Olwen Fouéré
Acting
Biography
Olwen Fouéré is an actress and writer/director in theatre, film and visual arts. She was born on the west coast of Ireland of Breton parents Yann Fouéré and Marie-Magdeleine Mauger. In 2020, she was listed at number 22 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Olwen Fouéré, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: March 2, 1954
Place of Birth: Ireland
Known For
National Theatre Live: Salomé
An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world. This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution. Internationally acclaimed director Yaël Farber (Les Blancs, Hamlet) draws on multiple accounts to create her urgent, hypnotic production.
Brassic
A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
Halo
Depicting an epic 26th-century conflict between humanity and an alien threat known as the Covenant, the series weaves deeply drawn personal stories with action, adventure and a richly imagined vision of the future.
The Crown
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
Derry Girls
Amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, five secondary school students square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager.
The Northman
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle and avenge his father.
Radha
Rural Ireland. Twelve year old Radha lives a solitary life with her Grandmother. After witnessing the tragic death of a local girl, they find themselves complicit in hiding the truth from the community that surrounds them.
Bardo
A woman questions her lifestyle choices when the travails of urban living are one day jolted into juxtaposition with a simpler way of life.
This Must Be the Place
A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's tormentor, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
Saltwater
An Irish-Italian café owner in a seaside town faces a life crisis, as his wife recently died and he's severely in debt. His oldest son tries to help, but has serious problems of his own, while his younger son and daughter are having troubles in school.
Filmography
as Nora Ni Liathain
as Erin Morrigan
as Judge / Old Lady / Neighbor / Wardrobe Woman / Old Man
as Copperhead
as Madeline
as Alma Astryn
as Rita Concannon
as Dottie Evans
as Ma Reynolds
as Judy
as Annie
as Sideline Sue
as Molly Bloom
as Jean
as Áshildur Hofgythja
as The Mother
as as Kitty Harrington
as Sally Hardesty
as Niamh Cassidy
as Royale
as Night Angler
as Ciara
as Violet Gibson
as Jane
as Margaret
as Maureen
as Connie
as Melusine
as Mother Marlene
as Procession Master
as Detective Theresa Kelly
as Sheila
as Eileen
as Doctor Assif
as Nameless
as Voice Actor
as Oonagh Shanley-Toffolo
as Helen Stynes
as Kathryn
as Mary's Mother
as Maggie
as Mrs. Hughes
as Trish Meehan
as Building Commander
as Young Nun
as Second Maid (as Olwen Fouere)