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Anna Manahan

1924-10-18 – 2009-03-08 (age 84) County Waterford, Ireland
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Biography

Anna Maria Manahan (18 October 1924 – 8 March 2009) was an Irish stage, film and television actress.

Manahan received two Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play nominations for her performances in the 1968 production of Lovers and the 1998 production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, the latter for which she won at the 52nd Tony Awards.

Manahan was also nominated for two Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, and an Outer Critics Circle Award in her career spanned more than 60 years. She interpreted the works of, among others, Seán O'Casey, John B. Keane, John Millington Synge, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Martin McDonagh, Christy Brown, and Brian Friel.

Known For

All Dogs Go to Heaven
All Dogs Go to Heaven

1989

as Stella Dallas (voice)

Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans

1981

as A Stygian Witch

Fatal Inheritance
Fatal Inheritance

1991

as Mrs. Griffith

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006

as Hanna (segment "Lovers")

Hear My Song
Hear My Song

1991

as Mrs McGlinchy

A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities

1980

as Vengeance

The Treaty
The Treaty

1991

as Woman 2

A Business Affair
A Business Affair

1994

as Bianca

A Man of No Importance
A Man of No Importance

1994

as Mrs Grace

Ulysses
Ulysses

1967

as Bella Cohen

Juno and the Paycock
Juno and the Paycock

1980

as Mrs. Maisie Madigan

Lucky
Lucky

1974

as Mother

The Rug
The Rug

1985

as Narrator (voice)

She Didn't Say No!
She Didn't Say No!

1958

as Maggie Murphy

Katie: The Year of a Child
Katie: The Year of a Child

1979

as Maggie Donoghue

The Country Girls
The Country Girls

1983

as Mrs Burns

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The Glory Hole

1982

as Mary Higgins