Ruth McCabe explained

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.

Filmography

• Small Town, Big Story (TV Series) 2024^[11]
• That They Might Face the Rising Sun 2023^[12]
• Aisha Mrs. Keegan 2022^[13]
• Joyride Noreen 2022^[14]
• Women on the Verge (TV series) Aunty Bronagh 2018^[15]
• Damo and Ivor:The Movie 2018^[16]
• Victoria & Abdul Mrs. Tuck 2017^[17]
• Damo and Ivor (TV Series) Grano 2013–14
• Life of Crime (TV series) (TV Series) Rose Woods 2013^[18]
• Run & Jump Conor's mother 2013^[19]
• Foyle's War (episode: "The Cage") 2013^[20]
• Lucan (Mini series) Nanny Roberts 2013^[21]
• Philomena Mother Barbara 2013^[22]
• Wake Wood Peggy O'Shea 2009^[23]
• Single-Handed (TV Series) Eithne Driscoll 2007-10^{[24] [25]}
• The Street (TV Series, 1 episode "Sean & Yvonne") Mary2006^[26]
• Breakfast on Pluto Ma Braden 2005^{[27] [28]}
• Inside I'm Dancing Annie 2004^[29]
• The Blackwater Lightship Dr. Louise 2004
• An Everlasting Piece Mrs. O'Neill 2001^[30]
• Sinners (TV Movie) 2002^[31]
• The Closer You Get/American Women Mary Mulligan 2001^{[32] [33]}
• Wild About Harry Lily 2000^[34]
• Relative Strangers (Mini Series) 1999^[35]
• Talk of Angels O'Toole 1998^[36]
• Silent Witness (TV Series) Wyn Ryan 1996–98
• Crossroads of Laredo (short) Barbara 1995
• Circle of Friends Emily Mahon 1995^[37]
• Takin' Over the Asylum (TV Series) Rosalie Gerrity 1994^[38]
• The Snapper Kay Curley 1993^[39]
• Hostages Elaine Spence 1992^[40]
• Fair City (TV Series) Kay McCoy 1989 - 1992^[41]
• My Left Foot Mary 1989

Theatre work

• The Blackwater Lightship, Dora, Draíocht Arts Centre, County Dublin 2022^{[42] [43]}
• Breathless Smock Alley Theatre 2014^[44]
• Ribbons by Elaine Murphy, Glenda, Peacock Theatre, Dublin 2013^[45]
• The New Electric Ballroom Druid production, St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, 2009^[46]
• The House of Bernarda Alba Poncia, Abbey Theatre 2003^[47]
• Prayers of Sherkin by Sebastian Barry, Peacock Theatre 1990^[48]
• The Worm in The Heart by Nell McCafferty, One woman play, Project Arts Centre, Temple Bar 1987^[49]

External links

• • Ruth McCabe's profile at IrishPlayography.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 6 March 2014 . Fact File Clones . Independent.ie.
2. Web site: October 17, 2023 . What The Cast Of The Snapper Look Like 29 Years Later . Evoke.ie.
3. Web site: December 30, 2021 . Daniel Day Lewis missed Haughey's 'My Left Foot' gala dinner . Independent.ie.
4. Web site: May 30, 2022 . Silent Witness: why did these former stars leave the show? . HELLO!.
5. Web site: January 21, 2001 . The real McCoy . Independent.ie.
6. Web site: Irish Film & Television Awards Winners 2003 . 11 January 2009 . Irish Film and Television Academy.
7. Web site: Any Time Now . IFTN.ie.
8. Web site: awards photo . gstatic.com.
9. Web site: 2011 . IFTA winners 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140311223045/http://www.ifta.ie/awards/iftawinners2011.html . 2014-03-11 . . Wayback Machine.
10. Web site: August 27, 2020 . King of the Castle playwright and author, Eugene McCabe dies aged 90 . BreakingNews.ie.
11. Web site: October 24, 2023 . New comedy drama shot in Wicklow coming to SKY in 2024 - WicklowNews . wicklownews.net.
12. Web site: That They May Face The Rising Sun - Members' Screening . IFTA.ie.
13. Web site: May 16, 2023 . Aisha .
14. News: Corr . Alan . August 1, 2022 . Olivia Colman passes the Irish accent test in Joyride . RTÉ TEN.
15. Web site: Ruth McCabe . British Comedy Guide.
16. Web site: Film Review | Torturous Damo and Ivor: The Movie - A Big Step Backwards for Irish Comedy . HeadStuff.
17. Web site: Weintraub . Steve . 27 September 2017 . Eddie Izzard on Victoria & Abdul and Voicing Voldemort in LEGO Batman Movie . Collider.com.
18. Web site: Life of Crime (2013) . The A.V. Club.
19. Web site: Lemire . Christy . Run & Jump movie review * film summary (2014) . RogerEbert.com.
20. Web site: Exclusive: Irish Cast Join 'Foyle's War' As Production Gets Underway In Dublin | The Irish Film & Television Network . IFTN.ie.
21. News: Television: Not so lucky Lord Lucan . The Irish Times.
22. Web site: IFTA Events | Irish Film & Television Academy | Irish Film & Television Awards . IFTA.ie.
23. News: Moon . Aileen . 21 March 2011 . Interview: 'Wake Wood' Writer Brendan McCarthy . Iftn.ie.
24. Web site: December 27, 2023 . Where Are They Now? The Cast Of Everyone's Favourite Irish Film The Snapper . Extra.ie.
25. News: August 10, 2009 . What lies beneath . . 49.
26. Web site: 25 March 2021 . The Street. S01 E06. Sean & Yvonne . Dailymotion.
27. Web site: April 14, 2023 . From Star Trek to Father Ted: What the stars of The Snapper did next . Independent.ie.
28. Web site: Callan Takes Breakfast On Pluto . RTÉ Archives.
29. Web site: Inside I'm Dancing - Screen Ireland . ScreenIreland.ie.
30. Sheehy . Ted . 2001 . An Everlasting Piece . . 38 . . 80 (Apr/May.
31. Web site: Sinners (2002) . Letterboxd.com.
32. Book: . 8 . Flynn . Roderick . Brereton . Patrick . Patrick Brereton . 2007 . Historical Dictionary of Irish Cinema . ebin.pub . 978-0810855571.
33. Web site: Fitzsimons . Craig . The Closer You Get . Hotpress.com.
34. Web site: British Council Film: Wild About Harry . film-directory.britishcouncil.org.
35. Web site: Relative Strangers: The Irish in Film . IrishFilm.net.
36. Web site: Hamm . Nick . Talk of Angels | Film Review | Spirituality & Practice . SpiritualityAndPractice.com.
37. Web site: Circle of Friends (1995) - Cast & Crew on MUBI . Mubi.com.
38. Web site: Takin' Over The Asylum cast and crew credits . British Comedy Guide.
39. News: Schickel . Richard . 1993-06-12 . The chaos of life, Irish-style. . . 89 . 142 . 24 . 0040-781X . .
40. Web site: Ruth McCabe : Actress - Films, episodes and roles on digiguide.tv . DigiGuide.
41. Web site: Fair City Episode One . RTÉ Archives.
42. Web site: O'Hanlon . Alison . September 17, 2022 . The Dráioct presents: The Blackwater Lightship . Dublin Gazette.
43. Best Man Speech Template, Irish Actress Ruth McCabe & Garth Brooks' Goodbye Ireland AM (18/09/22) . . September 2022 . 1:11:57.
44. Web site: 3 February 2014 . Watch Gaybo . Independent.ie.
45. Web site: Irish Theatre Magazine | Reviews | Current | Love in a Glass Jar | Ribbons . ITMArchive.ie.
46. Web site: The New Electric Ballroom at St. Ann's Warehouse 2009 . AboutTheArtists.com.
47. Web site: Fricker . Karen . April 16, 2003 . The House of Bernarda Alba . The Guardian.
48. Web site: February 9, 1990 . Abbey The National Theatre Peacock Stage 'Prayers of Sherkin' ... . . NLI.ie.
49. Web site: The Worm In The Heart . RTÉ Archives.