Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan[1][2] (born 10 December 1941) is an Irish stage, television, and film actress. Flanagan is known for her roles in the films James Joyce's Women (1985), Some Mother's Son (1996), Waking Ned (1998), The Others (2001), Four Brothers (2005), Yes Man (2008), The Guard (2011) and Song of the Sea (2014). She is also known for her recurring role as Eloise Hawking in the series Lost (2007–2010). Notable stage productions she has performed in include Ulysses in Nighttown and The Ferryman, both of which earned her Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actress in a Play.
For her contributions to the entertainment industry, she was given the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. She was honored with the Maureen O'Hara Award at the Kerry Film Festival in 2011, the award is offered to women who have excelled in their chosen field in film. She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards (winning one) and won a Saturn Award. In 2020, she was listed at #23 on The Irish Times list of Ireland's greatest film actors.[3]
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^"Noteworthy Flanagans". Clan Flanagan. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^The 50 greatest Irish film actors of all time – in order, Irish Times, June 13, 2020
Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan (born 10 December 1941) is an Irish stage, television, and film actress. Flanagan is known for her roles in the films...
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Martin Donovan. It stars Mary Stuart Masterson, Hart Bochner and FionnulaFlanagan. In 1892, Jenny Hill (Masterson), a young woman living on the frontier...
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directed the romantic comedy Coming & Going starring Rhys Darby, FionnulaFlanagan, and Sasha Alexander, as well as Away we Stay, a branded short for...
Arturo Pérez Reverte. It stars Richard Armitage, Amaia Salamanca, FionnulaFlanagan, Franco Nero and Paul Guilfoyle. The plot tracks Father Quart, a priest...
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American horror film directed by Andrew C. Erin and starring Julie Benz, FionnulaFlanagan and Danielle Harris. Jackie is a recovering alcoholic moving into...
stepmother in 1892. It co-stars Katherine Helmond, Fritz Weaver, FionnulaFlanagan, and Hayden Rorke. It premiered on ABC on February 10, 1975. The film...
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