Nora-Jane Noone (born 8 March 1984) is an Irish actress. In 2020, ''

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'' ranked her 47th on its list of the greatest Irish film actors of all time. She made her screen debut in the drama film ''

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'' (2002) and had her breakthrough role in the horror film ''

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'' (2005), which earned Noone her first IFTA Film & Drama Award nomination. She received additional IFTA Award nominations for her roles in ''Savage'' (2009) and ''

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'' (2020).

Early life and education

Noone grew up in Upper Newcastle, Galway City. She 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 ''

'' was as Jan in a secondary school production of ''Grease''. She graduated in 2004 from

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with a degree in Science, and then moved to London. She met her husband

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on the set of the film 'I Hate the Man in My Basement' and they have a daughter who was born in January 2020.

Career

Noone made her professional film debut playing Bernadette in Peter Mullan's film ''

''. The film won the Best Film prize in the 2002

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, and was nominated as Best British Picture at the

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. Noone also won Best Actress in an Ensemble Role at the

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and was nominated for best newcomer that year. She has also been nominated for best supporting actress in 2005 and 2010 at the

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. Noone also co-starred in ''

'' and ''

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'', both directed by

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, ''Speed Dating'' and ''

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and ''The Listener'' directed by Michael Chang. Noone also recorded ''Walking at Ringsend'' for BBC Radio 4. In 2008, Noone appeared in ''

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'' and ''Insatiable''. Noone has also appeared in ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' The Runaway'' and she has co-starred in episodes 1–6 in season one of '' Jack Taylor.'' In 2013 she also began writing a film short.Nora-Jane Noone – Actress
GalwayIndependent.com, 16 January 2013.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Noone, Nora Jane Living people 1984 births 21st-century Irish actresses Actresses from Galway (city) Alumni of the University of Galway Irish film actresses Irish television actresses