Orla Brady (born 28 March 1961) is an Irish theatre, television, and film actress born in
Dublin. She has been nominated for several awards from the
Irish Film & Television Academy for her work in televised programs, as well as starring in the
RTÉ/
BBC co-production
A Love Divided where she portrayed Sheila Cloney, for which she won the 1999 Golden Nymph Best Actress Award. She began her career with the Balloonatics Theatre Company as a touring performer, later gaining her first minor role in television as a bank clerk in the series
Minder in 1993. Her first role in film was as Vanessa in
Words Upon the Window Pane in 1994. Brady starred in recurring roles in a number of US and UK series, and in a
Doctor Who special. In 2020, she was listed as number 43 on
The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
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