Saoirse Ronan

Infobox actor
name = Saoirse Ronan


caption =
birthdate = Bda|1994|4|12 [Debruge, Peter Saoirse Ronan] , "Variety" (4 October 2007)]
birthplace = New York City, New York [http://www.bdtonline.com/local/local_story_027212937.html Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV - Oscar-nominated actress has family ties to Mercer County ] ]
yearsactive = 2003 - present
parents = Bob and Mary Smith-Ronan
iftaawards = Best Supporting Actress
2007 "Atonement"
Rising Star Award
2008

Saoirse Ronan (pronEng|ˈsirʃə ˈroʊnən; [See [http://inogolo.com/pronunciation/d1447/Saoirse_Ronan inogolo:pronunciation of Saoirse Ronan] .] born April 12 1994) is an Academy Award-, BAFTA-, and Golden Globe-nominated, American born Irish actress. She is the eleventh youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award and the seventh youngest to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Biography

Career

Ronan got her start on multiple episodes of two Irish television series, "The Clinic" (as Rhiannon Geraghty) and "Proof" (as Orla Boland, a role that she took over from Emma Bolger, who played Orla in the first season), from 2003-2005. Her first major motion picture appearance to be filmed was in the movie "Death Defying Acts", although its release has been delayed until 2008. She appears in starring roles in the films "Atonement", for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 80th Academy Awards, and "The Lovely Bones". She recently signed on at CAA. [cite news | last =Dodd | first =Stacy | coauthors = | title =Saoirse Ronan | work = | pages = | language = | publisher ="Variety" | date =2007-06-12 | url =http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968433.html?categoryid=29&cs=1 | accessdate =2007-08-28 ]

Personal life

Ronan was born in New York City, New York, the daughter of Irish parents Monica and Paul Ronan, the latter an actor, and was raised in Ireland. As a small child, she sometimes accompanied her father on the set when he worked on films such as "The Devil's Own" and "Veronica Guerin". She currently attends school in the FCJ Convent in Bunclody, Ireland [cite web |url=http://www.kilkennyadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=6406 |title=Young Ardattin Star Has Five Movies About To Be Released |accessdate=2007-08-28 |format= |work=Kilkenny Advertiser ] and lives in County Carlow.cite news | last =Last | first =Jane | coauthors = | title =Irish girl on verge of stardom | work = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date =2007-06-19 | url =http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/film-cinema/irish-girl-on-verge-of-stardom-704918.html | accessdate =2007-08-28 ] Ronan has a border collie named Sassy; she says she misses her dog the most when away filming. [Bamigboye, Baz (31 August 2007) [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/bazbamigboye.html?in_article_id=478914&in_page_id=1794 A Sassy surprise for young Saoirse] , Daily Mail]

Filmography

Awards

Wins in bold text

* 61st British Academy Film Awards [ [http://www.awardsdaily.com/?p=1178 "BAFTA Nominees"] . Awards Daily Oscar Watch."] : "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" (Atonement)
* 65th Golden Globe Awards [ [http://www.goldenglobes.org/nominations/year/2007 2007 Golden Globe Awards] ] : "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture" (Atonement)
* 80th Academy Awards: "Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role" (Atonement)
* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards [ [http://www.bfca.org/nomineesWinners.asp 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards] ] : "Best Young Actress" (Atonement)
* Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards: "Best Supporting Actress" (Atonement)
* Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards [ [http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2008/critics/las_vegas.html 2007 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards] ] : "Best Youth Performance - Female" (Atonement)
* London Film Critics Circle Awards [ [http://www.moviecitynews.com/awards/2008/critics/london.html 2007 London Film Critics Circle Awards] ] : "British Actress in a Supporting Role" (Atonement)
* Online Film Critics Society Awards [ [http://efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2309 2007 Online Film Critics Society Awards] ] : "Best Supporting Actress" (Atonement)
* Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards [ [http://cinemaclips.com/PFCS 2007 Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards] ] : "Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role" (Atonement)
* Satellite Awards [12th Satellite Awards] : "Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama" (Atonement)
* St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards [ [http://www.stlgatewayfilmcritics.org 2007 St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Awards] ] : "Best Supporting Actress" (Atonement)

References

External links

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