Rynagh O'Grady (18 April 1951 – 7 February 2021) was an Irish

actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a Character (arts), character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek ...

who was known for her roles of Mary O'Leary in the

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...

sitcom A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...

Father Ted ''Father Ted'' is a sitcom created by Irish writers Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews (writer), Arthur Mathews and produced by British production company Hat Trick Productions for Channel 4. It aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until ...

'' and Minnie Kennedy in the 1999 film ''A Love Divided''. She trained in the

Abbey Theatre School The Abbey Theatre School or the Abbey School of Acting, was a drama school associated with the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland. Established in 1911 by W. B. Yeats, it was developed by Lady Gregory to continue performances in Dublin while the main ...

and first appeared on their stage in 1969. In ''Father Ted'', she starred alongside

Patrick Drury Patrick Drury (born 19 August 1945) is an English character actor best known for playing shopkeeper John O'Leary in the Channel 4 television comedy ''Father Ted'' and Ivan in ''The Beiderbecke Connection''. Early life Drury was educated at ...

as a husband and wife couple, John and Mary, who constantly argue and fight, but act happily married when talking to the priests. O'Grady died on 7 February 2021, aged 69. She was survived by her husband, Eamon Murray, as well as her four siblings and extended family.

Partial filmography

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Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage ...

'' (1973, TV Series) - Gráinne * ''

Within These Walls ''Within These Walls'' is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. It portrayed life in HMP Stone Park, a fictional women's prison. Unlike later women-in-prison TV series, ...

'' (1975, TV Series) - Cathy Rooney * ''Let's Get Those English Girls'' (1976) - Doreen * ''

The Glittering Prizes ''The Glittering Prizes'' is a British television drama by Frederic Raphael about the changing lives of a group of Cambridge students, starting in 1952 and following them through to middle age in the 1970s. It was first broadcast on BBC2 in Jan ...

'' (1976) - Christine * ''

Yanks Go Home ''Yanks Go Home'' is a British sitcom about U.S. Army Air Forcemen stationed in Lancashire, England in the World War II, Second World War. It was produced and directed by Eric Prytherch for ITV Granada, Granada Television and broadcast on ITV (T ...

'' (1977, TV Series) - Miss Franklin * '' The Stud'' (1978) - Meter Maid (uncredited) * ''

S.O.S. Titanic ''S.O.S. Titanic'' is a British-American 1979 drama disaster television movie that depicts the doomed 1912 maiden voyage from the perspective of three distinct groups of passengers in First, Second, and Third Class. The script was written by Jam ...

'' (1979, TV Movie) - Mary Agatha Glynn * '' Can We Get On Now, Please?'' (1980, TV Series) * '' Number 10'' (1983, TV Mini-Series) - Mary Coghlan * '' Ascendancy'' (1983) - Rose * ''

The Lilac Bus ''The Lilac Bus'' is a collection of eight interrelated short stories by the writer Maeve Binchy, first published in 1984. The stories were republished by Delacorte Press in 1991 together with the earlier 4-story collection, ''Dublin 4'', under ...

'' (1990, TV Movie) - Nancy * '' The Commitments'' (1991) - Bernie's Mother * ''

Far and Away ''Far and Away'' is a 1992 American epic Western romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Bob Dolman and a story by Howard and Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. This was the last cinematography cre ...

'' (1992) - Olive * ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused on ...

'' (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. Connor * '' The Snapper'' (1993, TV Series) - Neighbour 1 * ''

Don't Leave Me This Way "Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert. It was originally released in 1975 by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass, an act signed to Gamble & Huff's Philadelphia Internat ...

'' (1993, TV Movie) - Viv Hicks * '' The Bullion Boys'' (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. O'Brian * '' The Rector's Wife'' (1994, TV Mini-Series) - Ella Pringle * ''

Widows' Peak ''Widows' Peak'' is a 1994 British-Irish mystery film directed by John Irvin and starring Mia Farrow, Joan Plowright, Natasha Richardson, Adrian Dunbar and Jim Broadbent. The film is based on an original screenplay by Hugh Leonard and Tim Hayes ...

'' (1994) - Maddie O'Hara, Broome's Maid * ''

'' (1995-1998, TV Series) - Mary O'Leary * ''

Moll Flanders ''Moll Flanders'' is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1722. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. By 1721, Defoe had become a recognised novelist, wit ...

'' (1996) - Kindly Sister * '' Night Train'' (1998) - Winnie * '' A Love Divided'' (1999) - Minnie Kennedy * ''

When Brendan met Trudy ''When Brendan Met Trudy'' is a 2000 film directed by Kieron J. Walsh and starring Peter McDonald (actor), Peter McDonald and Flora Montgomery. It was written by Roddy Doyle. The screenplay concerns a Dublin schoolteacher who falls in love with a ...

'' (2000) - Lynn * '' The Cassidys'' (2001, TV Series) - Jane Traynor * ''

Ultimate Force ''Ultimate Force'' is a British television action drama series that was shown on ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air Service). The first episode was broadcast on 16 September 2002, and a total of four seri ...

'' (2002, TV Series) - Mary * ''

Breakfast on Pluto ''Breakfast on Pluto'' is a 1998 novel by Patrick McCabe. The book was shortlisted for the 1998 Booker Prize, and was adapted for the screen by McCabe and Neil Jordan; Jordan directed the 2005 film. The author derived the novel's title from t ...

'' (2005) - Mrs. Coyle * ''

Dorothy Mills ''Dorothy Mills'', also known under the title ''Dorothy,'' is a 2008 psychological thriller mystery film directed by Agnès Merlet. Starring Carice van Houten and Jenn Murray, the film is about a psychiatrist assigned to work on the case of a ...

'' (2008) - Mrs. Mc Cllellan * '' Supervized'' (2019) - Dolores

References

External links

Official website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ogrady, Rynagh 1951 births 2021 deaths Irish film actresses Irish television actresses Actresses from Dublin (city) Father Ted Abbey Theatre