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Siobhán McCarthy
Birth nameSiobhán McCarthy
Born (1957-11-06) 6 November 1957 (age 66)
OriginDublin, Ireland
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1978–present

Siobhán Mary Ann McCarthy (born 6 November 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish television and stage actress.

Career

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McCarthy portrays Roisin Connor in ITV1's Prison drama Bad Girls. Her other television credits include Lovejoy, The Big Battalions and Holby City.

McCarthy originated the roles of the Mistress in Evita in 1978 in London's West End, before later returning to the show to play the title role. In between, Siobhan joined the vocal harmony group Wall Street Crash (1980–1983) where she performed several times at London's Talk of the Town, at the Casino in Monte Carlo, and in two Royal Variety Performances (1980 and 1982). She was also the first to play Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! in 1999, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[1][2]

Other roles include leads as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Svetlana in the original London production of Chess, Fantine in Les Misérables, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar and Deborah Warner's Medea.[2][3]

More recently she played the roles of Velma Von Tussle in the London production of Hairspray (February 2010 – March 2010) and Joanne in the Southwark Playhouse revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company.

In 2017, she received a Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical nomination for her performance as Mrs. Lovett in the Off-Broadway revival of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.[4]

Personal life

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She married the theatrical sound designer Andrew Bruce in 1986 and lives in London with her husband and two children.

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 The Big Battalions Lizzie Goodhew Miniseries (5 episodes)
1993 Lovejoy Carrie "Irish Stew" (S4E10)
1993 All or Nothing at All Diane Miniseries (3 episodes)
1993 Horse Opera Teresa TV movie
2002 Bad Girls Roisin Connor Series 4 (regular role, 13 episodes)
2005 Holby City Meg Townsend "It's Kinda Rock 'n' Roll" (S7E27)
2010 Law & Order: UK Governor O'Brien "Survivor" (S3E5)
2011 Holby City Suzy Kilbride "Out on a Limb" (S13E38)
2017 The Perfect Catch Customer #1 TV movie

References

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  1. ^ "Olivier Winners 2000". Olivier Awards. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Siobhan McCarthy Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. ^ Isherwood, Charles (3 October 2002). "Medea". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. ^ "2017 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees & Recipients". The Lucille Lortel Awards. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
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