Susan Lynch facts for kids

Susan Lynch (born in 1971) is a talented actress from Northern Ireland. She has appeared in many movies and television shows. You might know her from films like Waking Ned Devine (1998), Ready Player One (2018), and Downton Abbey (2019).

She is a highly respected actress who has won several awards for her work. In 2020, The Irish Times newspaper named her one of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Early Life and Education

Susan Lynch was born in Corrinshego, a village in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Her mother was from Italy, and her father was from Ireland. She is one of five children, and her older brother, John Lynch, is also a famous actor.

To become a professional actress, Susan trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, a very famous acting school.

Acting Career

Susan Lynch has had a successful career in movies, television, and on stage. She began acting professionally in the early 1990s.

Stage Acting

In 2004, she performed in a play called The Night Season at the Royal National Theatre in London. A few years later, in 2008, she had a leading role in the play The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre.

Film and Television Roles

Susan has played a wide variety of characters on screen. In 2000, she starred as Nora Barnacle in the movie Nora. The film tells the story of Nora and her husband, the famous Irish writer James Joyce.

She also appeared in the popular TV show Happy Valley as Alison Garrs. The show's writer, Sally Wainwright, said she wrote the part of Alison specifically for Susan.

Some of her other well-known roles include:

• Maggie O'Toole in the comedy film Waking Ned (1998)
• Liz Stride in the mystery film From Hell (2001)
• Angstrom in a 2018 episode of Doctor Who called "The Ghost Monument"
• Aunt Alice in the science-fiction movie Ready Player One (2018)
• Miss Lawton, a queen's maid, in the Downton Abbey movie (2019)

Personal Life

Susan Lynch was married to fellow actor Craig Parkinson. In 2016, they were living in Painswick, Gloucestershire, a town in England. The couple separated in 2019.

Awards and Recognition

Susan's acting has earned her many awards. She has won three Irish Film and Television Academy Awards. One of these was for Best Actress for her role in the movie Nora.

She also won a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 2003 film 16 Years of ....

In 2020, her talent was recognized when The Irish Times placed her at number 42 on its list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

Selected Filmography

Here are some of the many movies and TV shows Susan Lynch has been in.

Notable Films

• The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) - as Selkie
• Interview with the Vampire (1994) - as Paris Vampire
• Waking Ned (1998) - as Maggie O'Toole
• Nora (2000) - as Nora Barnacle
• Beautiful Creatures (2000) - as Dorothy
• From Hell (2001) - as Liz Stride
• Duane Hopwood (2005) - as Gina
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) - as Annette Fleming
• Ready Player One (2018) - as Aunt Alice
• Downton Abbey (2019) - as Miss Lawton
• Here Are the Young Men (2020) - as Lynn Connolly

Notable Television Shows

• Cracker (1993) - as Tina O'Brien
• Ivanhoe (1997) - as Rebecca
• Amongst Women (1998) - as Maggie
• Bodies (2004) - as Maria Orton
• Agatha Christie's Marple (2010) - as Sybil Stamfordis
• Great Expectations (2011) - as Molly
• Happy Valley (2016, 2023) - as Alison Garrs
• Killing Eve (2018) - as Anna
• Doctor Who (2018) - as Angstrom
• Save Me (2018–2020) - as Stace
• ... Education (2020) - as Tara Gibbs
• Unforgotten (2021) - as DCC Liz Baildon

See also

In Spanish: Susan Lynch para niños