Fiona Glascott

Fiona Glascott
Born (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982[1]
Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Actress
Years active 1998–

Fiona Glascott (born 22 November 1982) is an Irish actress. She was nominated for an Irish Film and Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film/TV for 2003's Goldfish Memory.

Life and career

Glascott was born in Waterford, Ireland on 22 November 1982 and grew up in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary.[1][2] On stage in London she has appeared in Mahler's Conversion (Aldwych Theatre, West End),[3] Hitchcock Blonde (Royal Court and Lyric Theatre, West End),[4] in the original production of Whipping It Up at the Bush Theatre[5] and as Margery Pinchwife in The Country Wife (Haymarket, West End).[6] Her theatre credits in Dublin include: A Life (Abbey Theatre/National Tour), The Spirit of Annie Ross at the Gate Theatre and as Nina in The Seagull at the Corn Exchange.[2]

Her television credits include Ballykissangel, Fair City, The Bill, Bachelors Walk, Foyle's War and Clone.[2][7] In 2010, she was a guest star in the final two-part episode of ITV's hit drama A Touch of Frost, playing the troubled daughter of Frost's one-time corrupt colleague. In 2011, Glascott appeared in the recurring role of Diane on the BBC/Showtime sitcom Episodes. That same year, she appeared as a novice nun with a secret in the episode "A Sacred Trust" of the detective drama series Midsomer Murders.[8]

On film, Glascott has appeared in This Is My Father, Crush Proof, Goldfish Memory (IFTA nomination – Best Supporting Actress 2003), Omagh and The Duel. She appeared in the 2009 CBS television movie Miss Irena's Children. She also starred in Torstein Blixfjord's 2012 short film Bird in a Box, alongside Brian d'Arcy James.[9]

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 "Fiona Glascott – IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Fiona Glascott – Actress". Carrick on Suir – The Official Website. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. Spencer, Charles (5 October 2001). "Theatre Review Mahler's Conversion ALDWYCH". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  4. Billington, Michael (7 April 2003). "Hitchcock Blonde". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  5. Fisher, Philip. "Whipping It Up". British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  6. Billington, Michael (10 October 2007). "The Country Wife". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  7. "Fiona Glascott in 'Fair City' (1999)". Stills Library. RTÉ Archives. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  8. "Midsomer Murders – A Sacred Trust". Midsomer Murders Official Site. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. "GPS comedy / Bird In A Box / short film rom-com / Brian d'Arcy James, Fiona Glascott". World News Network. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
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