Michelle Fairley

Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fairley, 2013
Born	(1964-01-17) 17 January 1964 Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1987–present

Michelle Fairley (born 17 January 1964) is a Northern Irish actress, best known for her roles as Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones and Dr. Ava Hessington in multiple episodes of USA Network series Suits.

Early life

Fairley was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to locally renowned publicans Theresa and Brian Fairley. She attended a Roman Catholic grammar school. As a teenager, she became a member of the Ulster Youth Theatre, where she fell in love with acting. Upon graduation, she moved to Belfast where she honed her skills with the repertory company Fringe Benefits, alongside a fellow alumnus of the Ulster Youth Theatre, Conleth Hill.^[1]

Career

She appeared in a range of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Heartbeat. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods" and as Nancy Phelan in Lovejoy in the episode 9 of Season 3 titled "Smoke Your Nose". ^{[citation needed]}

She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. On 19 March 2010, it was announced that she would play the role of Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones replacing Jennifer Ehle who played the character in the original pilot episode.^[2]

On 4 June 2013, E! news confirmed that she had joined the cast of the USA Network series Suits for its third season. Fairley will play the recurring role of Ava Hessington.^[3]

Personal life

Fairley maintains a home in London when not working on acting.

Stage credits

Filmography

References

External links

• Michelle Fairley at the Internet Movie Database
• Fairley Mad - Michelle Fairley fansite featuring news, photos, and fan art.