Lisa Dwan

Lisa Dwan

Lisa Dwan is an Irish actress, from Coosan, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Ireland.

She originally wanted to be a ballet dancer and quit school at the age of 14, after winning a scholarship to attend a ballet school in Leeds.Fact|date=September 2008

Dwan's first movie was playing the role of Agnes in an adaptation of "Oliver Twist," co-starring Elijah Wood and Richard Dreyfuss.

Dwan's first regular series role was as Princess Deirdre, the Mystic Knight of Wind, on Saban's The Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. She played the role of Orla in five episodes of RTÉ's "The Big Bow Wow" in 2004, the role of Zoe Burke in 21 episodes of the number one Irish soap opera "Fair City" from 2006 to 2007, and recently Angel Islington on Rock RivalsCite web|url=http://entertainment.uk.msn.com/tv/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7687204&imageindex=9|title=Rock Rivals - Angel Islington |accessdate=2008-03-12|author=Cooper, Lorna] .

She performed in Samuel Beckett's "Not I" in London , and was interviewed with Billie Whitelaw as part of the Beckett celebrations on BBC Radio 3.

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