Scene from Magdalene Sisters (2002)

Alternate Names: Ann Marie Duff, Anne Marie Duff, Anne Marie Duff

Physical Characteristics:

• Hair Color: blond hair

First Appearances:

• Aristocrats (1999) as Lady Louisa Lennox

Most Important Roles:

• Notes on a Scandal (2006) as Annabel
• The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) as Self
• The Magdalene Sisters (2002) as Margaret
• The Waiting Room (2007) as Anna
• Nowhere Boy (2009) as Julia Lennon
• The Last Station (2009) as Sasha Tolstoy
• Margot (2009) as Margot Fonteyn
• French Film (2008) as Sophie
• Garage (2007) as Carmel
• The History of Mr Polly (2007) as Miriam Larkins

Career Highlights:

• Notes on a Scandal (2006)
• The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
• The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
• The Waiting Room (2007)
• Nowhere Boy (2009)
• The Last Station (2009)
• Margot (2009)
• French Film (2008)
• Garage (2007)
• The History of Mr Polly (2007)

Awards:

• British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress (2009)
• Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress

Anne-Marie Duff (born 8 October 1970) is an English stage and screen actress known for her roles in UK television series 'Shameless' as Fiona Gallagher, and 'From Darkness'. She has portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in 'The Virgin Queen', and starred in films like 'Enigma', 'Notes on a Scandal', 'Nowhere Boy', 'Before I Go to Sleep', and 'Suffragette'. Her performances have earned her multiple BAFTA nominations.

Alternate Names: Dorothy Ní Dhufaigh

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002) as Rose

Most Important Roles:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002) as Rose
• The Hour (2020) as Herself
• Childer (2017) as Mary
• Peterloo (2018) as Mary Fildes
• Leila (2011) as Susy
• The Sense of an Ending (2017) as Bartender
• Fréwaka (2025) as Méabh

Career Highlights:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
• The Hour (2020)
• Childer (2017)
• Peterloo (2018)
• Leila (2011)
• The Sense of an Ending (2017)
• Fréwaka (2025)

Dorothy Duffy starred as one of three young women sent to a Magdalene Asylum in Ireland during the 1960s, portrayed in the film 'Magdalene Sisters' (2002). The asylum was for 'fallen' women and run like a prison with harsh labor conditions. The characters face physical and mental hardships under Sister Bridget's rule, struggling to find ways out of the convent.

First Appearances:

• Spaghetti Slow (1996) as 2nd Kid

Most Important Roles:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002) as Crispina
• Eden (2008) as Breda Farrell
• Janice Beard 45 WPM (1999) as Janice Beard
• Look (2000) as Trish
• The Golden West (2023) as Noreen
• Wolf (2021) as Dr. Angeli
• Spaghetti Slow (1996) as 2nd Kid
• National Theater Live: The Crucible (2023) as
• Ann (2022) as
• Miss Julie (1999) as Servant

Career Highlights:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
• Eden (2008)
• Janice Beard 45 WPM (1999)
• Look (2000)
• The Golden West (2023)
• Wolf (2021)
• Spaghetti Slow (1996)
• National Theater Live: The Crucible (2023)
• Ann (2022)
• Miss Julie (1999)

Eileen Walsh, born April 16, 1977 in Cork, Ireland, initially had no aspiration to be an actress but eventually pursued it like her elder sister Catherine. She gained critical acclaim for her stage role as Runt in 'Disco Pigs' and film roles such as Janice Beard in the titular 1999 film and Crispina in Peter Mullan's 2002 drama 'The Magdalene Sisters'. Walsh won Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2008 for her role as Breda in 'Eden'.

Alternate Names: Nora Jane Noone

Physical Characteristics: N/A

First Appearances:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002) as Bernadette

Most Important Roles:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002) as Bernadette
• Bring Them Down (2025) as Caroline
• The Descent (2005) as Holly
• I Am Normal (2021) as Keira
• My Sailor, My Love (2022) as Kelly
• Savage (2009) as Michelle
• Beyond the Rave (2008) as Jen
• Legend of the Bog (2009) as Saiorse Reilly
• The Descent: Part 2 (2009) as Holly
• Brooklyn (2015) as Sheila Heffernan

Career Highlights:

• The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
• Bring Them Down (2025)
• The Descent (2005)
• I Am Normal (2021)
• My Sailor, My Love (2022)
• Savage (2009)
• Beyond the Rave (2008)
• Legend of the Bog (2009)
• The Descent: Part 2 (2009)
• Brooklyn (2015)

Nora-Jane Noone, born on March 8, 1984, is an Irish actress renowned for her role as Bernadette in 'The Magdalene Sisters'. The film, set in a Magdalene asylum in Ireland during the 1960s, explores the harsh lives of young women sent there due to societal perceptions of their moral status. No other biographical details about Nora-Jane Noone are provided.