Una Crawford O'Brien is an
Irish actor. Raised in
Clondalkin
Clondalkin () is a suburban village in County Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland, approximately west of Dublin city centre. It is within the administrative jurisdiction of South Dublin County Council, South Dublin.
Clondalkin is also the na ...
, she is best-known to television viewers as the character
Renee Phelan in long-running soap opera ''
Fair City
''Fair City'' is an Irish television soap opera which has been broadcast on RTÉ One since 1989. Produced by the public service broadcaster RTE, it first aired on Monday, 18 September 1989. It has won several awards
and is both the most po ...
''.
[
] She played this role, a woman who was the wife of
Christy Phelan, for 11 years before being axed in 2009. While working on the show she was interviewed for the special ''A Fair City for Love''.
She appeared on the second season of ''
Charity You're a Star'' where she sang duets with her ''Fair City'' co-star
Bryan Murray. The duo were voted off the show after performing ''
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" is a duet by English musician Elton John and English singer Kiki Dee, released by The Rocket Record Company on 25 June 1976. It was written by John with Bernie Taupin under the pseudonyms "Ann Orson" and "Carte B ...
''. Since leaving ''Fair City'' she has been on stage in ''Grumpy Old Women''. She returned to ''Fair City'' in 2012.
Personal life
Her partner is Irish actor Bryan Murray, a father of 5.
See also
*
List of Fair City characters
References
External links
*
Una Crawford O'Brienat Playography Ireland
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Irish soap opera actresses
Irish stage actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Actresses from Dublin (city)