Nora Jane Noone
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Nora-Jane Noone is an Irish
film and television actress best known for her role in The Magdalene Sisters
, where she played Bernadette.
was as Jan in a secondary school production of "Grease".
. As the movie won the Best Film prize in the 2002 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated as Best British Picture at the British Academy Film Awards
, Noone also won Best Actress in an Ensemble Role at the British Independent Film Awards
and was nominated for best newcomer that year. She has also been nominated for best supporting actress in 2005 and 2010 at the Irish Film and Television Awards
.
Noone also co-starred in The Descent
and Doomsday
, both directed by Neil Marshall
, Speed Dating
and Ella Enchanted
. Other work includes the short films News for the Church written and directed by Andrew McCarthy
and The Listener directed by Michael Chang. Noone also recorded Walking at Ringsend for BBC Radio 4. In 2008, Noone appeareared in Beyond the Rave
and Insatiable.
Noone also appeared in The Descent Part 2
, The Day of the Triffids
,The Runaway (2011 TV Series) and is set to appear in Jack Taylor (TV Series)
Ireland
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film and television actress best known for her role in The Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 film written and directed by Peter Mullan about teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene Asylums, otherwise known as the 'Magdalene Laundries': homes for women who were labeled as "fallen" by their families or society...
, where she played Bernadette.
Early life
Noone trained for two years at the Performing Arts School in Galway, and is a proficient musician (piano to Grade 7 level) and dancer. Her previous acting role before The Magdalene SistersThe Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 film written and directed by Peter Mullan about teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene Asylums, otherwise known as the 'Magdalene Laundries': homes for women who were labeled as "fallen" by their families or society...
was as Jan in a secondary school production of "Grease".
Career
Nora-Jane Noone made her professional movie debut playing the leading role of Bernadette in Peter Mullan's film The Magdalene SistersThe Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters is a 2002 film written and directed by Peter Mullan about teenage girls who were sent to Magdalene Asylums, otherwise known as the 'Magdalene Laundries': homes for women who were labeled as "fallen" by their families or society...
. As the movie won the Best Film prize in the 2002 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated as Best British Picture at the British Academy Film Awards
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . It is the British counterpart of the Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square...
, Noone also won Best Actress in an Ensemble Role at the British Independent Film Awards
British Independent Film Awards
The Moët British Independent Film Awards is an annual award ceremony celebrating achievement in independently funded British film and cinema. Nominations and jury are announced at the beginning of November with the award ceremony taking place in late November or early December.-History:The British...
and was nominated for best newcomer that year. She has also been nominated for best supporting actress in 2005 and 2010 at the Irish Film and Television Awards
Irish Film and Television Awards
The Irish Film and Television Awards were first awarded in 2003. Its sole aim is to celebrate Ireland's notably talented film and television community...
.
Noone also co-starred in The Descent
The Descent
The Descent is a 2005 British horror film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film follows six women who, having entered an unmapped cave system, become trapped, and are hunted by subterranean flesh-eating humanoids....
and Doomsday
Doomsday (film)
Doomsday is a 2008 British science fiction film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future. Scotland has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair to Scotland to find a...
, both directed by Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall
Neil Marshall is an English film director, editor and screenwriter. Marshall began his career in editing and in 2002 directed his first feature film Dog Soldiers, which became a cult film. He followed up with the critically acclaimed horror film The Descent in 2005...
, Speed Dating
Speed dating
Speed dating is a formalized matchmaking process or dating system whose purpose is to encourage people to meet a large number of new people. Its origins are credited to Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of Aish HaTorah, originally as a way to help Jewish singles meet and marry. "SpeedDating", as a single word, is...
and Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted is a Newbery Honor book written by Gail Carson Levine and published in 1997. The story is a retelling of Cinderella featuring various mythical creatures including fairies, elves, ogres, gnomes, and giants...
. Other work includes the short films News for the Church written and directed by Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy
Andrew Thomas McCarthy is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the 1980s films St. Elmo's Fire, Mannequin, Weekend at Bernie's, Pretty in Pink, and Less Than Zero, and more recently for his role in the television shows Lipstick Jungle, White Collar and Royal Pains.-Career:McCarthy...
and The Listener directed by Michael Chang. Noone also recorded Walking at Ringsend for BBC Radio 4. In 2008, Noone appeareared in Beyond the Rave
Beyond the Rave
Beyond the Rave is a twenty-part horror serial that marked the return of Hammer Films in 2008.-Plot:The story follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq the following morning...
and Insatiable.
Noone also appeared in The Descent Part 2
The Descent 2
The Descent Part 2 is a 2009 British horror film and a sequel to the 2005 horror film The Descent. Shot in London, the film was released in cinemas in the UK on 2 December 2009 and straight to DVD on 27 April 2010 in the US...
, The Day of the Triffids
The Day of the Triffids (2009 TV series)
The Day of the Triffids is a BBC two-part television adaptation of John Wyndham's novel of the same name. The novel had previously been adapted by the BBC in a 1981 miniseries.-Part one:...
,The Runaway (2011 TV Series) and is set to appear in Jack Taylor (TV Series)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Bernadette | ||
| 2004 | Ella Enchanted Ella Enchanted (film) Ella Enchanted is a 2004 British-American romantic-comedy film loosely based on Gail Carson Levine's 1997 novel of the same name. The film stars Anne Hathaway as Ella and Hugh Dancy as Prince Charmont. It plays with the usual fairy-tale genre... |
Fairy #1 | |
| 2004 | News for the Church | Girl | Short film |
| 2004 | Woman | Short film | |
| 2005 | Holly | ||
| 2005 | Coronation Street Coronation Street Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960... |
Louise Hazel | 9 episodes |
| 2005 | Holby City Holby City Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999... |
Daryl O'Connor | Episode: "Bird on a Wire" |
| 2006 | Afterlife Afterlife (TV series) Afterlife is a British television drama series, produced by independent production company Clerkenwell Films for the ITV network... |
Tessa | Episode: "Roadside Bouquets" |
| 2007 | Speed Dating | Juliet Van Der Bexton | |
| 2008 | Doomsday Doomsday (film) Doomsday is a 2008 British science fiction film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future. Scotland has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair to Scotland to find a... |
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| 2008 | Beyond the Rave Beyond the Rave Beyond the Rave is a twenty-part horror serial that marked the return of Hammer Films in 2008.-Plot:The story follows the last hours of freedom of local soldier Ed, who is flying out to Iraq the following morning... |
Jen | Video |
| 2008 | Insatiable | Ellie | |
| 2009 | Stranded | Josie | Short film |
| 2009 | Short film | ||
| 2009 | Through the Night | Lil | Short film |
| 2009 | Legend of the Bog Assault of Darkness Assault of Darkness, also known as Legend of the Bog, is a 2009 Irish horror film by the production company Bog Bodies surrounding local lore in the swamplands outside of Dublin Ireland. Six strangers come across an ancient evil in the murky bog and are pitted in a fight for survival... |
Saiorse Reilly | |
| 2009 | Savage | Michelle | |
| 2009 | Holly | ||
| 2009 | Lucy | TV miniseries | |
| 2010 | Small Change | Karen | Short film |
| 2010 | Kate | TV movie | |
| 2011 | Caitlin | Episode: "1.2" | |
| 2011 | Jack Taylor: The Pikemen | Garda Kate Noonan | TV movie |
| 2011 | Jack Taylor: The Magdalen Martyrs | Garda Kate Noonan | TV movie, post-production |
| 2011 | January | Kathrine | Post-production |
| 2011 | Garrow's Law Garrow's Law Garrow's Law is a British period legal drama about the 18th-century lawyer William Garrow. The series debuted on 1 November 2009 on BBC One and BBC HD. A second series was announced on 7 July 2010 and aired from 14 November 2010... |
Catherine Quinn |