Kate O'Toole (actress)
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Kate E. O'Toole is an Irish
actress. She is the daughter of actors Peter O'Toole
and Siân Phillips
and was named after Katharine Hepburn
. . Although born in England, her passport and birth certificate are both Irish as she was registered with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs overseas births.
' Summer and Smoke
at the Apollo Theatre
, London, and is cast in Channel 4's
Forgiven. She appeared in the first and third season of the Showtime series The Tudors
as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.
She was nominated for Best Actress at the Irish Times Theatre awards for her role as Eleanor in Rough Magic Theatre Company's production of Terry Johnson's Dead Funny. She won Best Actress UK in the Barclays/Arts Council Theatre Awards for her performance as 'B' in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women
(Lyric theatre, Belfast).
with Donald Sutherland and U2's Larry Mullen.
Other film credits include The Last Furlong
(2011), Possession
(2002), Dancing at Lughnasa
(1998), Get Well Soon
(BBC TV series), Eden
, Laughter in the Dark
, Possession
, 32a
, and John Huston's last film, The Dead
. his critically acclaimed adaptation of James Joyce's short story. She appeared in RTE television's reality cookery programme The Restaurant
where she succeeded in winning four out of a possible five stars.
She is executive producer of the short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski
She is board chairwoman of Ireland's highly acclaimed film festival, the Galway Film Fleadh.
O'Toole lives in Clifden
, Connemara
, Ireland
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
actress. She is the daughter of actors Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus Lorcan O'Toole is an Irish actor of stage and screen. O'Toole achieved stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia, and then went on to become a highly-honoured film and stage actor. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, and holds the record for most...
and Siân Phillips
Siân Phillips
Jane Elizabeth Ailwên "Siân" Phillips, CBE, is a Welsh actress.-Early life:Phillips was born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Neath Port Talbot, Wales, the daughter of Sally , a teacher, and David Phillips, a steelworker-turned-policeman...
and was named after Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress of film, stage, and television. In a career that spanned 62 years as a leading lady, she was best known for playing strong-willed, sophisticated women in both dramas and comedies...
. . Although born in England, her passport and birth certificate are both Irish as she was registered with the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs overseas births.
Career
O'Toole appeared in a 2006 West End production of Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
' Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke is a two-part, thirteen-scene play by Tennessee Williams, originally titled Chart of Anatomy when Williams began work on it in 1945. In 1964, Williams revised the play as The Eccentricities of a Nightingale...
at the Apollo Theatre
Apollo Theatre
The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfield, and the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street, its doors opened on 21 February 1901 with the American...
, London, and is cast in Channel 4's
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
Forgiven. She appeared in the first and third season of the Showtime series The Tudors
The Tudors
The Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
as Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.
She was nominated for Best Actress at the Irish Times Theatre awards for her role as Eleanor in Rough Magic Theatre Company's production of Terry Johnson's Dead Funny. She won Best Actress UK in the Barclays/Arts Council Theatre Awards for her performance as 'B' in Edward Albee's Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women
Three Tall Women is a play by Edward Albee, which won the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Albee's third.-Characters:* A: She is a very old woman in her 90s. She is thin, autocratic, proud, and wealthy. She also has a mild case of Alzheimer's disease. * B: B is A's 52 year-old version, to whom she...
(Lyric theatre, Belfast).
Filmography
In 2010 she filmed a remake of Patrice Leconte's classic L'homme du trainL'homme du train
L'homme du train is a 2002 French crime-drama film directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Jean Rochefort and Johnny Hallyday...
with Donald Sutherland and U2's Larry Mullen.
Other film credits include The Last Furlong
The Last Furlong
The Last Furlong is a short-lived Irish comedy-drama television series which was aired on RTÉ from November 14 to December 19, 2005. Originally created by Simon Delaney and co-written with director Kieran Carney, the series dealt with Diogo Bernardo Furlong , a Portuguese cabaret singer and...
(2011), Possession
Possession
In law, possession is the control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it. A person may be in possession of some property...
(2002), Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in Ireland's County Donegal in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Evans, the narrator...
(1998), Get Well Soon
Get well soon
Get well soon may refer to:* Get Well Soon , British sitcom* Get Well Soon , German band...
(BBC TV series), Eden
Eden
Eden may refer to:* Garden of Eden, a place described in the biblical book of Genesis-Film and television:* Eden , a character from the Aladdin television series...
, Laughter in the Dark
Laughter in the Dark
Laughter in the Dark is a novel written by Vladimir Nabokov and serialised in Sovremennye Zapiski released in 1932....
, Possession
Possession
In law, possession is the control a person intentionally exercises toward a thing. In all cases, to possess something, a person must have an intention to possess it. A person may be in possession of some property...
, 32a
32A
32A is a 2007 feature film, directed by Marian Quinn, from her own script. It was shot principally in Dublin, with additional footage in Roscommon and Sligo....
, and John Huston's last film, The Dead
The Dead
The Dead may refer to:* The dead, those who have experienced death* 'The Dead' , by Rupert Brooke* "The Dead" , by James Joyce* The Dead , adapted from Joyce's story* James Joyce's The Dead, Broadway musical...
. his critically acclaimed adaptation of James Joyce's short story. She appeared in RTE television's reality cookery programme The Restaurant
The Restaurant
The Restaurant is a reality television series that aired on NBC in 2003, with a second season broadcasting in 2004. The series had encore presentations on CNBC and Bravo....
where she succeeded in winning four out of a possible five stars.
She is executive producer of the short film Good Luck, Mr. Gorski
She is board chairwoman of Ireland's highly acclaimed film festival, the Galway Film Fleadh.
Personal life
In November 2008 Ms O'Toole was convicted of driving whilst drunk and disqualified from driving for three years. Her blood sample showed that she was three times over the legal drink drive limit.O'Toole lives in Clifden
Clifden
Clifden is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara's largest town, it is often referred to as "the Capital of Connemara". It is located on the Owenglen River where it flows into Clifden Bay...
, Connemara
Connemara
Connemara is a district in the west of Ireland consisting of a broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of County Galway.-Overview:...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
.