Sinéad Cusack
Known for: Acting
Sinéad Moira Cusack (born February 18, 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo. Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sinéad Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Stella Harris
1997
Series
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs. Amy Folliat
1989
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Lady Rosaline
1965
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Trilby
1965
Series
Screen Two
Mother
1985
Series
ITV Playhouse
Mary
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Catherine
1967
Series
The Persuaders!
Jenny Lindley
1971
Series
ScreenPlay
Lily
1986
Series
Thriller
Sally
1973
Series
Performance
Nelly Mann
1991
Series
The Protectors
Anne Ferris
1972
Series
BBC2 Play of the Week
Monique
1977
Film
V for Vendetta
Delia Surridge
2006
Series
Camelot
Sybil
2011
Series
Camelot
Sibyl
2011
Series
Marcella
Sylvie Gibson
2016
Film
Napoleon
Letizia Bonaparte
2023
Film
Wrath of the Titans
Clea
2012
Series
North & South
Hannah Thornton
2004
Film
Eastern Promises
Helen
2007
Film
Stonehearst Asylum
Mrs. Pike
2014
Menace
Sylvia Terry
1970
Series
Playing Shakespeare
1984
Series
The Baby
Barbara
2022
Series
MotherFatherSon
Maggie Barns
2019
Quiller
Roz
1975
Film
Stealing Beauty
Diana Grayson
1996
Film
Cracks
Miss Nieven
2009
Series
The Deep
Meg Sinclair
2010
Series
Armchair Theatre
Amora
1956
Film
The Cement Garden
Mother
1993
Series
Supernatural
Leonora
1977
Film
Uncovered
Menchu
1995
Series
Oliver's Travels
WPC Diane Priest
1995
Series
Notorious Woman
Marie Dorval
1974
Film
The Three Urns
Deirdre
2026
Series
Affairs of the Heart
Bessie Alden
1974
Series
37 Days
Margot Asquith
2014
Film
Queen & Country
Grace Rohan
2015
Film
Rocket Gibraltar
Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)
1988
A Room with a View
Miss Lavish
2008
Series
North Sea Connection
Moira Kenny
2022
Film
Dream
Kathleen
2001
Film
I Capture the Castle
Mrs Cotton
2003
Film
And Mrs.
Lorraine
2024
Film
Passion of Mind
Jessie
2000
Series
Winter Solstice
Elfrida Phibbs
2003
Film
Waterland
Mary Crick
1992
Film
The Sea
Anna Morden
2013
Film
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Yvonne (Uncredited)
1970
Film
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Isabel Geste
1977
Film
A Room with a View
Miss Lavish
2007
Film
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
Mary Doyle
2005
Film
David Copperfield
Emily
1969
Film
Revenge
Rose
1971
Series
Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
2005
Film
The Nephew
Brenda O'Boyce
1998
Cyrano de Bergerac
Roxanne
1985
Scoop
Katchen
1972
Film
The Ballad of Tam Lin
Rose
1970
Film
Sparrow
Matilde
1994
Romance
Ermine
1977
Film
Dad
Sandy James
2005
Film
National Theatre Live: King Lear
Kent
2018
Film
Summer Solstice
Elfrida
2005
Home Again
2006
Film
My Mother Frank
Frances 'Frank' Kennedy
2000
Film
Venus Peter
Miss Balsilbie
1989
Film
Mathilde
Wife of Col. De Petris
2006
Film
Horowitz in Dublin
Liz
1973
Film
Winter Solstice
Elfrida Phibbs
2003
Film
The Tiger's Tail
Oona O'Leary
2006
Film
The Eyes Have It
Sally
1973
Film
Love's Labour's Lost
Rosaline
1975
Film
Hoffman
Miss Smith
1970
Film
God on the Rocks
Ellie Marsh
1992
A Sound from the Sea
Catherine
1970
Film
Bad Behavior
Ellie McAllister
1993
Film
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
2024
Film
Tales from Hollywood
Nelly Mann
1992
Film
The Hen House
Lily
1989
Film
Food for Ravens
Jennie Lee
1997
Dog & Bull
Film
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self
2020
Film
Twelfth Night
Olivia
1980
Film
National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things
Doctor/Thrapist/Mum
2024
Film
Stephen Rea: The Fire in Me Now
Self
2025
Film
Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman
Self
2022
Film
The Kitchen
Monique
1977
The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes
Molly
The Dolly Scene
Anna
1970
The Playboy of the Western World
Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
1974
Film
This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting
2024
Film
Beast
Penelope
2018