Marie Kean
Marie Kean | |
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one-woman show, Dublin, 1971 | |
Born | Rush, Ireland | 27 June 1918
Died | 30 December 1993 , Ireland | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actress |
Marie Kean (27 June 1918 – 29 December 1993) was an Irish actress of stage and screen whose career spanned over 40 years.[1] The Stage called her one of Ireland's most impressive actresses, and "an artist of considerable emotional depth and theatrical command."[2]
Life
Kean grew up in the village of Rush, County Dublin, and was educated at Loreto College, North Great George's Street, Dublin. She learned her craft at the Gaiety School of Acting and was part of the Abbey Theatre company until 1961.[3]
Kean's leading role as the kindly matriarch Mrs. Kennedy in the
In 1968, Kean won a
Kean's many stage appearances include performances in the plays of
Arguably her most memorable film role was as Barry's scheming mother in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.[1] She also played a bigoted Irish shopkeeper in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter.[6] Her final movie appearance was in John Huston's The Dead (1987), in which she played the part of Mrs. Malins.[9]
Marie Kean died in Donnybrook, Dublin at the age of 75. Her husband William Mulvey predeceased her in 1977.[10]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1956 | Jacqueline | Mrs. Flannagan | |
1958 | Rooney | Mrs. O'Flynn | |
1958 | Sally's Irish Rogue | Ellen Carey | |
1960 | A Terrible Beauty | Mrs. Matia Devlin (the publican) | |
1961 | The Big Gamble | Cynthia | |
1962 | The Quare Fellow | Mrs. O'Hara | |
1962 | Stork Talk | Mrs. Webster | |
1964 | Girl with Green Eyes | Josie Hannigan | |
1966 | I Was Happy Here | ||
1966 | Cul-de-sac | Marion Fairweather | |
1966 | The Fighting Prince of Donegal | Iníon Dubh | |
1968 | Great Catherine | Princess Dashkoff | |
1970 | Ryan's Daughter | Mrs. McCardle | |
1975 | Barry Lyndon | Belle, Barry's Mother | |
1982 | Angel | Mae | |
1987 | The Dead | Mrs. Malins | |
1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Mrs. Rice |
References
- ^ ISBN 9781526111975– via Google Books.
- ^ "Kean, Marie". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
- ^ The Irish Times, "The Saturday Profile", 25 August 1979
- ^ "The Kennedys of Castleross Episode 1". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ The Irish Times, "Big Maggie: Mother with a Difference", 22 February 1969
- ^ a b "Rush actress was one of our biggest film stars". Irish Independent. 1 July 2005. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Irish Playography listing for Big Maggie". Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2007.
- ^ The Irish Times, "The Saturday Interview", 10 July 1982
- ^ "Marie Kean - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ The Irish Times, "Abbey, RTÉ actress dies in Dublin", 30 December 1993