Kathy Rose O'Brien

Kathy Rose O'Brien[1] is an actress from Dublin, Ireland, who has appeared in the Irish television drama Whistleblower, which dealt with the controversial events at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda relating to obstetrician/gynecologist Michael Neary, and in theatre productions including Leaves, The Burial at Thebes, The Birthday Party, The Fall of Herodias Hattigan and The Plough and the Stars. She holds a BA (Hons) in Drama and Theatre Studies from The Samuel Beckett Centre, Trinity College Dublin and graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2006.[2]

Kathy Rose O'Brien
Born
Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present

Theatre

In 2007, O'Brien appeared in the Druid Theatre Company production of Leaves, written by the Belfast playwright and novelist Lucy Caldwell and directed by Garry Hynes.[3][4] For this performance, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in 2007.[5]

She played Rosie Redmond in the Seán O'Casey play, The Plough and the Stars at Dublin's historic Abbey Theatre in 2010[6]

Selected stage credits

Television

In 2008, O'Brien played Marie, a nurse, in the award-winning television drama, Whistleblower, based on actual events at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, County Louth in the 1990s, where Michael Neary, an Irish consultant obstetrician/gynecologist, was struck off the Register of Medical Practitioners for professional misconduct relating to the performance of caesarian hysterectomies.[14]

O'Brien also appeared in the BBC's detective series, George Gently in an episode entitled "Bomber's Moon".[1]

In 2014, she portrayed Sara Shah in the ITV mini-series, Chasing Shadows.

Film

O'Brien's film credits include the short films The Orange (2006) and Daughter of the Brotherhood (2007).

References
  1. IMDB Page – Biography
  2. RADA profiles: Kathy Rose O’Brien Archived 16 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine, RADA. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  3. Druid Theatre Productions. Leaves. Lucy Caldwell, Druid Theatre. Retrieved 21 May 2010
  4. Royal Court Archive: Leaves, Royal Court Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  5. The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards, The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  6. The Plough and the Stars at the Abbey Theatre Archived 18 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine, The Abbey Theatre. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  7. The Birthday Party Archived 25 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine, London Theatre Database. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  8. Dublin Fringe Festival 2007 Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Mr Kolpert. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  9. The Burial at Thebes. Radio Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  10. Triumph of Tragedy, Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  11. Captain Oates’ Left Sock. Finborough Theatre. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  12. Getting a Handel on festival for composer, Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  13. Ellamenope Jones Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Project Arts Theatre. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  14. Whistleblower, Whistleblower cast biographies. Radio Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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