Catherine McCormack Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Flaiano International Prize for Best Foreign Actress for "Braveheart" in 1996
• Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Wycliffe" in 1994
• Quote: "(On life after "Braveheart"): "Every part I was sent seemed to be for tragic women with long hair․ So I got my hair cut and sat around, because I wanted to do films with strong women in them who have something to say․""
• Created, wrote, and directed the "Stage Door Johnnies" episode of "Playhouse Presents" in 2013
• Is also a stage actress and has appeared in productions of "A Doll's House" and "The Portrait of a Lady" as well as in the original London cast of "The 39 Steps․"
• Best known for her role as Murron in "Braveheart" and as Alice in "28 Weeks Later․"
• Was an associate producer on the film "South of Southern" in 2011