Personal Info
Birth date
1948-02-18 (77 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland
Also known as
Sinead Cusack
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شینید کیوسک
Sinéad Cusack
Biography
Sinéad Moira Cusack (born February 18, 1948) is an Irish actress. Her first acting roles were at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, before moving to London in 1969 to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. She has won the Critics' Circle and Evening Standard Awards for her performance in Sebastian Barry's Our Lady of Sligo. Cusack has received two Tony Award nominations: once for Best Leading Actress in Much Ado About Nothing (1985), and again for Best Featured Actress in Rock 'n' Roll (2008). She has also received five Olivier Award nominations for As You Like (1981), The Maid's Tragedy (also 1981), The Taming of the Shrew (1983), Our Lady of Sligo (1998) and Rock 'n' Roll (2007). In 2020, she was listed at number 25 on The Irish Times' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sinéad Cusack, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
7.5
Overview:
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.156
Overview:
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.BBC Play of the Month
5
Overview:
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.The BBC Television Shakespeare
6
Overview:
The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and produced by BBC Television. It was transmitted in the UK from 3 December 1978 to 27 April 1985 and spanned seven series. Development of the series began in 1975 when Messina saw that Glamis Castle would make a perfect location for an adaptation of Shakespeare's play As You Like It. On returning to London, he envisioned an entire series devoted exclusively to the dramatic works of Shakespeare. After encountering numerous problems trying to produce the series, Messina eventually pitched the idea to the BBC’s departmental heads and the series was greenlighted. The series as a whole received generally negative reviews from critics.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.The Persuaders!
7.6
Overview:
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.The Protectors
5.6
Overview:
The Protectors is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series using live actors as opposed to electronic marionettes, and also his second to be firmly set in contemporary times. It was also the only Gerry Anderson produced television series that was not of the fantasy or science fiction genres. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. Despite not featuring marionettes or any real science fiction elements, The Protectors became one of Anderson's most popular productions, easily winning a renewal for a second season. A third season was in the planning stages when the show's major sponsor pulled out, forcing its cancellation. The Protectors first aired in 1972 and 1973, and ran to 52 episodes over two series, each 25 minutes long - making it one of the last series of this type to be produced in a half-hour format. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. Episodes often featured prominent guest actors.Thriller
6.6
Overview:
Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is an anthology series: each episode has a self-contained story and its own cast. As the title suggests, each story is a thriller of some variety, from tales of the supernatural to down-to-earth whodunits.Camelot
6.3
Overview:
Camelot is a historical-fantasy-drama television series based on the Arthurian legend, was produced by Graham King, Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst.BBC2 Play of the Week
7
Overview:
An anthology of plays and novels adapted into feature length TV movies, broadcast on BBC2 from September 1977 to April 1979.Marcella
6.941
Overview:
Marcella is shocked to the core of her being when her husband Jason leaves her unexpectedly, confessing he no longer loves her. Heartbroken, Marcella returns to the Met’s Murder Squad. Ten years ago Marcella gave up her fast-tracked police career to marry and devote her life to her family. With the abrupt end to her marriage and isolated from her 13 year old daughter and 10 year old son, Marcella throws herself into work to stop herself from falling apart.The Baby
6
Overview:
When 38 year-old Natasha is unexpectedly landed with a baby, her life of doing what she wants, when she wants, dramatically implodes. Controlling, manipulative and with violent powers, the baby twists Natasha's life into a horror show. Where does it come from? What does it want? And what lengths will Natasha have to go to in order to get her life back?The Deep
5.828
Overview:
As the world's energy supplies dwindle, the Orpheus, a research submarine, delves into the deep of the Arctic Ocean searching for rare micro-organisms, but the crew soon find themselves in peril.Napoleon
6.345
Overview:
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.Playing Shakespeare
10
Overview:
John Barton holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.North & South
8.1
Overview:
Margaret Hale is a southerner from a country vicarage newly settled in the industrial northern town of Milton. In the shock of her move, she misjudges charismatic cotton mill-owner John Thornton, whose strength of purpose and passion are a match for her own pride and willfulness. When the workers of Milton call a strike, Margaret takes their side, and the two are brought into deeper conflict. As events spiral out of control, Margaret - to her surprise - begins to fall in love with Thornton...Supernatural
7.1
Overview:
Anthology series in which a prospective “Club of the Damned” member is required to tell a horror story, their application for membership being judged on how frightening it was.Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love
NYR
Overview:
It's true that a hotel can hardly look more impressive and be more beautifully situated than Rhives Castle, but all beginnings are difficult. The young manager Carrie, who wants to lead the house to new splendor, has to realize this as well. That's why she worries a lot when she realizes that she is pregnant. What will her financier and life partner Sam say about this? As a newspaper publisher, he has his hands full trying to dissuade bestselling author Alexia White from suing for defamation: one of his employees accused her of plagiarism. The writer has it in her hands to financially destroy him and Carrie. Carrie's jealousy and the pressure from his bank don't make Sam's negotiations with the woman whose honor has been violated any easier.North Sea Connection
7.25
Overview:
The stunning scenery of Ireland's west coast conceals a dark secret in 'North Sea Connection', in which Ciara must confront the dramatic consequences of her brother Aidan's decision to transport drugs at sea. Threatened by a cartel and with a Swedish police officer closing in, Ciara's plans lead her family into a new series of unpredictable and dangerous events.MotherFatherSon
6.9
Overview:
Max is a charismatic self-made American businessman with media outlets in London and around the world. When the self-destructive lifestyle of his 30 year-old son, Caden, spirals out of control, the devastating consequences threaten the future of the family, its empire, and a country on the brink of change.V for Vendetta
7.899
Overview:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.Wrath of the Titans
5.744
Overview:
Perseus tries to live a quieter life as a village fisherman while – dangerously weakened by humanity's lack of devotion – the gods are losing control of the long-imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos.Stonehearst Asylum
6.858
Overview:
An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.Stealing Beauty
6.699
Overview:
Lucy Harmon, an American teenager is arriving in the lush Tuscan countryside to be sculpted by a family friend who lives in a beautiful villa. Lucy visited there four years earlier and exchanged a kiss with an Italian boy with whom she hopes to become reacquainted.Home Again
NYR
Overview:
Home Again was a British television sitcom produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC One in 2006. It starred Peter Egan, Samantha Janus, Bruce Mackinnon and Sinéad Cusack as two couples of different generations living in one house. The show lasted for one series only, during which six episodes were produced and broadcast. The theme song was Inbetween Days by The Cure.Eastern Promises
7.4
Overview:
A Russian teenager living in London dies during childbirth but leaves clues in her diary that could tie her child to a rape involving a violent Russian mob family.37 Days
7.3
Overview:
This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World War I from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 to Britain's declaration of war on Germany 37 days later. This tense and gripping miniseries set among the corridors of power in Whitehall and Berlin tracks the unfolding crisis through the eyes of leading politicians and civil servants struggling to prevent the world's first global war. 37 Days unlocks the mystery of the war s origins, overturning assumptions about its inevitability, demonstrating that World War One was neither a chance happening nor was it a foregone conclusion.Acting
TBADog & Bull as Unknown
2024And Mrs. as Lorraine
2024Alec Guinness: A Class Act as self
2024This Is Not An Attack On Your Parenting as Unknown
2024National Theatre Live: People, Places and Things as Doctor/Thrapist/Mum
2023Napoleon as Letizia Bonaparte
2022North Sea Connection (6 Episodes) as Moira Kenny
2022The Baby (8 Episodes) as Barbara
2022Brian Friel: Shy Man, Showman as Self
2020Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy as Self
2019MotherFatherSon (7 Episodes) as Maggie Barns
2018National Theatre Live: King Lear as Kent
2018Beast as Penelope
2016Marcella (24 Episodes) as Sylvie Gibson
2014Stonehearst Asylum as Mrs. Pike
2014Queen & Country as Grace Rohan
201437 Days (3 Episodes) as Margot Asquith
2013The Sea as Anna Morden
2012Wrath of the Titans as Clea
2011Camelot (10 Episodes) as Sybil
2010The Deep (5 Episodes) as Meg Sinclair
2009Cracks as Miss Nieven
2007A Room with a View as Miss Lavish
2007Eastern Promises as Helen
2006The Tiger's Tail as Oona O'Leary
2006Home Again (1 Episode) as Unknown
2006V for Vendetta as Delia Surridge
2006Mathilde as Wife of Col. De Petris
2005Summer Solstice as Elfrida
2005The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle as Mary Doyle
2005Dad as Sandy James
2005Rosamunde Pilcher - Magic of Love (2 Episodes) as Unknown
2004North & South (4 Episodes) as Hannah Thornton
2003Winter Solstice as Elfrida Phibbs
2003Winter Solstice (2 Episodes) as Elfrida Phibbs
2003I Capture the Castle as Mrs Cotton
2001Dream as Kathleen
2000My Mother Frank as Frances 'Frank' Kennedy
2000Passion of Mind as Jessie
1998The Nephew as Brenda O'Boyce
1997Food for Ravens as Jennie Lee
1997Midsomer Murders (1 Episode) as Stella Harris
1996Stealing Beauty as Diana Grayson
1995Oliver's Travels (5 Episodes) as WPC Diane Priest
1994Uncovered as Menchu
1994Sparrow as Matilde
1993Bad Behavior as Ellie McAllister
1993The Cement Garden as Mother
1992God on the Rocks as Ellie Marsh
1992Tales from Hollywood as Nelly Mann
1992Waterland as Mary Crick
1991Performance (1 Episode) as Nelly Mann
1989The Hen House as Lily
1989Venus Peter as Miss Balsilbie
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot (1 Episode) as Mrs. Amy Folliat
1988Rocket Gibraltar as Amanda 'Billi' Rockwell (as Sinead Cusack)
1985Cyrano de Bergerac as Roxanne
1984Playing Shakespeare (9 Episodes) as Unknown
1980Twelfth Night as Olivia
1978The BBC Television Shakespeare (1 Episode) as Olivia
1977The Kitchen as Monique
1977BBC2 Play of the Week (1 Episode) as Monique
1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Isabel Geste
1977Supernatural (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975Love's Labour's Lost as Rosaline
1975Quiller (3 Episodes) as Roz
1974Notorious Woman (7 Episodes) as Marie Dorval
1974The Playboy of the Western World as Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
1973Horowitz in Dublin as Liz
1973The Eyes Have It as Sally
1973Thriller (1 Episode) as Sally
1972The Protectors (1 Episode) as Anne Ferris
1971The Persuaders! (1 Episode) as Jenny Lindley
1971Revenge as Rose
1970The Ballad of Tam Lin as Rose
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer as Yvonne (Uncredited)
1970The Dolly Scene as Anna
1970Menace (1 Episode) as Unknown
1970A Sound from the Sea as Catherine
1970Hoffman as Miss Smith
1969David Copperfield as Emily
1965BBC Play of the Month (1, 1 Episode) as Lady Rosaline, Trilby
1956Tony Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Nominee