Carrie Crowley
Carrie Crowley | |
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Born | Caroline Anne Crowley 23 May 1964 Waterford, Ireland |
Education | St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra |
Occupation(s) | Television presenter, actress |
Known for | Appearing in The Morbegs, presenting Eurovision Song Contest 1997 |
Parent(s) | Nodhlaig and Con |
Caroline Anne Crowley (born 23 May 1964) is an Irish actress,
She has had her own chat show, Limelight, and co-presented the
Early life
Crowley was born and raised in Waterford, Ireland.[1] Her mother Nodhlaig,[1] (originally from The Rosses in the west of County Donegal) was a teacher and her father Con,[1] (originally from Cork) was a garda, while she also has one sister, Bríd.[1] She first went on stage in a local production of Oliver!.[1] She graduated with a B.Ed. from St. Patricks College, Drumcondra.[citation needed]
Career
Before she began a career in television, Crowley was a primary school teacher.[1][2]
Crowley began her broadcasting career on local radio in her home city of Waterford on WLR FM,[3] and presented several different shows between 1991 and 1996 before moving to RTÉ.[4] She started out in children's programming, co-presenting the Irish language versions of Echo Island with comedian Dara Ó Briain, and starring in the pre-school series The Morbegs as the character Liodain.[3]
In 1997, Crowley was offered the role as presenter of the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 (hosted by RTÉ),[3] with Ronan Keating. She also appeared before the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, speaking to Terry Wogan and wishing him and Ulrika Jonsson well before they started presenting the show.[4]
After presenting the Eurovision, Crowley became one of the biggest stars on RTÉ in the 1990s. According to her this was a major problem at the time, she was working on several shows on RTÉ. She presented Potluck Mondays to Fridays at 5:30, on a Thursday night she had her own health show called Pulse and on Sundays she had her own prime-time chat show called Limelight.[4] Limelight ran for two seasons.[3]
She later left television presenting to return to radio presenting, co-presenting Fandango with Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1. She appeared on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday night. Crowley has since distanced herself from her RTÉ career, describing herself as an "accidental tourist" at the station.[3]
Acting career
In 2008 she appeared in the
In 2022, she appeared in
Personal life
In 2004, she married her long-time partner Ross Kelly, whom she had met in 1996.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Jackson, Joe (12 September 2004). "Finding the joy in sorrow". Sunday Independent. Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
- ^ "Carrie on acting: Carrie Crowley's acting journey". independent.ie. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Murphy, Catherine (16 October 2011). "Female TV Presenters: There is only one Queen Bee". Sunday Independent. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Carrie Crowley[permanent dead link] Beo
- ^ a b c d e "Inside Carrie Crowley's private life and 19-year marriage as The Quiet Girl actress attends Oscars - The Irish actress starred as Eibhlín Kinsella in the Oscar-nominated film An Cailín Ciúin". irishmirror.ie. 14 March 2023.
- ^ "An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) selected by the Irish Film & Television Academy as Ireland's entry for the Oscars® 2023, Best International Feature". screenireland.ie. 3 August 2023.
- ^ "All the nominees for the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards". RTÉ. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Newsdesk, The Hot Press. "An Cailín Ciúin, Belfast and Kin lead IFTA 2022 nominations". Hotpress.
External links
- Carrie Crowley at IMDb