Irish actress
Ruth McCabe at JDIFF 2013 Ruth McCabe is an Irish stage, screen and voice actress known from Clones, County Monaghan .[1] She is known for starring as Kay Curley in Stephen Frears ' The Snapper ,[2] Christy Brown 's paramour Mary in My Left Foot ,[3] and Wyn Ryan, sister of Dr. Sam Ryan, in three seasons of Silent Witness .[4] She originated the role of Kay McCoy, proprietor of McCoy's bar in RTÉ's soap opera Fair City .[5]
Awards and recognition McCabe won the inaugural IFTA in 2003 for Best Actress in a Supporting role, for playing Margaret McCutcheon in BBC One Northern Ireland 's Any Time Now ,[6] [7] and again in 2011 , for her role as Eithne Driscoll in the Irish police series Single-Handed .[8] [9]
Personal life Ruth's father was Irish playwright and screenwriter Eugene McCabe .[10]
McCabe took a break from acting to raise her first child, but performed in the one-woman play "The Worm in the Heart" while pregnant with her second child.[11]
Filmography
Theatre work The Blackwater Lightship , Dora, Draíocht Arts Centre , County Dublin 2022[43] [44] Breathless Smock Alley Theatre 2014[45] Ribbons by Elaine Murphy , Glenda, Peacock Theatre, Dublin 2013[46] The New Electric Ballroom Druid production, St. Ann's Warehouse , Brooklyn , 2009[47] The House of Bernarda Alba Poncia, Abbey Theatre 2003[48] Prayers of Sherkin by Sebastian Barry , Peacock Theatre 1990[49] The Worm in The Heart by Nell McCafferty , One woman play, Project Arts Centre , Temple Bar 1987[11]
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External links Ruth McCabe at IMDb Ruth McCabe's profile at IrishPlayography.com