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| 3 | ->''"I think it's so much harder now to have a career as an actor. I'm so grateful that I grew up in Ireland when I did and got my start on the stage. I think it’s very difficult today."'' |
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| 5 | Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan (born 10 December 1941 in UsefulNotes/{{Dublin}}, UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}) is an Irish actress. Born and raised in Dublin, the daughter of Rosanna (née [=McGuirk=]) and Terence Niall Flanagan. She grew up speaking both Irish and English fluently. Although her parents were not Irish speakers, they wanted Fionnula and her four siblings to learn the Irish language. She was educated in UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}} and England. She trained extensively at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin and travelled throughout UsefulNotes/{{Europe}} before settling in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles, UsefulNotes/{{California}} in early 1968. |
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| 7 | Award-nominated and well-regarded by critics, she has also made many appearances in cult television like ''Series/{{Lost}}'' and ''Series/{{Defiance}}''. |
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| 10 | !!Film |
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| 12 | * ''Film/TheLegendOfLizzieBorden'' as Bridget |
| 13 | * ''Film/InTheRegionOfIce'' as Sister Irene |
| 14 | * ''[[Film/StarWarsEwokAdventures Caravan Of Courage: An Ewok Adventure]]'' as Catarine Towani |
| 15 | * ''Film/Youngblood1986'' as Miss [=McGill=] |
| 16 | * ''Film/TheGuard'' as Eileen Boyle |
| 17 | * ''Film/WakingNedDevine'' as Annie |
| 18 | * ''Film/TheInventionOfLying'' as Martha Bellison |
| 19 | * ''Film/TearsOfTheSun'' as Sister Grace |
| 20 | * ''Creator/JamesJoyce's Women'' as Harriet Shaw Weaver |
| 21 | * ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea'' as Granny and Macha (animated film; voice) |
| 22 | * ''WesternAnimation/LateAfternoon'' as Emily (animated short; voice) |
| 23 | * ''Film/TheOthers2001 '' as Mrs. Bertha Mills. |
| 24 | * ''Literature/DivineSecretsOfTheYaYaSisterhood'' as the older Teensy Whitman |
| 25 | * ''Film/TearsOfTheSun'' as Sister Grace |
| 26 | * ''Film/{{Transamerica}}'' as Elizabeth Schupak |
| 27 | * ''Film/FourBrothers'' as Evelyn Mercer |
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| 29 | !!Television |
| 30 | * ''Series/{{Columbo}}'', episode "[[Recap/ColumboS09E01 Murder, a Self-Portrait]]", as Louise |
| 31 | * ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast1987'' as Jessica Webb (2 episodes) |
| 32 | * ''Series/MurderSheWrote'', multiple episodes |
| 33 | * ''Series/{{Defiance}}'' as Nicky Riordan |
| 34 | * ''Series/{{Lost}}'' as Eloise Hawking |
| 35 | * ''Series/{{Brotherhood}}'' as Rose Caffee |
| 36 | * ''How The West Was Won'' as Molly Culhane |
| 37 | * ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' as Juliana Tainer |
| 38 | * ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' as Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar. |
| 39 | * ''Series/{{Strike|2017}}'' as Oonagh Kennedy (1 episode) |
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