Genevieve O'Reilly
Genevieve O'Reilly (born 1977 in Dublin , Ireland ) is an Irish - Australian actress .
Life
Genevieve O'Reilly was born in Dublin but grew up in Adelaide , Australia . She is the oldest of four siblings. She moved to Sydney at the age of 20 and attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art , where she graduated in 2000.
A week later she was representing a role in the theater production of The White Devil . She then joined the Sydney Theater Company and became an active theater actress. This was followed by appearances at the Gate Theater in Dublin and at the Old Vic Theater in London .
As a film actress, O'Reilly was initially seen in several Australian film productions and also in some blockbusters such as Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions as Officer Wirtz and in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith as the young Mon Mothma . In 2009 she played in Victoria, the young queen also the role of Lady Flora Hastings .
In 2005 she moved with her husband to London and from then on began to work increasingly in British productions. Because of her resemblance to Princess Diana , she played this role twice, first in 2006 in the BBC series Die Schattenmacht - The State Within , and then in the docudrama Diana - The Last 24 Hours the following year . In 2009, the role of CIA agent Sarah Caulfield followed in Spooks - In the sights of MI5 .
2016 she took over the Star Wars - a spin-off Rogue One: A Star Wars story again the role of Mon Mothma.
Filmography (selection)
- 2001: Beastmaster - Lord of the Wild ( BeastMaster , TV series, episode The Wedding )
- 2002: Young Lions (TV series, episode Asylum Seekers )
- 2002–2005: All Saints (TV series, 15 episodes)
- 2003: Matrix Reloaded (The Matrix Reloaded)
- 2003: Matrix Revolutions (The Matrix Revolutions)
- 2004: Right Here Right Now
- 2004: Cyber Wars
- 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- 2005: Mary Bryant, Escape from Hell ( Mary Bryant , two-part TV series)
- 2005: Life (TV movie)
- 2005: Second Chance (TV movie)
- 2006: Die Schattenmacht - The State Within ( The State Within , TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2007: The Time of Your Life (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2007: Diana : Last Days of a Princess
- 2009: Victoria, the Young Queen (The Young Victoria)
- 2009: Spooks - In the sights of MI5 ( Spooks , TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2009: Die Triffids ( The Day of the Triffids , two-part TV series, 1 episode)
- 2010: Forget Me Not
- 2010: New Tricks - The Crime Specialists ( New Tricks , TV series, episode The Fourth Man )
- 2010: Law & Order: UK (TV series, episode Corpses in the Basement )
- 2011: Waking the Dead ( Waking the Dead , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2011-2014: Episodes (TV series, 14 episodes)
- 2012: Inspector Barnaby ( Midsomer Murders , TV series, episode The Birds )
- 2012: The Last Weekend (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2013: Crossing Lines (TV series, episodes 1x01–1x02)
- 2014: The Honorable Woman (miniseries, 6 episodes)
- 2015: Survivor
- 2015-2017: Glitch (TV series, 12 episodes)
- 2016: The Fall - Death in Belfast ( The Fall , TV series, episode 3x02)
- 2016: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- 2017: Snowman (The Snowman)
- since 2017: Tin Star (TV series)
Web links
- Genevieve O'Reilly in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | O'Reilly, Genevieve |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-Australian actress |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dublin , Ireland |