Áine Ní Mhuirí (born Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress. She began her career at the Damer Theatre, later working in the Abbey Theatre. 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.
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."Winner of the 2001 CFT Excellence Award: Áine Ní Mhuirí Best Actress in a Television Series." http://www.cftexcellence.com/aine_ni_mhuiri.html She appeared in 53 episodes, from 1996 to 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."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
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneEdie Marinan1990The FieldPriest's Housekeeper1992The PlayboysMrs. Smith the Blind Lady1995The Run of the CountryDannys Aunt1998The Brylcreem BoysNonie2002PuckoonMadam Grinns2003Blind FlightBrian's Mum2015BrooklynMrs Byrne2019End of SentenceDolores
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1967Ó DúillUnaMiniseries1971Mr Joyce is Leaving ParisNora / Lucia JoyceTelevision film1972An CarabhanNeillí1978Teems of TimesKathleen Behan1979The Burke EnigmaDeirdre BurkeEpisode: "Misadventure or Murder?"1982The Lost HourBridgetTelevision film1984The Irish R.M.Mrs. McEvoyEpisode: "The Dispensary Doctor"1985Cúirt An Mheán OícheAoibhealTelevision film1985The PriceMaire4 episodes1986Screen TwoElizabethEpisode: "Time After Time"1988EchoesAgnes O'Brien4 episodes1989Fair CityLily CorcoranEpisode #1.11990The Lilac BusMrs. BurkeTelevision film1996–2001BallykissangelKathleen Hendley53 episodes1998Alice auf der FluchtAlma's MotherMiniseries2010Jack TaylorMrs. Taylor4 episodes2013, 2014ScúpOld Woman in Taxi 2 / Mrs. McDermott2 episodes2014My Whole Half LifeGraceEpisode: "Between Heaven and Here"2014QuirkeMaggieEpisode: "The Silver Swan"2016Éirí Amach AmúAgnes TimmonsEpisode #1.12017BrokenMichael's Mother5 episodes2018BloodRita3 episodes
References
External links
Aine Ni Mhuiri at The Agency Áine Ní Mhuirí at The Teresa Deevy Archive Áine Ní Mhuirí at The Abbey Theatre Archive