Angeline Ball (born 28 June 1969) is an Irish actress and singer who resides in London, England. She is known for her roles as Imelda Quirke in

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's '' The Commitments'' (1991) and as Tina in

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's '' The General'' (1998). She has appeared in films and television series both in the UK and in the US. She is also a stage actor.

Background

Ball, the youngest of three sisters, was born in

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. As a child she trained in tap,

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and

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attending the Billie Barry Stage School at the age of eight.

Career

Her breakthrough role came in 1991 when she appeared as backing singer Imelda Quirke in

's '' The Commitments''. In 1993,

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and

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wrote the short-lived TV series ''Over the Rainbow'' for her, for which she also wrote the music. In 1994 she played Vada's mother in ''

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'' for which she sang a rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "

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". She worked with ''

'' again in 1996 when she sang backing vocals for the '' Evita'' soundtrack album. In 1997 Ball starred alongside ''

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'' in

's '' The General'', where she portrayed Tina Lawless, the sister in law and

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of real life Dublin

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. Throughout the 2000s, Ball appeared in a number of UK TV series including ''

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'', '' Shameless'' and ''

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''. On 26 May 2008, she made her debut as Maggie Townsend on the

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soap opera '' EastEnders''; her final appearance was on 11 June 2008.

Personal life

Ball has two children. She speaks fluent French and is a trained

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and yoga instructor. She plays guitar, and released an album in 2020.

Filmography

Discography

Soundtracks

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ball, Angeline 1969 births Living people Irish film actresses Irish television actresses People from Cabra, Dublin