Rachel Pilkington Explained

Rachel Pilkington
Birth Name:Rachel Carson Pilkington
Birth Date:28 November 1974[1]
Birth Place:Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation:Actress
Yearsactive:1997–

Rachel Carson Pilkington (born 28 November 1974) is an Irish actress.[2]

Career

In 2004, Pilkington received an IFTA nomination in the Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Film/TV category for her role in The Clinic.[3] She has been playing the role of Jane Black in RTÉ soap opera Fair City since 2013.[4]

Personal life

She is the daughter of the actor Joe Pilkington who played Eamonn Maher in the television serial, The Riordans.[5] She is divorced and has a child.[6] Pilkington follows a vegan diet.[7]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRole
1997–2000GlenroeJennifer Crosby
1998Mystic Knights of Tir Na NogVillage Mother
1999Trí Scéal Young Eileen
2003–2009The ClinicKeelin Geraghty Donaghue
2012Keys to the CityDenise
2013ScúpBríd
2013–2023Fair CityJane Black

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28th November (15 yrs from now) Note: The "15 yrs from now" remark is made in jest.. Rachel Pilkington Twitter. 4 November 2014. 28 March 2017.
  2. Web site: Rachel Pilkington. Actors and Movers. Actors and Movers – Halina Froudist. 25 May 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120323121335/http://www.actorsandmovers.com/female/rachel_pilkington.html. 23 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Winners 2004 . . 6 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Rachel Pilkington as Jane Black and Sean Doyle as Callum Black in Fair City (2013). Stills Library. RTÉ Archives. 28 March 2017.
  5. News: Galway actor forever linked to Riordans. The Irish Times. 10 July 1999. 28 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Rachel Pilkington 'ready to date' again after the end of her marriage. Kayla. Walsh. 26 June 2019. RSVP Live.
  7. Web site: Vegan actress Rachel Pilkington makes the cover of Ireland's biggest selling magazine. Vegan Future Twitter Account. 26 August 2014. 28 March 2017.