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Anna Manahan

Known for

Acting

Born

October 18, 1924

Birthplace

County Waterford, Ireland

Died

March 8, 2009 (aged 84)

Biography

Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress.

Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of Lovers and the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the latter for which she won at the 52nd Tony Awards.

Manahan was also nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award in her career spanned more than 60 years. She interpreted the works of, among others, Seán O'Casey, John B. Keane, John Millington Synge, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Martin McDonagh, Christy Brown, and Brian Friel.

Best known work

All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven
1989
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans
1981
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
1986
The Bill
The Bill
1984
Hear My Song
Hear My Song
1991
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1980
Ulysses
Ulysses
1967
A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance
1994
A Business Affair
A Business Affair
1994
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
2000

Filmography

  1. 2006

    The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

    as Hanna (segment "Lovers")

  2. 2000

  3. 1994

  4. 1994

  5. 1991

    Hear My Song

    as Mrs McGlinchy

  6. 1991

    The Treaty

    as Woman 2

  7. 1991

    Fatal Inheritance

    as Mrs. Griffith

  8. 1989

    All Dogs Go to Heaven

    as Stella Dallas (voice)

  9. 1986

    LovejoyTV

    as Irish Lil (1 episode)

  10. 1985

    The Rug

    as Narrator (voice)

  11. 1984

  12. 1983

    The Country Girls

    as Mrs Burns

  13. 1983

    The Irish R.M.TV

    as Mrs Cadogan (18 episodes)

  14. 1982

    The Glory Hole

    as Mary Higgins

  15. 1981

    Clash of the Titans

    as A Stygian Witch

  16. 1980

  17. 1980

    Juno and the Paycock

    as Mrs. Maisie Madigan

  18. 1979

    Katie: The Year of a Child

    as Maggie Donoghue

  19. 1977

  20. 1974

    Lucky

    as Mother

  21. 1967

    Ulysses

    as Bella Cohen

  22. 1964

    Theatre 625TV

    as Harriet Reilley (1 episode)

  23. 1958

    She Didn't Say No!

    as Maggie Murphy

  24. 1956

    Tony AwardsTV

    as Self - Nominee / Performer (1 episode)

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