Small TextAlison Doody (born November 11, 1966 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish actress and model. She is a former pupil of Mount Anville Convent in South Dublin. She studied the fine arts in college before veering towards a modelling career. She was very popular as a model in Europe, but was snubbed by American agencies, who thought she was too short. She also appeared in several commercials, before an agent noticed her work and suggested that she try acting, instead. is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Dublin city centre at night WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Dáil Éireann: Dublin Central, Dublin North Central, Dublin North East, Dublin North West, Dublin South Central, Dublin South East European Parliament: Dublin Dialling Code: +353 1 Postal District(s): D1-24, D6W Area: 114. ...

She is probably best known for her portrayal of Dr. Elsa Schneider in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Jenny Flex in the James Bond film A View to a Kill. She is also a familiar face to British TV fans. Dr. Elsa Schneider is a fictional character who appears in the film, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. ... Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies. ... Jenny Flex is a fictional character in the James Bond film A View to a Kill, played by actress Alison Doody. ... “007” redirects here. ... A View to a Kill is a 1985 spy film. ...

In 1994 she retired from the screen and left Hollywood after her last film Major League II, to focus on marriage and motherhood. Her husband (up until 2005) was Gavin O'Reilly, CEO of the Independent Newspaper Group of Ireland. They have two children (born 1996 and 1999). Alison lives in Dalkey, a suburb of Dublin, also known as "Hollywood-in-Ireland," because of the number of celebrities living there. Major League II (1994) is a sequel to the 1989 film Major League. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Statistics Province: Leinster County: Population (2006)  - Town:  - Rural:   8,405  n/a Website: dalkeyhomepage. ...

Doody declined an offer from director Peter Jackson to appear as sword-wielding Éowyn in The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. The 18-month on-set commitment of the shoot caused her to decline the part. She was a new mother at the time. For other persons named Peter Jackson, see Peter Jackson (disambiguation). ... Éowyn (T.A. 2995–F.A. ?), a shieldmaiden of Rohan, is a character in J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy universe of Middle-earth who appears in his most famous work, The Lord of the Rings. ... This article is about the novel. ... A trilogy is a set of three works of art, usually literature or film, that are connected and can be seen as a single work, as well as three individual ones. ...

In 2002, she returned to acting with a small role in the British comedy movie The Actors (2003) with Sir Michael Caine, in which she played herself in an award ceremony scene. The part made her realize how much she missed the business. The Actors is a 2003 film starring Dylan Moran and Michael Caine. ... Michael Caine Michael Caine (born March 14, 1933) is a British film actor. ...

Alison Doody also played alongside Patrick Swayze in the television movie adaptation of King Solomon's Mines. Patrick Bendover Swayze (born August 18, 1952), is an American dancer, actor, singer and songwriter. ... DVD Cover for the mini-series For other films of this name, see King Solomons Mines (film). ...

More recently, Alison has appeared in a short movie called Benjamin's Struggle (2005), a pamphlet about the Holocaust, and in the British TV series Waking the Dead (in a two-part episode called "The Fall") in 2007. For other uses, see Holocaust (disambiguation) and Shoah (disambiguation). ... Waking the Dead is a BBC TV programme following the work of a special police team who investigate cold cases; usually murders that took place a number of years ago that were never solved. ...

Alison Doody is currently being considered Citation needed to play the part of Narcissa Malfoy in the movie adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novel Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, which is due to start shooting in 2007, for a release in 2008. Narcissa Cissy Malfoy (née Black) is a fictional character in the Harry Potter book series written by J. K. Rowling. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, released on July 16, 2005, is the sixth of seven novels in J.K. Rowlings popular Harry Potter series. ...

External links

• Alison Doody at the Internet Movie Database