Ingrid Craigie (born 1953 or 1954) is an Irish theatre, television and film actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Esther Roche on the RTÉ One soap opera, Fair City.
Ingrid Craigie | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ingrid Craigie Cork |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
Background
editCraigie was born in Cork, Ireland to Church of Ireland parents. She grew up in Finglas, Dublin, where her family owned and ran Merville Dairy. Her father, George, served in the Irish Army. Craigie went to school at Alexandra College before studying English at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. Her lecturers included Brendan Kennelly and David Norris. Craigie now lives in Portobello, Dublin.[1][2][3]
Career
editAfter university, where she got involved in Trinity Players, Craigie joined the company of the Abbey Theatre where she was offered her first contract by Joe Dowling and where she remained for five years.[4] Her work there included several premieres of Brian Friel plays and she has worked with the major Irish playwrights of the last 50 years, including Tom Murphy and Martin McDonagh. Craigie starred as Grace in the 2006 Gate Theatre production of Friel's Faith Healer alongside Ralph Fiennes.[5][6] She has also starred in productions of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Richard III, Measure for Measure, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Mrs. Warren's Profession and Sweet Bird of Youth. On Broadway, she has appeared in The Cripple of Inishmaan with Daniel Radcliffe, Wonderful Tennessee, Ariel by Marina Carr and alongside Brendan Gleeson in The Plough and the Stars.[7][8][2] In 2022, Craigie toured Ireland and the United Kingdom as The Proprietor in the Frank McGuiness play Dinner with Groucho.[1][9] Her filmography includes roles in The Dead in 1987, Da in 1988, Circle of Friends in 1995, Entebbe in 2018, and You Are Not My Mother in 2021.
Awards and achievements
editIn 2006, Craigie was appointed to the board of the Gate Theatre.[10] In 2007, she won The Irish Times Irish Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award.[11]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Ballroom of Romance | Eenie Mackie | |
| 1987 | The Dead | Mary Jane | |
| 1988 | Da | Polly | |
| 1992 | The Railway Station Man | Mary Heron | |
| 1993 | Poor Beast in the Rain | Molly | |
| 1994 | Widows' Peak | Mrs. Purdieu | |
| 1994 | A Man of No Importance | waitress | |
| 1995 | Circle of Friends | Celia Westward | |
| 1996 | Messaggi quasi segreti | Audrey Ferguson | |
| 2003 | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | Margaret Shippen | |
| 2010 | Sensation | Judge | |
| 2010 | When Harvey Met Bob | Margaret Thatcher | |
| 2012 | Citadel | Dr. Kelly | |
| 2016 | The Flag | Audrey | |
| 2018 | Entebbe | Renata Werner | |
| 2018 | The Delinquent Season | Ms. Hynes | |
| 2019 | Forever in my Heart | Molly | |
| 2020 | Death of a Ladies' Man | Una | |
| 2021 | You Are Not My Mother | Granny Rita |
References
edit- ^ a b "Upfront with Ingrid Craigie: 'The instability of an actor's life equips you for life'". independent.
- ^ a b "Ingrid Craigie". agency.
- ^ Dublin, Trinity College. "Trinity College Dublin's Inaugural Alumni Awards". www.tcd.ie.
- ^ Fennell, Hilary (28 April 2021). "This much I know: Ingrid Craigie". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Faith Healer, Gate, Dublin". the Guardian. 9 February 2006.
- ^ "Ralph Fiennes and Ian McDiarmid Launch Faith Healer in Ireland | Playbill".
- ^ "'I live on my own and I'm good at it. But I'm not solitary'".
- ^ "Ingrid Craigie Full Biography | Broadway World". www.broadwayworld.com.
- ^ "Dinner With Groucho review: Frank McGuinness's new play is a surreal, smart and funny reinvention of an odd pairing". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Alumni Awardees 2007/08 - Trinity Development & Alumni - Trinity College Dublin". www.tcd.ie.
- ^ "Theatre honour for Craigie". The Irish Times.