Bríd Brennan

Brid Brennan ( born 1955 in Belfast) is an Irish actress.

Life and achievements

Brennan made ​​her debut as an actress in Dublin, where she performed at the Abbey Theatre and the Gate Theatre. Her first movie role alongside Nigel Terry and Helen Mirren in the fantasy film Excalibur from the year 1981. Drama in Irish film Anne Devlin (1984 ) she took on the title role.

Brennan played in the years 1991 and 1992 in the play Lughnasa - Time of Dance by Brian Friel. For this role she won the Tony Award in 1992. In the film version of the play Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) she starred opposite Meryl Streep and won in 1999 for this role to the Irish Film and Television Award. The role in the play The Little Foxes, which was performed at London's Donmar Warehouse theater, brought her in 2002 was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award.

Filmography (selection)