Eithne Dunne

Eithne Dunne (1919 22 December 1988) was an Irish stage and screen actress.

Career

She was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] She first started acting in Dublin and made her first appearances at the Abbey Theatre in 1939. She remained there for most of the 1940s. In the 1950s she performed at the Gate Theatre, after which she made her first appearance on Broadway.

In 1960 she took part in the highly successful Abbey touring production of The Playboy of the Western World. In the mid-1960s she was resident and performed in a number of plays at the Old Vic, including Henry V, Othello, All In Good Time and The Rivals.[1]

Although primarily a stage actress, she appeared in a number of TV series and motion pictures, including Shake Hands with the Devil, Dementia 13, and others.

Selected filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Ulster Actors". Retrieved 2 August 2014.

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