Elaine Cassidy
Elaine Cassidy (born December 31, 1979 in Raheny near Dublin ) is an Irish actress .
Life and accomplishments
Elaine Cassidy grew up as the youngest of three sisters. She made her debut in one of the leading roles in the short film The Stranger Within Me from 1994. She also played one of the leading roles in the comedy Summer Feelings from 1996.
In the thriller Felicia, mein Engel (1999) she played a pregnant Irish woman who unsuspectingly lives with a serial killer (played by Bob Hoskins ). For this role, she was nominated for the Genie Award and the Golden Satellite Award in 2000. She starred alongside Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan in the 2001 horror drama The Others (as the mute maid Lydia). For her leading role in the drama Disco Pigs (2001) she was nominated for the British Independent Film Award in 2002 and received the IFTA Award in 2003 . In 2005 she was nominated again for the IFTA Award for her role in the television drama Fingersmith (2005) . She reached a wide audience with the award-winning video for the 2002 single The Scientist by the band Coldplay .
From 2012 to 2013 she played the role of Katherine Glendenning in 16 episodes of the television series The Paradise .
Private life
Cassidy has been married to actor Stephen Lord since December 31, 2007 . You have two children.
Filmography (selection)
- 1994: The Stranger Within Me
- 1996: Summer Feelings (The Sun, the Moon and the Stars)
- 1999: Felicia, my angel (Felicia's Journey)
- 2001: The Others
- 2001: Disco Pigs
- 2001: The Lost World (The Lost World)
- 2002: The Bay of Love and Sorrows
- 2003: Watermelon
- 2005: Fingersmith
- 2005: The Niece - Hitler's Forbidden Love (Uncle Adolf)
- 2005: The Ghost Squad (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2006: The Truth
- 2007: The time that we have left (And When Did You Last See Your Father?)
- 2007: A Room with a View (TV movie)
- 2009: Harper's Island (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2012–2013: The Paradise (TV series, 16 episodes)
- 2014: The Loft
- 2015: The Program - At Any Price (The Program)
- 2015–2017: No Offence (TV series, 15 episodes)
Web links
- Elaine Cassidy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of Elaine Cassidy (English)
- Elaine Cassidy in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography - The Elaine Cassidy Site ( February 22, 2016 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed February 27, 2020.
- ^ Biography in the IMDb , accessed December 7, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cassidy, Elaine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Raheny , Ireland |