Anna Manahan
Acting
1924 – 2009 (aged 84)
County Waterford, Ireland
23 acting credits
Biography
Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress.
Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of Lovers and the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the latter for which she won at the 52nd Tony Awards.
Manahan was also nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award in her career spanned more than 60 years. She interpreted the works of, among others, Seán O'Casey, John B. Keane, John Millington Synge, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Martin McDonagh, Christy Brown, and Brian Friel.
Known For
All Dogs Go to Heaven
17 Nov 1989
Clash of the Titans
12 Jun 1981
Lovejoy
10 Jan 1986
The Bill
16 Oct 1984
Hear My Song
27 Dec 1991
A Tale of Two Cities
02 Dec 1980
Ulysses
14 Mar 1967
A Man of No Importance
24 Dec 1994
Filmography
2006
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Hanna (segment "Lovers")
2000
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Songas Old Woman at GPO
1994
- A Man of No Importanceas Mrs Grace
- A Business Affairas Bianca
1991
- Hear My Songas Mrs McGlinchy
- The Treatyas Woman 2
- Fatal Inheritanceas Mrs. Griffith
1989
- All Dogs Go to Heavenas Stella Dallas (voice)
1986
- Lovejoyas Irish Lil1 episode
1985
- The Rugas Narrator (voice)
1984
- The Bill1 episode
1983
- The Country Girlsas Mrs Burns
- The Irish R.M.as Mrs Cadogan18 episodes
1982
- The Glory Holeas Mary Higgins
1981
- Clash of the Titansas A Stygian Witch
1980
- A Tale of Two Citiesas Vengeance
- Juno and the Paycockas Mrs. Maisie Madigan
1979
- Katie: The Year of a Childas Maggie Donoghue
1974
- Luckyas Mother
1967
- Ulyssesas Bella Cohen
1964
- Theatre 625as Harriet Reilley1 episode
1958
- She Didn't Say No!as Maggie Murphy