| Olivia Nash | |
| Honorific Suffix: | MBE |
| Caption: | Olivia Nash |
| Birth Date: | 1942[1] |
| Birth Place: | Larne, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality: | Northern Irish |
| Occupation: | Actress/Comedienne |
| Years Active: | 1985-present (actress) |
| Known For: | Give My Head Peace |
| Children: | 1 |
Olivia Nash MBE is an actress and performer from Northern Ireland. Nash has appeared on the Northern Ireland scene for over 40 years. Olivia performs on stage, television and radio where she has performed with James Young for 11 years and Northern Ireland comedian Nuala McKeever. She has toured the United States and Canada with the Charabanc Theatre Company, and is best known for her role as ‘Ma’ in the television series Give My Head Peace.
Nash grew up in Larne, with her mother and father, Patsy and Tommy, and her sister Mel. When she left school, she got involved with the Larne Drama Circle and, as of 2019, is still a member.[2]
She and her husband, who died when Nash was 38, had one daughter together, Patricia. She has 3 grandchildren, Gabriel, Daisy and Livi.[2]
Olivia Nash was awarded an MBE for services to theatre and charity in 2006.[3]
Olivia Nash has raised £189,000 for The Children's Hospice with the help of her ‘Mrs Walker’ character. She is also the face of the EHS Wake Up to Waste campaign.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | We'll Support You Evermore | Woman at Farm | TV movie | |
| 1986 | The Daily Woman | Dinner Guest | TV movie | |
| 1987 | First Sight | Peggy | ||
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | McKerr's Mother | TV movie | |
| 1991 | Screenplay | Bag Lady | ||
| Children of the North | McCluskey's Mother | |||
| 1993 | Comedy Playhouse | Mrs Mac | ||
| 1995 | Two Ceasefires and a Wedding | Ma | TV movie | |
| 1997 | The Detectives | Olivia | ||
| 1998-2007, 2016, 2017 - present | Give My Head Peace | Ma | ||
| 2000 | Mad about Mambo | Mrs Hannah | ||
| The Most Fertile Man in Ireland | Ma | |||
| An Everlasting Piece | Eileen McGivern | |||
| 2002 | Puckoon | Maudie O'Toole | ||
| 2003 | I Fought the Law | Sanndra | ||
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | First Woman in Rain | ||
| 2008 | Miss Conception | Cash Till Lady | ||
| 2009 | May's Panto Party | Performer | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Small Change | Mary | Short | |
| 2013 | Blandings | Mrs Rossiter | ||
| Wasted | Aunt Mary | Short | ||
| A Belfast Story | Detective's Wife | |||
| 2016 | V Sign | TV movie | ||
| 2018 | Grace and Goliath | Lily | ||
| 2019 | Island's Apart | Mrs Cecil | Short |