Person Details

Birthday: 1969-06-28 04:17:11

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 14

TV Involvements: 6


Most Famous Work

Biography

She was born on June 28, 1969, in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital. from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Angeline Ball is an Irish actress who currently resides in London, England. She is a trained dancer in ballet, tap and modern dance. Her breakthrough role came in 1991 when she starred as backing singer Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments. Since then she has appeared in various films and television series both in Ireland and in America. Most notably, she played Vada's mother in My Girl 2 for which she sang a rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile". She worked with Alan Parker again when she sang backing vocals for the Evita soundtrack album. Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement wrote the short-lived 1993 TV series Over the Rainbow for her. She also wrote all the music for Over the Rainbow. In 2003 Ball swept the board at the IFTA (Irish Film And Television Awards), winning Best Actress in a TV Program for her portrayal of Nora in the TV series Any Time Now and Best Actress in A Film for her portrayal of "Molly" in Bloom, an adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. In March 2011 she reunited with other Commitments cast members to play a number of gigs culminating with a live concert at the O2 Dublin (formerly The Point Depot). She is currently working on an album and some independent projects. An image of Ball, in character as Imelda Quirke in the film The Commitments, was featured on an Irish postage stamp as part of the Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary series issued by An Post. The image includes her The Commitments co-stars Robert Arkins as Jimmy Rabbitte, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Natalie Murphy and Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin.

Most Famous Work

Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Shirley
Highlander: The Series
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7

Highlander: The Series

(1992) Elizabeth Vaughn
Peak Practice
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6

Peak Practice

(1993) Anna Templeton
Hidden Assets
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7

Hidden Assets

(2021) DS Emer Berry
Albert Nobbs
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6

Albert Nobbs

(2011) Mrs. Gilligan
The Pebble and the Penguin
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5

The Pebble and the Penguin

(1995) Gwynne / Chinstrap (voice)
Our Friends in the North
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7

Our Friends in the North

(1996) Daphne
The General
Average
7

The General

(1998) Tina

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2021 DS Emer Berry
Michelle
2017 Detective Sergeant Emer Byrne
2015 Saoirse Prendergast
2011 Mrs. Gilligan
2009 Self
PC Anne Mooney
2006 Sinead
Laura Taylor
Ursula
2004 N/A
Molly Bloom
2002 Barbara Collins
Millicent White
2001 Martina
Lydia McCracken
2000 Bella
Mignon
N/A
1999 Carmela Cicero Maresca - Finalist
1998 Suzanne Price
Tina
1997 Mlle. Blanche
1996 Shirley
Daphne
1995 Mary
Gwynne / Chinstrap (voice)
N/A
Simone
1994 Maggie Muldovan
1993 Anna Templeton
1992 Elizabeth Vaughn
1991 Imelda Quirke
1986 Shirley
Year Character Movie/Tv

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