Nora-Jane Noone

Nora-Jane Noone (born 8 March 1984) is an Irish film and television actress best known for her role in The Magdalene Sisters, where she played Bernadette.

Early life and education

Noone grew up in Newcastle, Galway, Ireland.^[1] Noone trained for two years at the Performing Arts School in Galway, and is a proficient musician (piano to Grade 7 level) and dancer. Her previous acting role before The Magdalene Sisters was as Jan in a secondary school production of "Grease".

She graduated in 2004 from NUI Galway with a degree in Science,^[2] and then moved to London.^[3]

She is Catholic.^[4]

Career

Noone made her professional film debut playing the leading role of Bernadette in Peter Mullan's film The Magdalene Sisters. The film won the Best Film prize in the 2002 Venice Film Festival, and was nominated as Best British Picture at the British Academy Film Awards. Noone also won Best Actress in an Ensemble Role at the British Independent Film Awards and was nominated for best newcomer that year. She has also been nominated for best supporting actress in 2005 and 2010 at the Irish Film and Television Awards.

Noone also co-starred in The Descent and Doomsday, both directed by Neil Marshall, Speed Dating and Ella Enchanted. Other work includes the short films News for the Church written and directed by Andrew McCarthy and The Listener directed by Michael Chang. Noone also recorded Walking at Ringsend for BBC Radio 4. In 2008, Noone appeareared in Beyond the Rave and Insatiable.

Noone has also appeared in The Descent Part 2, The Day of the Triffids,The Runaway and she has co-starred in the entire season one of Jack Taylor. In 2013 she also began writing a film short.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

• Nora-Jane Noone at the Internet Movie Database