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Susan Lynch Biography

Birth Name:Susan Lynch

Birth Place:Corrinshego, Newry, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Earned widespread acclaim for her work in the film "Nora", a role that would earn her three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards
  • Formally trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama located in London
  • A native of Northern Ireland, she was born to an Irish father and Italian mother
  • Her love of acting began at a young age, as she and her siblings needed ways to entertain themselves as they were raised on an isolated farm without television

Awards

  • 1999Actor-Outstanding Performance by a Cast: nominated
  • 2000Best Actress-: winner
  • 2000Golden Pegasus-Best Foreign Actress: winner
  • 2000IFTA Award-Best Actress: winner
  • 2001British Independent Film Award-Best Actress: nominated
  • 2003British Independent Film Award-Best Supporting Actor/Actress: winner
  • 2003IFTA Award-Best Actress in a Television Drama: winner
  • 2004IFTA Award-Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV: winner
  • 2004IFTA Award-Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV: nominated
  • 2007Golden FIPA-Fiction: Actress: winner
  • 2007RTS Television Award-Best Actor - Female: nominated
  • 2017IFTA Award-Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film: nominated