Susan Lynch (born 5 June 1971) is a Northern Irish actress. three-times an

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winner, she also won the British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film '' 16 Years of Alcohol''. Her other film appearances include ''

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'' (1998), ''

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'' (2000), '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2000), and ''

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'' (2001). In 2020, she was listed as number 42 on ''

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'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Early life

Lynch was born in

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, Northern Ireland to an Italian mother (from

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) and an Irish father.Flint Marx, Rebecca
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", allrovi.com; retrieved 15 August 2011. She has four siblings; her oldest brother is actor John Lynch.

Career

She trained at the

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, and in August 2004, she starred in ''The Night Season'' at the

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in London. In 2008, she was one of the leads in ''

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'' at the

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. Her film roles include '' Beautiful Creatures'' (2000),Dicker, Ron (2001) "Rachel Weisz's Moment: Three New Movies Will Test British Actress' Box-Office Power In U.S.", ''

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'', 18 March 2001, retrieved 15 August 2011 ''

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'' (1998), and the title role in ''

'' (2000), about

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, James Joyce's wife.

Personal life

Lynch and her husband, actor

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, lived in Painswick, Gloucestershire. They have one son together and previously had lived in the Camden area of

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. The couple separated in 2019.

Awards

Lynch has won three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards, including Best Leading Actress for her work in the film County Armagh, Northern Ireland2000 ''

'', about

and her husband, Irish author

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Susan 1971 births Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Living people Film actresses from Northern Ireland Television actresses from Northern Ireland People from Newry People from Northern Ireland of Italian descent 20th-century Irish actresses 21st-century Irish actresses