Deirdre O'Kane
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Born | 25 March 1968 IFTA | (age 56)
Website | deirdreokane |
Deirdre O'Kane (/ˈdiːrdrə oʊˈkeɪn/; born 25 March 1968)[1] is an Irish stand-up comedian and actress.
Biography
Originally from Drogheda, County Louth,[2] O'Kane is married to writer and director Stephen Bradley; they have two children.[3][4][5][6] She attended Loreto High School Beaufort, an all-girls Catholic boarding school in Rathfarnham, Dublin.[7][8]
Career
Stand-up comic
O'Kane became a stand-up comic in 1996 and got into the finals of the
Theatre
O'Kane began her career as an actress and has played every major theatre in Ireland as well as touring in Australia, Canada and the UK. Leading roles include Mary in Juno and the Paycock (National Theatre), Miss Funny in At the Black Pig's Dyke (Druid Theatre Co.) and Daphne in Present Laughter (Gate Theatre).
Movies
She portrayed the role of Noeleen in the 2003 motion picture Intermission, directed by John Crowley.[9] She played the lead role in the 2014 biopic Noble as Christina Noble, a children's rights campaigner, charity worker and writer, who founded the Christina Noble Children's Foundation in 1989.
Television
Television credits include hosting the ten-part TV series of stand-up comedy and sketches called The Lounge (RTÉ) which included guests such as Rich Hall, Adam Hills, Jeff Green and Dara Ó Briain. She also played the role of Fiona in Owen O'Neill's sit-com The Fitz (BBC).
In 2001, O'Kane (described in
In 2012, she took on the part of Debra Moone, in Sky's comedy Moone Boy.
In 2016, she made a guest appearance on the British TV show As Yet Untitled and told an anecdote about her car being double clamped by over efficient clampers to whom she was rude over the phone. Alan Davies liked her stories enough to consider naming the episode after one of her quotes: "Would you ever fuck off?".
O'Kane is one of the narrators of the Irish version of
In October 2021, The Deirdre O'Kane Show launched on
In September 2021, she became a judge on the Irish talent show The Big Deal along with Boy George, Jedward, Lyra, and Aston Merrygold.[12]
References
- ^ "'I lied about my age for 20 years' says Deirdre O'Kane as she reveals she turns 50 on day of DWTS final - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "I am from Drogheda even if Wikipedia says I'm from Dundalk", Deirdre O'Kane in interview with Miriam O'Callaghan, 27 August 2016, RTÉ 1.
- ^ Costello, Emma (11 April 2018). "Deirdre O'Kane makes rare appearance with children Holly and Daniel". RSVP Live.
- ^ "Deirdre O'Kane admits that married life is a 'circus'". evoke.ie. 18 September 2015.
- ^ "First encounters: Deirdre O'Kane In conversation with Frances O'Rourke". irishtimes.com. 7 April 2012.
- ^ Deirdre O'Kane: Stand-up 'saved me' amid husband's cancer diagnosis. RTÉ, 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "CLASS CLOWNS ***Last in Series*** | RTÉ Presspack". presspack.rte.ie.
- ^ "Life lessons with Deirdre O'Kane: 'Getting older is crap'". independent.
- ^ Deirdre O' Kane - Her Brilliant Career!. RTÉ, 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ Deirdre O'Kane Archived 2013-05-05 at archive.today. nyt.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ^ "'I do think we're funnier' - Host Deirdre O'Kane says Irish Gogglebox will be better than UK version - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "First look at Virgin Media's new show hosted by Vogue Williams". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links
- Deirdre O'Kane at IMDb
- Official site