Tracy Coogan is an Irish actress most widely noted for her leading role in the 2004 independent film ''

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Career

Coogan was born and raised in

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, one of five children of Michael and Ann Coogan. She first acted in many theatrical productions at school.Donohoe, John,
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'', Meath Chronicle, 2 July 2008, retrieved 13 July 2008 The summer after she graduated from secondary school, Coogan went to

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to represent Ireland in a modeling competition. She stayed in New York, where she landed roles in Irish Repertory Theatre stage productions of '' The Playboy of the Western World'', ''

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'' and ''Poor Beast in the Rain''. Her first screen credit was a bit part as a model in the 1998

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movie ''

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''. In 2002 Coogan starred in ''Love without Borders'', a Russian television series filmed in

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. Coogan's performance as the loving wife of a zombie in the 2004 horror cult hit ''

'', which won her a

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Chainsaw award in 2006 for best low-budget film, has been praised. The film was acquired by

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for release on both

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and television. Coogan has been noted as "a passionate, sensitive and hard-working actor, with a strong professional work ethic." She stars also for the Charity event Bowling for Boobies on 27 October 2009 in

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alongside Carlee Baker, Heather Snell,

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and Eve Mauro, the event fights against

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.Bowl for Boobies with Tracy Coogan - Win Tickets to Dark Woods & Lunch at Spago!
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Filmography

Stage

* ''Hamlet'' - Gertrude (The Tower Theatre ) * ''Macbeth'' - Lady Macbeth (Director Gavin McAlinden ) * ''La Rose Rouge'' - One Act (Director George Eugeniou) * ''A Flea in her Ear'' - Raymonde Chandebise- (Director Gavin McAlinden) * ''Trash'' - Girl (EST Los Angeles) * ''

'' - Eily O'Connor (Irish Repertory Theatre) * ''Scattergood'' - Miss Regan (MCC Theater) * ''Poor Beast in the Rain'' - Eileen (Irish Art Center) * '' Playboy of the Western World'' - Sara Tansay (Irish Repertory Theatre) * ''Tell Dorie not to Cry'' - Dorie (Stetson Studio) * '' Barefoot in the Park'' - Corie (Stetson Studio)

References

External links

Tracy Coogan's website
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Tracy Coogan's interview with Raymond Dowaliby in Scars Magazine

{{DEFAULTSORT:Coogan, Tracy Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Irish film actresses Irish stage actresses Actors from County Meath People from Trim, County Meath