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Gabrielle Reidy Biography

Birth Name:Gabrielle Mary Reidy

Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland

Profession Actress

Fast Facts

  • Was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress for "What Richard Did" in 2013
  • Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "The Spike" in 1978
  • Quote: "I had to explain to Daniel [Radcliffe] that our son Finn didn't know who he was because he hadn't seen the film 'Harry Potter․' He said it was the most extraordinary thing to sit with a kid who didn't look at him as if he was the Dalai Lama․"
  • Best known for her role as Griet's Mother in "Girl with a Pearl Earring" and as Frances Cahill in "Veronica Guerin․"
  • Played the mother of Daniel Radcliffe's character in the West End production of "Equus․"
  • Appeared in several productions at the Abbey Theatre, including "The Plough and the Stars," "Fragments of Isabella," and "A Cry from Heaven․"
  • Was a lifelong performer at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, first appearing in "The Shadow of a Gunman" as a child in 1971
  • During her later years she served as a teacher at the Mountview Drama School in London

Awards

  • 2013IFTA Award-Best Supporting Actress Film: nominated