and Sons (2014)
- Deluge (2015)
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses (2015 to 2016)
- Aristocrats, Donmar Warehouse (2018)
Awards
References
{{Reflist}}
=External links=
- {{IMDb name|0144187|Elaine Cassidy}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131208020314/http://www.ifta.ie/nominees0708/index.htm The 5th IFTA]
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Category:20th-century Irish actresses
Category:21st-century Irish actresses
Category:Actresses from County Wicklow
Category:Irish stage actresses
Category:Irish television actresses