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Joan O'Hara est une Actrice et In Memory Of Irlandaise née le 11 octobre 1930 à Rosses Point (Irlande)
Joan O'Hara (born 10 October 1930 – died 23 July 2007) was an Irish stage, film and television actress. She was one of Ireland's most popular actresses and was, at her death, recognisable to television viewers as Eunice Dunstan, a gossip in Fair City on RTÉ One.
O'Hara lived most of her life in Monkstown, Dublin, with a stay in London, with her husband, the poet and architect Francis J. Barry. The couple had four children: Siubhan, Jane, Guy, and Sebastian, an author/playwright, whose works include The Steward of Christendom, and the Booker-shortlisted novels A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture.
One of Joan O'Hara's sisters, Mary (born 1935), is a soprano/harpist. Joan's brother Dermot (born 1934) lives with his family in Canada. Joan O'Hara was also a year-round sea-swimmer.
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Nationalité Irlande
Naissance 11 octobre 1930 à Rosses Point (Irlande)
Mort 23 juillet 2007 (à 76 ans) à Dublin (Irlande)
Naissance 11 octobre 1930 à Rosses Point (Irlande)
Mort 23 juillet 2007 (à 76 ans) à Dublin (Irlande)
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O'Hara was born and raised in Rosses Point, County Sligo, the daughter of Major John Charles O'Hara, an officer in the British Corps of Royal Engineers and his wife, Mai (née Kirwan). She attended the same Ursuline convent school as fellow actress (and friend), the late Pauline Flanagan.O'Hara lived most of her life in Monkstown, Dublin, with a stay in London, with her husband, the poet and architect Francis J. Barry. The couple had four children: Siubhan, Jane, Guy, and Sebastian, an author/playwright, whose works include The Steward of Christendom, and the Booker-shortlisted novels A Long Long Way and The Secret Scripture.
One of Joan O'Hara's sisters, Mary (born 1935), is a soprano/harpist. Joan's brother Dermot (born 1934) lives with his family in Canada. Joan O'Hara was also a year-round sea-swimmer.
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Filmographie de Joan O'Hara (6 films)
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How About You... (2007)
, 1h40Genres Drame, Comédie
Acteurs Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton, Orla Brady
Rôle Alice Peterson
Note65%
Ellie Harris (Hayley Atwell) goes to her sister Kate's (Orla Brady) residential home, Woodlane, in search of a job. Ellie has some trouble adjusting to her new job but quickly befriends a resident named Alice (Joan O'Hara). Ellie decides to have talks with Alice and neglects parts of her job, much to her sister's annoyance. She also has trouble doing what she is told by the residents. Because of her friendship with Alice, Ellie decides to help her feel better by taking her down to the river (which is against the nurse's orders) and giving her marijuana to ease her pain. The next day, however, Ellie finds out that Alice has died.
A Man of No Importance (1994)
, 1h39Réalisé par Suri Krishnamma
Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Comédie
Thèmes Sexualité, Homosexualité, LGBT, LGBT
Acteurs Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, David Kelly, Tara Fitzgerald, Rufus Sewell
Rôle Mrs Crowe
Note66%
Alfred Byrne is a closeted homosexual bus conductor in 1963 Dublin. His sister tries to find him a suitable woman, but his real passion is putting on amateur theater productions of Oscar Wilde plays. The film deals with his struggle, temptation, and friendships, and how they are affected by his homosexuality.
Horizons lointains (1992)
, 2h20Réalisé par Ron Howard
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Action, Aventure, Romance, Western
Acteurs Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Colm Meaney
Rôle Lady
Note66%
Joseph Donelly est un jeune Irlandais, travaillant avec son père sur les terres de Daniel Christie. Lorsque les hommes de main de ce dernier tuent le père de Joseph et brûlent sa maison, Joseph décide d'aller le tuer pour prendre sa revanche.
Da (1988)
, 1h42Réalisé par Matt Clark
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Thèmes Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Barnard Hughes, Martin Sheen, William Hickey, Hugh O'Conor, Joan O'Hara
Rôle Mrs. Prynne
Note64%
The Dawning (1988)
, 1h37Origine Royaume-uni
Genres Drame, Thriller
Thèmes Le terrorisme, Politique
Acteurs Anthony Hopkins, Rebecca Pidgeon, Hugh Grant, Trevor Howard, Jean Simmons, Adrian Dunbar
Rôle Maurya
Note60%
The film opens with Angus Barrie (Anthony Hopkins), an Irish Republican Army member, walking through hills, and coming to rest on a beach, where there is a little hut. Meanwhile, Nancy Gulliver (Rebecca Pidgeon) having just left school, burns all her books in happiness. It is her birthday, and her aunt (Jean Simmons) has invited over Harry (Hugh Grant), with whom she’s desperately in love, to tea. However, during the course of the film, as a result of Harry’s behaviour with another girl and the way he treats Nancy, she realises that her love for Harry was nothing more than childish infatuation.
La maison est le héros (1959)
, 1h23Réalisé par Fielder Cook
Genres Drame
Acteurs John Arthur Kennedy, Joan O'Hara, Harry Brogan
Rôle Josie O'Reilly
Note65%
Ce drame bien agi au sujet d'un Irlandais vient de sortir de prison est rempli de caractérisation riche. L'histoire est adaptée d'une pièce de théâtre par Walter Macken qui joue également le rôle de l'ex-détenu Paddo dans cette version de l'écran. La direction est par J. Fielder Cook. Une fois que Paddo rentre chez lui après avoir été condamné à cinq ans pour avoir tué un homme, ses vieux amis essayer de le remettre dans leur niche de héros local, mais Paddo aura rien de tout cela. Il est désabusé et changé. Son fils Willie (Arthur Kennedy) marche en boitant qui le maintient trop conscient de soi de s'affirmer comme il le voudrait avec la jeune femme de ses rêves. Alors que d'autres personnes viennent dans et hors de la vie de Paddo, de son ami taciturne trappeur au Tinker local, il est le fils de Willie Paddo souffrant de son handicap qui fait la différence dans la vie de son père.
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How About You... (2007)
, 1h40Genres Drame, Comédie
Acteurs Hayley Atwell, Vanessa Redgrave, Joss Ackland, Brenda Fricker, Imelda Staunton, Orla Brady
Rôle In Memory Of
Note65%
Ellie Harris (Hayley Atwell) goes to her sister Kate's (Orla Brady) residential home, Woodlane, in search of a job. Ellie has some trouble adjusting to her new job but quickly befriends a resident named Alice (Joan O'Hara). Ellie decides to have talks with Alice and neglects parts of her job, much to her sister's annoyance. She also has trouble doing what she is told by the residents. Because of her friendship with Alice, Ellie decides to help her feel better by taking her down to the river (which is against the nurse's orders) and giving her marijuana to ease her pain. The next day, however, Ellie finds out that Alice has died.