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Eileen Walsh is a Actor Irlandaise born on 16 april 1977 at Cork (Irlande)
Eileen Walsh (born 16 April 1977) is an Irish actress.
In 2008, Walsh won an award for Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda, a lonely housewife whose willpower is put to the test in the film Eden.
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Eileen Walsh
Biography
Born and raised in Cork, Ireland, Walsh was raised in a Catholic household, and had no intention of becoming an actress, until she followed in the footsteps of her elder sister, who was also an actress, and young Eileen began to attend theatre workshops. Her first break came when, as a student, she landed the role of Runt in the stage version of Disco Pigs, which received rave reviews. Subsequent movies have included When Brendan Met Trudy, The Magdalene Sisters, and The End.In 2008, Walsh won an award for Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda, a lonely housewife whose willpower is put to the test in the film Eden.
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The Children Act (2018)
, 1h45Directed by Richard Eyre
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Jason Watkins, Ben Chaplin, Eileen Walsh, Anthony Calf
Roles Naomi Henry
Rating66%
Fiona Maye est juge aux affaires familiales à la Haute Cour de justice d’Angleterre et du pays de Galles. Accaparée par son métier, elle délaisse son mari, qui lui annonce qu'il va la tromper.
Maze (2017)
, 1h32Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Historical, Crime
Actors Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Barry Ward, Martin McCann, Niamh McGrady, Eileen Walsh
Roles Kate Marley
Rating58%
1983, Irlande du Nord. Maze est l'une des prisons de haute sécurité les plus modernes et les mieux gardées d'Europe. Elle est surtout célèbre pour avoir été celle d'une grande proportion de prisonniers politiques issus de l'IRA. En septembre 1983, Larry Marley arrête sa grève de la faim qui avait pour but de protester contre les conditions de détention des membres de l'IRA. Il est aussitôt incarcéré dans la prison de Maze où il est surveillé par le gardien Gordon Close. Ce dernier échappe de justesse à une tentative de meurtre et manque de mourir. Au sein de Maze, les tensions sont vives entre prisonniers catholiques et protestants loyalistes. Alors qu'il apprend que son fils se rapproche de l'IRA comme lui, Larry décide d'organiser une évasion massive des détenus. Mais il n'a pas d'autre choix que de se rapprocher du maton Gordon. Dès lors, alors que le temps presse pour s'enfuir, un jeu de manipulation s'installe entre les deux hommes que tout oppose et dont ils ne ressortiront pas indemnes.
Triage (2009)
, 1h39Directed by Danis Tanović
Origin Irlande
Genres Drama, War, Thriller
Themes Political films
Actors Colin Farrell, Paz Vega, Alicja Bachleda-Curuś, Christopher Lee, Kelly Reilly, Branko Đurić
Roles Dr. Christopher
Rating64%
Set in 1988, Mark Walsh (Colin Farrell) is a photojournalist who has earned a reputation for working in some of the most unforgiving locations on Earth. When his editor Amy (Juliet Stevenson) asks him to cover Saddam Hussein's campaign against the Kurds, Mark takes the assignment and thinks little of it. His wife Elena (Paz Vega) is considerably more concerned. Mark and his friend and fellow photographer David (Jamie Sives) head off to the war full of confidence. Mark takes photographs of brutally injured soldiers and of a doctor who shoots them dead to spare their suffering. Later on, Mark is seen mildly injured in what he claims to be an accident in the river and he then comes home alone after being separated from David. Elena notices that he is like a different person, gaunt and unable to relax.
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
, 1h54Directed by Peter Mullan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about slavery, Films about religion
Actors Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone, Geraldine McEwan, Eileen Walsh, Peter Mullan, Frances Healy
Roles Crispina
Rating76%
Set in Ireland, beginning in 1964, so-called 'fallen' women were considered sinners who needed to be redeemed. The film follows the stories of four young women - Margaret (raped by her cousin), Bernadette (too beautiful and coquettish), Rose (an unmarried mother) and Crispina (an intellectually disabled unmarried mother) - who are all forced by their families or caretakers into the Magdalene Asylum.
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
, 2h12Directed by Douglas McGrath
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure
Actors Charlie Hunnam, Jim Broadbent, Christopher Plummer, Jamie Bell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Cumming
Roles The Infant Phenomenon
Rating70%
In a prologue we are introduced to the Nicklebys, who enjoy a comfortable life in the Devon countryside until the father dies and leaves his family with no source of income. Nineteen-year-old Nicholas, his mother, and his younger sister Kate venture to London to seek help from their wealthy, cold-hearted uncle Ralph, an investor who arranges for Nicholas to be hired as a tutor at Dotheboys Hall in Yorkshire and finds Kate work as a seamstress.
When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
, 1h35Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Flora Montgomery, Peter McDonald, Maynard Eziashi, Marie Mullen, Pauline McLynn, Don Wycherley
Roles Siobhan
Rating64%
Brendan (Peter McDonald) is a shy, reserved teacher who takes his profession seriously. Away from the classroom, he has a love of films and classical music. One night, after practising with his church choir, he meets Trudy (Flora Montgomery), a bright, witty and free-spirited woman whom he believes is a Montessori teacher. Despite the differences in their personalities, the two begin a relationship. Brendan is unaware that his new girlfriend is actually a burglar, and is shocked when Trudy asks him to prove his love by helping her on one of her 'jobs'. Brendan is torn between his feelings for Trudy, and the desire to do what is right. Throughout his relationship with her, Brendan slowly begins to discover himself, and realises that there is more to life than music and movies.
Janice Beard 45 WPM (1999)
, 1h21Directed by Clare Kilner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Eileen Walsh, Patsy Kensit, Eddie Marsan, Rhys Ifans, Sandra Voe, David O'Hara
Roles Janice Beard
Rating60%
Janice n'est pas comme les autres. Sa naissance propulse son père dans l'au-delà et plonge sa mère dans les affres de l'agoraphobie. A vingt-trois ans, elle décide de partir a Londres faire fortune et d'offrir a sa mère la cure qui la sauvera de sa phobie. La tête pleine de rêves de grandeur, elle passe d'un poste d'inéerimaire a un autre, jusqu'à ce que son amie Violet la fasse entrer comme secrétaire intérimaire chez un constructeur automobile. Bientôt, sa fantaisie et sa franchise gagnent le coeur de ses collègues.
Miss Julie (1999)
, 1h43Directed by Mike Figgis
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Eileen Walsh, Heathcote Williams, Joanna Page
Roles Servant
Rating61%
Midsummer night, 1894, in northern Sweden. The complex structures of class bind a man and a woman. Miss Julie, the inexperienced but imperious daughter of the manor, deigns to dance at the servants' party. She's also drawn to Jean, a footman who has traveled, speaks well, and doesn't kowtow. He is engaged to Christine, a servant, and while she sleeps, Jean and Miss Julie talk through the night in the kitchen. For part of the night it's a power struggle, for part it's the baring of souls, and by dawn, they want to break the chains of class and leave Sweden together. When Christine wakes and goes off to church, Jean and Miss Julie have their own decisions to make.
The Van (1996)
, 1h40Directed by Stephen Frears
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Cooking films, Sports films, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, La précarité, Films about automobiles, Association football films
Actors Colm Meaney, Rúaidhrí Conroy, Brendan O'Carroll, Eileen Walsh, Marie Mullen, Jon Kenny
Roles Crushed Girl
Rating66%
Set in "Barrytown", a fictitious working-class quarter of Dublin. Brendan "Bimbo" Reeves gets laid off from his job as a baker. With his redundancy cheque, he buys a van and sells fish and chips with his best mate, Larry. Due, in part, to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well. But the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo and his wife, Maggie behave more and more like typical bosses. Larry believes that Maggie is the cause of the strained friendship, as he thinks she is pushing Bimbo away from him. The van is closed down because of poor hygiene by health inspector, Des O'Callaghan. Bimbo thinks that Larry told the Health Board about the van, leading to a fight between the two. Larry quits the job, despite Bimbo's best efforts to get him back. Bimbo then drives the van into the sea, so as to win his friendship with Larry back.
Letter to Brezhnev (1985)
, 1h34Directed by Chris Bernard
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Alfred Molina, Peter Firth, Margi Clarke, Ken Campbell, Angela Clarke, Eileen Walsh
Roles Mother
Rating66%
Teresa et Elaine habitent a Kirby, petite agglomeration a quelques kilometres de Liverpool. Teresa travaille dans une fabrique de poulets, Elaine ne travaille pas. Apres avoir fauche le porte-monnaie d'un malabar elles partent a Liverpool. Elles rencontrent dans un bar deux marins russes. Pour Elaine c'est l'amour et elle decide de rejoindre Peter en Russie. Tout le monde s'oppose a son depart alors elle ecrit a Brejnev qui lui envoie un billet d'avion. Un film dans la veine de "My Beautiful Laundrette" qui sont la preuve d'une "nouvelle vague" britannique.