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Michelle Fairley Born 1964 (age 46–47)
Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern IrelandOccupation Actress Years active 1988–present Michelle Fairley is an Northern Irish actress of film, stage and television.
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Life and career
Born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to well known publicans Teresa and Brian Fairley, she grew up in Ballycastle[disambiguation needed
], Northern Ireland she appeared in a range of British television shows including The Bill, Holby City and Heartbeat. One of her earlier roles was as murderess Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods".She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films.
On 19 March 2010, it was announced that she would replace Jennifer Ehle in the role of Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones.[1]
She has been living in London for many years.
Stage credits
Year Play Role Notes 2007 Othello (Donmar Warehouse) Amelia Olivier Award Nomination 2009 Dancing at Lughnasa (Old Vic) Kate 2010 Greta Garbo Came to Donegal Paulie Hennessy 2006 The Wild Duck (Donmar Warehouse) Gina 2000 The Wier (Broadway) Valerie 2003 Scenes from the big picture (Broadway) Helan 2007 Macbeth Lady Macbeth 2003 Loyal Women, Neverland (Royal Court) Brenda 2006 Gates Of Gold (Trafalgar stidios) Alma 1993 Oleanna by David Mamet (Royal court) Carol 2004 Ashes To Ashes Pinter (lyric) lead Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1988 Hidden City Cleaner 1990 Hidden Agenda Teresa Doyle 1998 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries Miss O'Shaunessy 1998 Hideous Kinky Patricia Known as Marrakech Express in France 2000 The Second Death Aisling 2001 The Others Mrs Marlish Also known as Les autres (France) and Los otros (Spain) 2001 Byw yn dy Groen (Living in your Skin) Gina Welsh language film set primarily in Pembrokeshire 2002 Shearing Yvonne 2009 Best: His Mother's Son Ann Best 2009 Misfits (TV series) Louise Young 2010 Anton Chekhov's The Duel Marya 2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Mrs. Granger 2011 Game of Thrones Catelyn Stark References
- ^ (22 March 2010). Showbiz people briefs, Reuters
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- Northern Irish people stubs
- British film actors
- British stage actors
- British television actors
- Film actors from Northern Ireland
- Television actors from Northern Ireland
- Living people
- People from Coleraine, County Londonderry
- Northern Ireland stage actors
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