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Fiona O'Shaughnessy
Fiona O'Shaughnessy is an Irish film, stage, and television actress. She has appeared in Warlock III: The End of Innocence (1999), Goldfish Memory (2003), Alexander (2004), Until Death & Nightwatching (2007), Malice in Wonderland (2009), Outcast (2010), Utopia (2013-2015), Nina Forever (2015), The Living and The Dead (2017), Gretel & Hansel (2020), and Halo in 2022. Early lifeO'Shaughnessy was born in Galway, Ireland, her father was an information technology consultant,[1] and her mother is a seamstress.[2] Her family emigrated to Reading in England, when she was 9.[2] She returned to Galway a decade later where she pursued a career in theatre,[2] and at the age of 24 she moved to Dublin.[2] She dated Irish comedian David McSavage for a period of time in 2012.[2] CareerStageO'Shaughnessy's first notable stage role was playing Salome for the Gate Theatre in Dublin.[3] Other stage work has included The Shaughraun for the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, which transferred to the West End's Albery Theatre in 2005.[4] In 2006 she appeared in the UK premiere of Blackwater Angel by Jim Nolan at the Finborough Theatre, London. Other work for the Gate Theatre includes Arms and the Man, Oliver,[4] The Importance of Being Earnest,[4] Pride and Prejudice,[4] Blythe Spirit,[2] Present Laughter (which toured in Charleston, South Carolina),[4] See You Next Tuesday,[4] and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.[2] She played Cate in the Irish debut of Sarah Kane's play Blasted.[4] Other theatre work includes playing Hilde Wangle in Lady from the Sea and Petra Stockman in Enemy of the People at the Arcola Theatre,[4] London, and Amy in 'The Night Alive' at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.[4] Film and televisionHer film roles include Clara in Goldfish Memory,[2] The Halo Effect,[2] and The Stronger.[4] From 2013, she starred in a main role as Jessica Hyde in the television series Utopia (2013-2015),[3] in a cast which included Adeel Akhtar, Neil Maskell, Alistair Petrie and James Fox.[3] In 2015, she starred alongside David Troughton in the comedy romantic horror film Nina Forever, for which she received a nomination for best supporting actress at the 2017 Fangoria Chainsaw Awards.[5][6] In 2020, she played Mother in the witch horror Gretel & Hansel,[4] and appeared as Maisy Joyce in the 2021 film The Forgiven, with Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain and Matt Smith.[4] In 2022, she starred as Laera in the fantasy sci-fi series Halo.[4] FilmographySeriesFilm
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