Danielle Ryan

Danielle Ryan
Born	Ireland
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006 – Present

Danielle Ryan is an Irish actress. She is the daughter of the late Cathal Ryan and the granddaughter of the late Tony Ryan, founder of Ryanair.^[1] She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.^[2]

She made her stage debut in 2007 in the Joel Horwood play Food to positive reviews,^[2][3] and has also appeared in film and television productions.^[1]

In Feb 2011 at the UN General Assembly in New York, Ryan announced that the Cathal Ryan Trust, set up in memory of her late father, was giving $14 million to help children in Sri Lanka following the bitter war which ended in May 2009 after 26 years. The donation is being channelled through UNICEF Ireland and is one of the biggest personal donations the UN Body has ever received. It will fund schools and maternity hospitals in Four of the worst effected towns in the main post-conflict area in the North of Sri Lanka.

Speaking at the ECOSOC event in New York, Danielle said "This idea was the vision of my late father, as a result of his time spent as a young man in Sri Lanka in the late 70’s. As a pilot based there for a number of years, he got to know the country very well and was always humbled by the innate elegance of the people and their unrelenting determination to be educated."

http://www.sbpost.ie/archives/2011/0313/ryan-fund-at-work-at-home-and-abroad-55048.html

The partnership with UNICEF is the Trusts second public project, after the creation of The Lir, the new National Academy of Dramatic Art in Dublin which is being established in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and the Cathal Ryan Trust, with the involvement of the internationally renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London. The Academy will have the highest international standards in education and training for actors, directors, designers, playwrights, stage managers and technicians. It will provide three courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level which have been designed in Trinity’s School of Drama, Film and Music by Professor Brian Singleton. www.thelir.ie ^[4]

Danielle currently resides in Co. Kildare in Ireland, however she spends a great deal of her time in London.

Filmography

• 2011 - Jen,^[5] - Jen (Feature Film 2011)
• 2009 - The Tudors - Lady of Carpentras (1 episode, 2009)
• 2008 - Casualty - Cheryl Reisman (1 episode, 2008)
• 2008 - Uncle Max - Female official (1 episode, 2008)
• 2007 - Fair City - Frieda Garvey
• 2007 - The Trial of Tony Blair - Assistant
• 2006 - Doctors - Milly Moreton (1 episode, 2006)
• 2006 - How About You - Maria

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Egan, Barry (October 5, 2008). "Danielle's All Airs And Graces In TV's Tudors". Irish Independent. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/danielles-all-airs-and-graces-in-tvs-tudors-1490398.html. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Talk of the Town: Lights, Camera, Action as Ryan's Daughter Plans a Special Sequel". Daily Mail. February 23, 2009. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/daily-mail-london-england-the/mi_8002/is_2009_Feb_23/lights-camera-action-ryans-daughter/ai_n38086811/. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
3. ^ Thaxter, John (2007). "Food". britishtheatreguide.info. http://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/food-rev.htm. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
4. ^ Falvey, Deirdre (December 3, 2009). "TCD Unveils Plan to Set Up Academy for Dramatic Arts". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2009/1203/1224259996895.html. Retrieved February 5, 2010. 
5. ^ Jen

External links

• Danielle Ryan at the Internet Movie Database

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