Siobhán McCarthy explained

Siobhán McCarthy
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Siobhán McCarthy
Birth Date:1957 11, df=y
Origin:Dublin, Ireland
Occupation:Singer, actress
Years Active:1978–present

Siobhán Mary Ann McCarthy (born 6 November 1957 in Dublin) is an Irish television and stage actress.

Career

McCarthy portrays Roisin Connor in ITV1's Prison drama Bad Girls. Her other television credits include Lovejoy, The Big Battalions and Holby City.

McCarthy originated the roles of the Mistress in Evita in 1978 in London's West End, before later returning to the show to play the title role. In between, Siobhan joined the vocal harmony group Wall Street Crash (1980–1983) where she performed several times at London's Talk of the Town, at the Casino in Monte Carlo, and in two Royal Variety Performances (1980 and 1982). She was also the first to play Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! in 1999, for which she was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical.[1] [2]

Other roles include leads as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Svetlana in the original London production of Chess, Fantine in Les Misérables, Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar and Deborah Warner's Medea.[3]

More recently she played the roles of Velma Von Tussle in the London production of Hairspray (February 2010 – March 2010) and Joanne in the Southwark Playhouse revival of Stephen Sondheim's Company.

In 2017, she received a Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical nomination for her performance as Mrs. Lovett in the Off-Broadway revival of .[4]

Personal life

She married the theatrical sound designer Andrew Bruce in 1986 and lives in London with her husband and two children.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992The Big BattalionsLizzie GoodhewMiniseries (5 episodes)
1993LovejoyCarrie"Irish Stew" (S4E10)
1993All or Nothing at AllDianeMiniseries (3 episodes)
1993Horse OperaTeresaTV movie
2002Bad GirlsRoisin ConnorSeries 4 (regular role, 13 episodes)
2005Holby CityMeg Townsend"It's Kinda Rock 'n' Roll" (S7E27)
2010Governor O'Brien"Survivor" (S3E5)
2011Holby CitySuzy Kilbride"Out on a Limb" (S13E38)
2017The Perfect CatchCustomer #1TV movie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olivier Winners 2000 . Olivier Awards . en-GB . 2020-04-19.
  2. Web site: Siobhan McCarthy Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos . www.broadwayworld.com . en . 2020-04-19.
  3. Web site: Medea . Isherwood . Charles . 2002-10-03 . Variety . en . 2020-04-19.
  4. Web site: 2017 Lucille Lortel Awards Nominees & Recipients . The Lucille Lortel Awards . en-US . 2020-04-19.