Elaine Cassidy

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Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an Irish actress.

Biography

Elaine Cassidy was born in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland. 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. For that role she was nominated "Best Actress" at the 20th Genie Awards. For her role as Runt in Disco Pigs, 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. In addition to her film acting, she appeared in the music video for Coldplay's "The Scientist.

She is engaged to actor Stephen Lord, whom she met on the set of The Truth. They live in Greenwich, Greater London.

Filmography

A Room With A View (2007) (TV)
And When Did You Last See Your Father (2007)
The Truth (2006)
The Ghost Squad (2005) Channel 4 TV series
Fingersmith (2005) BBC TV mini-series
Uncle Adolf (2005)
Watermelon (2003)
The Bay of Love and Sorrows (2002)
The Lost World (2001)
Disco Pigs (2001)
The Others (2001)
Felicia's Journey (1999)
The Sun, the Moon and the Stars (1996)
The Stranger Within Me (1994) short film

Theatre

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

Awards and nominations

1996: Voted "Most Promising Actress" at the Geneva Film Festival for her role in The Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
2000: Nominated "Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama" at the Golden Satellite Awards for her role as Felicia in Felicia's Journey.
2000: Nominated "Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" at the 20th Genie Awards for her role as Felicia in Felicia's Journey.
2001: Voted "Shooting Star 2001" by EFP, European Film Promotion.
2002: Nominated for British Independent Film Awards as "Best Actress" for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs.
2003: Won IFTA Award of "Best Actress in a Feature Film" for her role as Runt in Disco Pigs.
2005: Nominated for IFTA Award as "Best Actress in Television" for her role in Fingersmith (2005).
2008: Nominated for an IFTA Award in the 5th IFTA in the "Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film" category for her role as "Sandra" in "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" (2007)

References

External links

ElaineCassidy.net An Elaine Cassidy Fansite
Interview with Elaine Cassidy on Theatre.com
The 5th IFTA
There Came a Gypsy Riding
A Room With A View Official Page

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