Anna Manahan
Born: 1924-10-18 in County Waterford, Ireland
Died: 2009-03-08
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2006
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays as Hanna (segment "Lovers")
2000
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song as Old Woman at GPO
1994
- A Man of No Importance as Mrs Grace
- A Business Affair as Bianca
1991
- The Treaty as Woman 2
- Hear My Song as Mrs McGlinchy
- Fatal Inheritance as Mrs. Griffith
1989
- All Dogs Go to Heaven as Stella Dallas (voice)
1986
- Lovejoy as Irish Lil
1985
- The Rug as Narrator (voice)
1984
1983
- The Irish R.M. as Mrs Cadogan
- The Country Girls as Mrs Burns
1982
- The Glory Hole as Mary Higgins
1981
- Clash of the Titans as A Stygian Witch
1980
- A Tale of Two Cities as Vengeance
- Juno and the Paycock as Mrs. Maisie Madigan
1979
- Katie: The Year of a Child as Maggie Donoghue
1974
- Lucky as Mother
1967
- Ulysses as Bella Cohen
1964
- Theatre 625 as Harriet Reilley
1958
- She Didn't Say No! as Maggie Murphy
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Nominee / Performer