2024Nominee
Best Performance
Small Things Like These
Eileen Walsh
Actor
Cork, Ireland
April 16, 1977
Biography
Eileen Walsh is an Irish film, TV and stage actress. Born on 16 April 1977 in Cork, she initially did not want to be an actress, but soon followed in her elder sister Catherine's footsteps. She earned rave reviews for her performance as Runt in the original stage production of Disco Pigs and gained her first film lead with the titular role in 1999's Janice Beard 45 WPM. She also memorably played the tragic Crispina in Peter Mullan's 2002 film The Magdalene Sisters and in 2008 won Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda in the film Eden.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2018Nominee
Best Performance
The Children Act
2002Nominee
Best Performance
The Magdalene Sisters
Career Highlights
2020Highlight
Best Performance
Made in Italy
1999Highlight
Best Performance
Miss Julie
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Small Things Like These
The Children Act
The Magdalene Sisters