Derbhle Crotty is an Irish actress. She was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1968.
She studied law in UCD in the late 1980s joining Dramsoc and then pursued the performance course at the Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin.
She was a member of the Abbey Theatre from 1994 - 2009 where she was involved in many productions.[1] Amongst her earliest jobs at the Abbey was a role in Marina Carr's breakthrough play The Mai[2] in 1994,and later the lead in Carr's Portia Coughlan[3] for Garry Hynes, she also played the title role in a long neglected play from the 1930s by Irish Playwright Teresa Deevy called Katie Roche,[4] this was directed by Judy Friel.[5]
Derbhle has worked extensively in London and has appeared in many National Theatre and RSC[6] productions.
In 2008 she was awarded the Irish Times Theatre Awards for best actress in the Abbey production of Three Sisters[7] where she played the part of Masha. She won it for a 2nd time in 2015 for her portrayal of King Henry IV for Druid Theatre Company's production Druid Shakespeare.
DerbhleCrotty is an Irish actress. She was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1968. She studied law in UCD in the late 1980s joining Dramsoc and then pursued...
detective Aaron Monaghan as Gareth Brennan Laoise Sweeney as Susan Reynolds DerbhleCrotty as Barbara Adams Philip O'Sullivan as DCS Gill Gráinne Good as Amy Reynolds...
Rory Nolan, Aaron Monaghan, Aisling O’Sullivan, Garrett Lombard and DerbhleCrotty.[citation needed] This is extensive list of the key productions which...
to Dublin's Gaiety Theatre where Linehan reprised her role opposite DerbhleCrotty. It then returned to the Young Vic for another run, closing in September...
play at the Gate Theatre. The cast included Aisling O'Neill as Chris, DerbhleCrotty as Maggie, Catherine Walsh as Agnes, Dawn Bradfield as Rose, Andrea...
Martin McDonagh. Direction Joe Hill-Gibbins. With Rosaleen Linehan and DerbhleCrotty. Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh. Direction Cathal Cleary. Street Scene with...
Kathy Strachan. The lead roles were played by Olwen Fouere (The Mai), DerbhleCrotty (Millie), Joan O'Hara (Grandma Fraochlan) Owen Roe (Robert), Brid Ni...
Michael Bogdanov, theatre director Sammy Copley, singer and musician DerbhleCrotty, actress Brian Boydell, composer Selina Cartmell, theatre director,...
Merchant of Venice TV 2001 Chris Hunt Trevor Nunn Henry Goodman (Shylock) DerbhleCrotty (Portia) The Maori Merchant of Venice (Māori: Te Tangata Whai Rawa o...
Scarborough, Jill Baker, Alice Bird, Benedict Taylor, Stephen Kennedy, DerbhleCrotty 27 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer DreamWorks Pictures Tom Tykwer...
Alexandra Gilbreath, for Hedda in Hedda Gabler (English Touring Theatre) DerbhleCrotty, for Asta in Little Eyolf (Royal Shakespeare Company) Damian Lewis,...
Richard Gore - Nick Dunning Perkins - Pat Kinevane Margaret O'Donnell - DerbhleCrotty Clement O'Donnell - Barry McGovern Sally Cavanagh - Laura Jane Laughlin...
International Arts Festival production of The Matchbox by Frank McGuinness DerbhleCrotty for her role as King Henry 1V in DruidShakespeare Susan Lynch for her...
Weight of Water Anita Shreve dramatised by Beatrice Colin Nancy Crane, DerbhleCrotty, Emma Fielding, Karl Johnson, Page Marshall, Isobel Middleton, Stuart...