Lisa Lambe

Lisa Lambe

Lisa Lambe at Macquarie Shopping Centre, Sydney, in August 2012
Background information
Born August 1, 1984
Ireland
Genres Celtic, Folk, Country
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Associated acts Celtic Woman
Website lisalambe.ie

Lisa Lambe is an Irish singer and actress and a former member of the ensemble Celtic Woman. Her career encompasses musical theatre, film, television, radio and live performances, touring both as a member of Celtic Woman and as a solo artist.[1] The Irish Times has described her as "the finest singer and actress of her generation on whom a whole new foundation of theatre can be built." She recorded her debut solo album, Hiding Away in Nashville in 2014. It was released in Ireland in 2015.

Early career

Lambe started out in the performing arts at the age of three, and graduated with a Bachelor of Acting Studies from Trinity College Dublin.[1] She has been a featured soloist with Ireland’s RTE Concert Orchestra, and was a soloist on Ireland’s popular TV program The Late Late Show, leading to collaborations with RTE affiliated musicians Shay Healy and Frank McNamara.[1]

Lambe’s vocal roles include The Shaughraun directed by John McColgan (under the Musical Direction of David Downes; at The Abbey Theatre), The Wiremen by Shay Healy (The Gaiety Theatre), and Sweeney Todd (The Gate Theatre). She was nominated for a Best Actress Award at the Irish Times Theatre Awards for her performance in the lead role of Philomena O Shea in Rough Magic’s musical Improbable Frequency, where she performed at The Edinburgh Theatre Festival, in Torun (Poland), and in Dublin.[1]

Lambe performed as a member of Celtic Woman from 2011 to 2014 before leaving the group to pursue a solo music career and to continue as an actress.

In February 2015, Lambe released her self-produced debut album, Hiding Away in Ireland. The single "Heaven" from this album featured some of the members of ALONE Ireland, a charity with which Lambe is affiliated.

Theatre roles

Lambe graduated with distinction from Trinity College Dublin. She has been nominated for 'Best Supporting Actress' at the Irish Times/ESB awards.

Her theatrical roles have included Sorcha in Ross O Carroll Kelly’s The Last days of the Celtic Tiger, as well as performing in plays in many theaters in Ireland, such as the Gate Theatre and Abbey Theatre.[2]

Lambe played Nora Helmer in Second Age’s A Dolls House by Ibsen. Roomkeepers Productions: Bleeding Poets by Dan Reardon.

Her TV/Film work includes: Den TV’s current StoryLane, Olive (TG4), Bachelor’s Walk and Legend (RTÉ) and Eye to Eye.

Her radio work includes Ross O’ Carroll Kelly’s The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Power of Darkness (John Mc Gahern), The King with Horses Ears (RTE concert orchestra, Conor and Fergus Linehan, and Grace – a musical for Mind the Gap Films/RTÉ in which she played the title role of Grace Plunkett.

Filmography

Discography


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lisa Lambe bio at Celtic Woman".
  2. ↑ "Ross the Play".

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