Ger Ryan
Ger Ryan is an Irish film and television actress, whose credits include Queer as Folk, Family, The War of the Buttons, The Van, Moll Flanders, Intermission and Little Dog.[1][2]
Career
Ryan has twice been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Family and Amongst Women,[3] and received several nominations in the Irish Film and Television Awards, including for Amongst Women, Intermission and The Return.[citation needed] She is also a recipient of a Belfast Telegraph EMA Award in for her work on A Place with the Pigs and Song of the Yellow Bittern. In 2007, she received an IFTA for her work on the two-part docu-drama, Stardust, by RTÉ.[4][5] She also played Margie McEvoy in the BBC drama series, The Street.[6] She later played the role of Maeve Harte in RTÉ's drama series, Raw, and that of Mary Carroll in the 2013 romantic comedy, The Callback Queen.[7]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | The Courier | Assistant in Jewellers | |
| 1991 | The Commitments | Pawnbroker | |
| 1994 | War of the Buttons | Fergus' Mum | |
| 1996 | The Van | Maggie | |
| 1996 | Moll Flanders | Orphanage Woman | |
| 1997 | Driftwood | Woman | |
| 1999 | A Love Divided | Anna Walsh | |
| 2003 | Intermission | Maura | |
| 2005 | Frozen | Elsie | |
| 2007 | Exodus | Batya Mann | |
| 2008 | Dorothy | Eileen McMahon | |
| 2009 | Happy Ever Afters | Bridie | |
| 2010 | Five Day Shelter | Jackie | |
| 2012 | Keys to the City | Jo | |
| 2013 | Hummingbird | Mother Superior | |
| 2013 | The Callback Queen | Mary Carroll | |
| 2013 | The Food Guide to Love | Anna | |
| 2014 | Love, Rosie | Alice Dunne | |
| 2017 | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Mrs. Dickens | |
| 2019 | Rialto | Kathleen |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Fair City | Bernie Kelly | Episode #1.1 |
| 1994 | Family | Paula Spencer | 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Kavanagh QC | Maggie Warwick | Episode: "A Sense of Loss" |
| 1997 | Plotlands | Grainne Mulligan | 6 episodes |
| 1998 | Amongst Women | Rose | 4 episodes |
| 1999 | Oliver Twist | Mrs Sowerberry | 1 episode |
| 1999, 2000 | Queer as Folk | Margaret Jones | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Forgive and Forget | Ruth O'Neil | Television film |
| 2000 | Deceit | Molly Sinclair | 2 episodes |
| 2000–2005 | Fat Friends | Aisling Rymer | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | Shades | Efa Sullivan | Episode #1.2 |
| 2001–2002 | On Home Ground | Maureen Fitzpatrick | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | No Tears | Siobhan Cassidy | Miniseries |
| 2002 | Clocking Off | Maggie / Shirley | Episode: "Gary's Story" |
| 2002 | Sinners | Niamh | Television film |
| 2003 | The Clinic | Ann Connell | Episode #1.6 |
| 2003 | The Return | Maggie Lynch | Television film |
| 2005 | Malice Aforethought | Constance Torr | |
| 2006 | Stardust | Christine Keegan | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2009 | The Street | Margie McEvoy | 6 episodes |
| 2007 | Damage | Liz Maher | Television film |
| 2007 | Prosperity | Vera | 2 episodes |
| 2010–2013 | Raw | Maeve Harte | 18 episodes |
| 2011 | The Body Farm | Teresa Quinn | Episode #1.6 |
| 2012 | Hit & Miss | Claire | |
| 2018–2019 | Little Dog | Sylvia Ross | 15 episodes |
| 2020 | The South Westerlies | Noreen | 6 episodes |
| 2021 | Three Families | Kathleen Nolan | 2 episodes |
References
- ^ "CBC Media Center - Bios - Ger Ryan". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Little Dog - Cast - Ger Ryan". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ^ "Winners". rts.org.uk. Royal Television Society. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2016 - Actress In A Supporting Role Film". ifta. Irish Film & Television Academy. 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Winners Of The 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Q&A With IFTA Winning Actress Ger Ryan". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Where are they now? The cast of RTÉ's restaurant drama Raw". evoke.ie. Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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