Aine Ni Mhuiri

Áine Ní Mhuirí (born Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. She began her career at the Damer Theatre,[1] later working in the Abbey Theatre[2] in Dublin, Ireland. Áine is a fluent Irish language speaker.

Career

In 1975, she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called "Katie Roche" where she played the part of Margaret Drybone.[3]

She appeared in the 1987 film, The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne based on the novel by Brian Moore. In 1989 she played Masie Madigan in the London National Theatre production of Juno and the Paycock.

She played Lily in the Irish Soap Opera Fair City on RTÉ One.

In 2001, Mhuirí won the CFT Excellence Award for Best Actress in a Television Series for her role as Kathleen Hendley in Ballykissangel.[4] She appeared in 53 episodes, from 1996–2001.

In 2012, Áine appeared in Pan Pan Theatre Company's production of Ibsen's A Doll House at Smock Alley Theatre.

She played Mrs. Taylor in several of the Jack Taylor, an Irish television drama based on a series of novels by Ken Bruen including "The Magdalen Martyrs" (2011), and "The Dramatist" (2013).

Áine Ní Mhuirí is scheduled to play in Embers, a theatricalized presentation of a radio play by Samuel Beckett, staged by the Pan Pan Theatre Company at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in September 2015.[5]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1987 The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne Edie Marinan
1990 The Field Priest's Housekeeper
1992 The Playboys Mrs. Smith the Blind Lady
1995 The Run of the Country Dannys Aunt
1998 The Brylcreem Boys Nonie
2002 Puckoon Madam Grinns
2003 Blind Flight Brian's Mum
2015 Brooklyn Mrs Byrne
2019 End of Sentence Dolores

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1967 Ó Dúill Una Miniseries
1971 Mr Joyce is Leaving Paris Nora / Lucia Joyce Television film
1972 An Carabhan Neillí
1978 Teems of Times Kathleen Behan
1979 The Burke Enigma Deirdre Burke Episode: "Misadventure or Murder?"
1982 The Lost Hour Bridget Television film
1984 The Irish R.M. Mrs. McEvoy Episode: "The Dispensary Doctor"
1985 Cúirt An Mheán Oíche Aoibheal Television film
1985 The Price Maire 4 episodes
1986 Screen Two Elizabeth Episode: "Time After Time"
1988 Echoes Agnes O'Brien 4 episodes
1989 Fair City Lily Corcoran Episode #1.1
1990 The Lilac Bus Mrs. Burke Television film
1996–2001 Ballykissangel Kathleen Hendley 53 episodes
1998 Alice auf der Flucht Alma's Mother Miniseries
2010 Jack Taylor Mrs. Taylor 4 episodes
2013, 2014 Scúp Old Woman in Taxi 2 /

Mrs. McDermott

 2 episodes
2014 My Whole Half Life Grace Episode: "Between Heaven and Here"
2014 Quirke Maggie Episode: "The Silver Swan"
2016 Éirí Amach Amú Agnes Timmons Episode #1.1
2017 Broken Michael's Mother 5 episodes
2018 Blood Rita 3 episodes

References
  1. "C115 - 1962 Rehearsal in Gael-Linn's Damer theatre in preparation for first ever review "Damertásibh" | Irish Photo Archive". www.irishphotoarchive.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  2. "Ni Mhuiri, Aine | Abbey Archives | Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach". Abbey Theatre. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. "Katie Roche · Teresa Deevy Archive". deevy.nuim.ie. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  4. "Winner of the 2001 CFT Excellence Award: Áine Ní Mhuirí Best Actress in a Television Series." http://www.cftexcellence.com/aine_ni_mhuiri.html Archived 2014-03-11 at archive.today
  5. "Pan Pan Theatre to Bring Beckett's EMBERS to BAM Next Month." BroadwayWorld.com. August 20, 2015 http://www.broadwayworld.com/off-off-broadway/article/Pan-Pan-Theatre-to-Bring-Becketts-EMBERS-to-BAM-Next-Month-20140820#.U_zmI_ldWSo


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