Rynagh O'Grady explained

Rynagh O'Grady
Birth Date:	18 April 1951
Birth Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:	Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:	Actress

Rynagh O'Grady (18 April 1951 – 7 February 2021^[1]) was an Irish actress who was known for her roles of Mary O'Leary in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and Minnie Kennedy in the 1999 film A Love Divided. She trained in the Abbey Theatre School and first appeared on their stage in 1969.^[2]

In Father Ted, she starred alongside Patrick Drury as a husband and wife couple, John and Mary, who constantly argue and fight, but act happily married when talking to the priests.^{[3] [4]}

O'Grady died on 7 February 2021, aged 69.^[5]

Partial filmography

• Play for Today (1973, TV Series) - Gráinne
• Within These Walls (1975, TV Series) - Cathy Rooney
• Let's Get Those English Girls (1976) - Doreen
• The Glittering Prizes (1976) - Christine
• Yanks Go Home (1977, TV Series) - Miss Franklin
• The Stud (1978) - Meter Maid (uncredited)
• S.O.S. Titanic (1979, TV Movie) - Mary Agatha Glynn
• Can We Get On Now, Please? (1980, TV Series)
• Number 10 (1983, TV Mini-Series) - Mary Coghlan
• Ascendancy (1983) - Rose
• The Lilac Bus (1990, TV Movie) - Nancy
• The Commitments (1991) - Bernie's Mother
• Far and Away (1992) - Olive
• The Bill (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. Connor
• The Snapper (1993, TV Series) - Neighbour 1
• Don't Leave Me This Way (1993, TV Movie) - Viv Hicks
• The Bullion Boys (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. O'Brian
• The Rector's Wife (1994, TV Mini-Series) - Ella Pringle
• Widows' Peak (1994) - Maddie O'Hara, Broome's Maid
• Father Ted (1995-1998, TV Series) - Mary O'Leary
• Moll Flanders (1996) - Kindly Sister
• Night Train (1998) - Winnie
• A Love Divided (1999) - Minnie Kennedy
• When Brendan met Trudy (2000) - Lynn
• The Cassidys (2001, TV Series) - Jane Traynor
• Ultimate Force (2002, TV Series) - Mary
• Breakfast on Pluto (2005) - Mrs. Coyle
• Dorothy Mills (2008) - Mrs. Mc Cllellan
• Supervized (2019) - Dolores

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/people/rynagh-o-grady-obituary-actor-best-known-as-one-half-of-bickering-couple-in-father-ted-1.4495000 Rynagh O'Grady, Born: 18 April 1951; Died: 7 February 2021
2. Web site: Abbey Theatre and Father Ted actress Rynagh O'Grady dies. 9 February 2021. RTE News. 9 February 2021.
3. News: Ranking the best fights between John and Mary from Father Ted . 9 February 2021 . Joe.ie.
4. Web site: Father Ted actress Rynagh O'Grady passes away. 9 February 2021. Irish Independent. 9 February 2021.
5. Web site: Death Notice of Rynagh O'Grady. rip.ie.