Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award Best Supporting Actress "My Left Foot" 1989
Oscar Best Supporting Actress "My Left Foot" 1989
2005 Portrayed 'Big Mama' in Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" at the Geffen Playhouse
2004 Featured in the made for TV movie "Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss"
2003 Cast opposite Cate Blanchett in "Veronica Guerin"
2002 Co-starred with Janet McTeer and Olympia Dukakis in "The Intended," directed by Kristian Levering
2001 Had featured role in "The War Bride"
2000 Co-starred in a second "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production, "Cupid and Cate" (CBS)
1999 Had co-starring role in the "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation "Durango" (CBS)
1996 Appeared as a secretary in "A Time to Kill"
1996 Acted in the feature film "Moll Flanders"
1995 Co-stared in the NBC miniseries "A Woman of Independent Means", starring Sally Field
1994 Appeared with Albert Finney in "A Man of No Importance"
1993 Cast as the mother of Mike Myer's character in the comedy "So I Married an Axe Murderer"
1992 First American film, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"
1991 US television dramatic debut on the PBS "American Playhouse" presentation, "Lethal Innocence"
1991 Had featured role in the Australian-produced miniseries "Brides of Christ"; aired in 1993 in USA
1990 Co-starred with Richard Harris in "The Field"
1989 Breakthrough screen role as Mrs. Brown in "My Left Foot"; received Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress
1986 - 1990 Played Megan Roach on the popular BBC hospital drama series, "Casualty"
1985 Acted in the Irish short film, "The Woman Who Married Clark Gable", opposite Bob Hoskins
1979 Had regular role in the British TV series "Quartermass"
1969 Film debut in small role in "Sinful Davey"
Raised in Dublin, Ireland
Spent childhood summers in County Kerry
As a teenager, was seriously injured in car accident
Contracted tuberculosis in her teens
Still a teenager, suffered the loss of kidney
Ventured into acting while employed as a journalist for The Irish Times
Worked extensively on the Irish stage before moving to London
Acted with the National Theater in plays including "The Plough and the Stars" and "Lavender Blue", with the Royal Court Theater in "Within Two Shadows" and "A Pagan's Place" and with the Royal Shakesp
