Jane Brennan is an Irish actress. Primarily known for her work on the stage, she played Mary Lacey in the Academy Award-nominated film '' Brooklyn''. She also had a recurring role as Lady Margaret Bryan on the series '' The Tudors''. She is the co-founder of the Bespoke Theatre Company.

Biography

Her father was Denis Brennan, a theatre director. Her mother was Daphne (née Carroll) Brennan, an actress. Several other members of her family are also actors. Brennan made her film debut in '' Attracta'' (1983), an Irish film that starred Wendy Hiller. In 2002, she appeared in the television remake of ''

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''. She played Hannah Arnold in the 2003 television film '' Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor''. Also in 2003, she appeared in '' Veronica Guerrin'', an Irish drama film about the murder of

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. She also had supporting roles in '' Perrier's Bounty'', ''

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'', and

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's '' Intermission''. For her performance as Mary Lacey, the mother of Saoirse Ronan's character in '' Brooklyn'', she won Best Supporting Actress at the

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. On stage, she has performed in many productions at the Abbey and Peacock Theatres in Dublin. As well as the Gate Theatre. Among her many roles include performances in ''

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'', '' Dancing at Lughnasa'', '' The Playboy of the Western World'', and '' The Beauty Queen of Leenane''.Jane Brennan profile
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's 2019 crime-thriller '' A Good Woman Is Hard to Find'', written by Academy Award nominee Ronan Blaney.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brennan, Jane Living people Irish film actresses 21st-century Irish actresses Irish television actresses Year of birth missing (living people)