Rynagh O'Grady (18 April 1951 – 8 February 2021) was an Irish

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

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

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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 British television channel Channel 4. It aired over three seri ...

'' and Minnie Kennedy in the 1999 film ''A Love Divided''. She trained in the Abbey Theatre School and first appeared on their stage in 1969. In ''Father Ted'', she starred alongside

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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 8 February 2021, at the age of 69.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1976) - Christine * '' Yanks Go Home'' (1977, TV Series) - Miss Franklin * '' The Stud'' (1978) - Meter Maid (uncredited) * '' S.O.S. Titanic'' (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'' (1990, TV Movie) - Nancy * '' The Commitments'' (1991) - Bernie's Mother * '' Far and Away'' (1992) - Olive * ''

The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, "Woodentop (The Bill), Woodentop" (part of the ''Storyb ...

'' (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 Interna ...

'' (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 Ha ...

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

Ultimate Force ''Ultimate Force'' is a British television Action movie, action drama television series, series that was shown on ITV (TV network), ITV, which deals with the activities of Red Troop of the SAS (Special Air Service). The first episode was broad ...

'' (2002, TV Series) - Mary * '' Breakfast on Pluto'' (2005) - Mrs. Coyle * ''

Dorothy Mills ''Dorothy Mills'', (also released as ''Dorothy''), is a 2008 Irish 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) Abbey Theatre