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Biography

Early life

She was born Fionnghuala Manon Flanagan in Dublin, where she was raised, the daughter of Rosanna (McGuirk) and Terence Niall Flanagan.^[1] She grew up speaking both Irish and English fluently. Although her parents were not native Irish speakers, they wanted Fionnuala and her four siblings to learn their native language. Flanagan was educated in Switzerland and England, and she trained at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, and traveled throughout Europe before settling in Los Angeles in 1968. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The exterior of the Abbey Theatre in 2006. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Career

Fionnuala Flanagan came to prominence in Ireland in 1965 as a result of her role as Máire in the Telefís Éireann production of the Irish Language play, An Triail. For her "outstanding performance" in the part, she won a Jacob's Award at the annual presentation ceremony in Dublin.^[2] With her portrayal of "Gerty McDowell" in the 1967 film version of Ulysses, Flanagan established herself as one of the foremost interpreters of James Joyce. She made her 1968 Broadway debut in Brian Friel's Lovers, then appeared in such Joycean theatrical projects as Ulysses in Nighttown (as "Molly Bloom") and James Joyce's Women (1977). The last-named project earned her Critic's Circle awards in Los Angeles and San Francisco; it was subsequently filmed in 1988, with Flanagan repeating her portrayal of "Harriet Shaw Weaver". A familiar presence in American television, Flanagan has appeared in several made-for-TV movies, among them The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975) starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Mary White (1977), The Ewok Adventure (1984) and A Winner Never Quits (1986). She won an Emmy for her work as "Clothilde" in the 1976 network miniseries Rich Man, Poor Man. RTÉ One (Irish: RTÉ a hAon) is the Republic of Irelands oldest and most popular television channel, operated by Irish state broadcaster Radio Telefís Éireann. ... This article is about the modern Goidelic language. ... An Triail is a play written by the Irish playwright Máiréad Ní Ghráda which starred well known poet and Sean nós singer Caitlín Maude in its first performance in 1964. ... The Jacobs Awards were instituted in December 1962 as the first Irish television awards. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Ulysses is a film shot in 1967 and based on James Joyces novel Ulysses. ... This article is about the writer and poet. ... Brian Friel (born January 9, 1929) is a playwright and director from Northern Ireland. ... An intimate relationship is a interpersonal relationship where there is a great deal of physical or emotional intimacy. ... Ulysses in Nighttown is an episode from the Novel Ulysses by James Joyce that was turned into a very successful theatrical even by Tomas MacAnna the theatre director and presented originally on the Peacock Stage at Dublins Abbey Theatre. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... A television movie (also TV movie, TV-movie, made-for-TV movie, etc. ... Lizzie Andrew Borden (July 19, 1860 - June 1, 1927) was a New England spinster who was tried for the brutal axe murders of her father and stepmother in the late 1800s. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Categories: Star Wars films | 1984 films | Movie stubs ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... An Emmy Award. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rich Man, Poor Man is a 1969 novel written by Irwin Shaw. ...

Flanagan's weekly-series stints have included "Aunt Molly Culhane" in How the West Was Won (1977), which earned her a second Emmy Award nomination. She played "Lt. Guyla Cook" in Hard Copy (1987) and "Kathleen Meacham", wife of a police chief played by John Mahoney in H.E.L.P. (1990). Flanagan is also well known for her guest appearances in three of the Star Trek spin-offs. She guest starred in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode Dax, the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode Inheritance as Data's "mother", and she also appeared as the Vulcan "Ambassador V'Lar" in Star Trek: Enterprise. She also recently guest starred in the episode "Flashes Before Your Eyes" of Lost. How the West Was Won was a western television series that starred James Arness, Fionnula Flanagan, and Bruce Boxleitner. ... An Emmy Award. ... Hard Copy was a tabloid news infotainment magazine show similar to Inside Edition and A Current Affair. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the British actor. ... Help is a British television comedy series produced by the BBC and first screened on BBC Two in 2005. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series and media franchise. ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Dax is the seventh episode in the first season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Inheritance is the title of an episode of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... Data[1] is a character, portrayed by Brent Spiner, in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... It has been suggested that Tplana-hath be merged into this article or section. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is too long or excessively detailed. ... “LOST” redirects here. ...

Flanagan has also appeared in numerous films, most notably The Others opposite Nicole Kidman, and Waking Ned Devine, as well as television series and stage productions - most recently in the Emmy-nominated miniseries, Revelations, starring Bill Pullman and Natascha McElhone, and in Transamerica starring Felicity Huffman. In 2006, Flanagan began a continuing major role in the eleven-episode Showtime drama Brotherhood. She plays "Rose Caffee", the mother of fictional Rhode Island State Representative Tommy Caffee and gangster Michael Caffee. Brotherhood has been picked up for a second season of 10 episodes to air in the summer of 2007, and Flanagan is slated to reprise her role in the drama. She currently resides in Hollywood Hills, California. The Others is a 2001 psychological thriller film by the Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. ... Nicole Mary Kidman AC (born June 20, 1967), is an Australian [1] actress. ... Waking Ned a. ... An Emmy Award. ... For information on the last book of the New Testament see the Book of Revelation. ... William Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film and television actor. ... Natascha McElhone (born Natascha Taylor, December 14, 1971 in Hampstead, London, England) is a British television and movie actress, best known for her roles in Solaris and as Lady Mary Boleyn in the original adaptation of the controversial novel The Other Boleyn Girl. ... Transamerica is a Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated 2005 comedy-drama produced by IFC Films and The Weinstein Company. ... Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning American film and television actress. ... This article is about the pay TV channel. ... Brotherhood is a drama series on Showtime which premeired on June 10, 2006. ... Michael Cafee is an Irish-American mobster on the TV Drama Series Brotherhood (Showtime). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to Pacific Coast... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

Personal life/politics

Flanagan appeared with Helen Mirren in Some Mother's Son, written and directed by Terry George, as the militantly supportive mother of a Provisional Irish Republican Army hunger striker in 1981. Subsequently, she spoke at a memorial hosted by Sinn Féin at the Citywest Building in Dublin for Irish republicans and their kin who were killed during the latest installment of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born July 26, 1945), is an English stage, television and film actress. ... Some Mothers Son is a 1996 film written and directed by Northern Irish filmmaker Terry George, and based on the true story of the 1981 hunger strike in Maze Prison , a British prison. ... Terry George (born 1952) is a Belfast-born screenwriter and director. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish: Óglaigh na hÉireann) (IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA.[2]) is an Irish Republican, left wing[3] paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern... For pre-Arthur Griffith use of the political name, see Sinn Féin (19th century). ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... A database query syntax error has occurred. ... The Troubles is a term used to describe two periods of violence in Ireland during the twentieth century. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

Flanagan and her husband (since 1972), Dr. Garrett O'Connor, also an Irish nationalist, are known to give lavish parties at her Hollywood Hills home for people in the "Irish community". The Hollywood Hills, an unofficial designation of part of the City of Los Angeles, California, are part of the eastern section of the low transverse range of the Santa Monica Mountains, which extends from the Los Feliz District and Hollywood, on the south side of the Valley, to Pacific Coast...

Filmography

• Paddywhackery (2007) - Peig Sayers
• Brotherhood (2006) - Rose Caffee
• Four Brothers (2005) - Evelyn Mercer
• The Others (2001) - Alejandro Amenábar

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References

External links

• Fionnuala Flanagan at the Internet Movie Database
• Fionnula Flanagan at the Internet Broadway Database