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BIO

Trained at Dublin's Abbey Theatre, she came to prominence in An Trial, the Dublin Theatre Festival's 1965 Gaelic production. The Playboy of the Western World and The Taming of the Shrew at Bristol's Old Vic followed. She originated Maggie in Brian Friel's Lovers which took her to Broadway in 1968. She created Molly Bloom (Tony nom.) in Burgess Meredith's 1973 Broadway production Ulysses in Nighttown, subsequently writing/starring in her award-winning production James Joyce's Women (dir. Meredith). Films: The Others, The Guard, Four Brothers, Some Mother's Son, the forthcoming Supervized. Emmy, three IFTAs, Saturn, Golden Satellite Awards.

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STAGE CREDITS

The Ferryman The Ferryman
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2018
Aunt Maggie Faraway
Ghosts
[Off-Broadway]
1988
Mrs. Alving

Movies

Mr. Patman
[ 1980 ] Abadaba
Voyager from the Unknown
[ 1982 ] Molly Brown
Reflections
[ 1984 ] Mrs. Charlotte Lawless
A State of Emergency
[ 1985 ] Diane Carmody
James Joyce's Women
[ 1985 ] Nora, Harriet Shaw Weaver, others
Youngblood
[ 1986 ] Miss McGill
P.K. and the Kid
[ 1987 ] Flo
Mad at the Moon
[ 1992 ] Mrs. Hill
Money for Nothing
[ 1993 ] Mrs. Coyle
Some Mother's Son
[ 1996 ] Annie Higgins
Waking Ned Devine
[ 1998 ] Annie O Shea
With or Without You
[ 1999 ] Irene
The Others
[ 2001 ] Mrs. Mills
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
[ 2002 ] Teensy
Tears of the Sun
[ 2003 ] Sister Grace
Sexual Life
[ 2004 ] Grandmother
Blessed
[ 2004 ] J. Lloyd Samuel
Man About Dog
[ 2004 ] Olivia
Transamerica
[ 2005 ] Elizabeth
Four Brothers
[ 2005 ] Evelyn Mercer
The Payback
[ 2006 ] Galina
Slipstream
[ 2007 ] Bette Lustig
Yes Man
[ 2008 ] Tillie
The Invention of Lying
[ 2009 ] Martha Bellison
A Christmas Carol
[ 2009 ] Mrs. Dilber
The Guard
[ 2011 ] Eileen Boyle
Kill the Irishman
[ 2011 ] Grace O Keefe
Coming & Going
[ 2011 ] Irma
Tasting Menu
[ 2013 ] Comptessa
Angels Sing
[ 2013 ] Ma
Life's a Breeze
[ 2013 ] Nan
Song of the Sea
[ 2014 ] Granny, Macha
Come Simi
[ 2015 ] Aunt Maxine
Little Secret
[ 2016 ] Barbara
Havenhurst
[ 2016 ] Eleanor
Trash Fire
[ 2016 ] Violet
Birthmarked
[ 2018 ] Mrs. Tridek
Supervized
[ 2019 ] Madera
Sing Me Back Home
[ 2019 ] Marie
Radioflash
[ 2019 ] Maw
The Man from Rome
[ 2022 ] Duquesa Cruz Bruner
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
[ 2023 ] Grandma am
Four Mothers
[ 2024 ]
Mr. K
[ 2024 ] Ruth
Four Mothers
[ 2024 ]
Mr. K
[ 2024 ] Ruth

TV Shows

Brotherhood
Rose Caffee
Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street
Mrs. Hudspith
How the West Was Won
Molly Culhane
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Madeline 'Maddie' Thomas, Sheila Baxter
Lost
Eloise 'Ellie' Hawking, Eloise 'Ellie' Widmore, Eloise Hawking
Marcus Welby, M.D.
Barbara Brendan, Maggie
Murder, She Wrote
Eileen O'Bannon, Fiona Delaney Griffith, Freida Schmidt
Poltergeist: The Legacy
The Older Woman, Narrator
Simon & Simon
Dr. Barbara Bryson, Lydia, Becky
Bodkin
Mother Bernadette
Bodkin
Mother Bernadette
Small Town, Big Story
[ 2025-2025 ] Wendy's Mother (voice)

Awards and Nominations

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2019 - Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Fionnula Flanagan, The Ferryman

Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Fionnula Flanagan, Ulysses in Nighttown

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Amas Musical Theatre To Honor Patricia Birch And Len Cariou At 55th Annual Benefit Ga Photo
Amas Musical Theatre To Honor Patricia Birch And Len Cariou At 55th Annual Benefit Gala Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 29, 2024

Amas Musical Theatre will celebrate its 55th Anniversary at its annual Gala Benefit Concert on Monday, May 13, 2024 at Baruch Performing Arts Center.
Len Cariou & Peter Filichia To Be Honored at 78th Annual Theatre World Awards Photo
Len Cariou & Peter Filichia To Be Honored at 78th Annual Theatre World Awards
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 28, 2024

The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors has announced two of the individuals to be honored at 78th Annual Theatre World Awards to be held on Monday evening, June 10, 2024 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
L.A. Theatre Works Highlights 12½-Hour, Star-Studded, Unabridged Recording Of BABBIT Photo
L.A. Theatre Works Highlights 12½-Hour, Star-Studded, Unabridged Recording Of BABBITT
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2022

In 1987, L.A. Theatre Works took the audio world by storm with a word-by-word recording of “Babbitt,” the seminal novel by Sinclair Lewis, starring Edward Asner in the title role and with a 33-member star-studded ensemble playing all the remaining parts.
David Mamet's THE CHRISTOPHER BOY'S COMMUNION is Streaming Now on BBC Radio 4 Photo
David Mamet's THE CHRISTOPHER BOY'S COMMUNION is Streaming Now on BBC Radio 4
by Stephi Wild - Mar 15, 2021

Joan (Rebecca Pidgeon) is a devout Catholic and a mother, whose son Michael has mutilated the body of his nice Jewish girlfriend. He awaits trial in prison. Joan will stop at nothing to free him, even blackening the dead girl’s character.
BWW Interview: Clark Gregg Navigating From the Marvel Universe Back to David Mamet's Photo
BWW Interview: Clark Gregg Navigating From the Marvel Universe Back to David Mamet's
by Gil Kaan - Feb 10, 2020

An enduring member of the Marvel universe (both cinematic and TV) as Agent Phil Coulson, Clark Gregg will be making his Los Angeles stage acting debut in his long-time friend David Mamet's new play THE CHRISTOPHER BOY'S COMMUNION. Slated for an eleven-performance run at the Odyssey beginning February 13, 2020; this cast includes: Fionnula Flanagan, Dominic Hoffman, William H. Macy, David Paymer, Rebecca Pidgeon and John Pirrucello. I managed to catch Clark for a quick phoner.
David Mamet's THE CHRISTOPHER BOY'S COMMUNION Will Be Staged For the First Time Starr Photo
David Mamet's THE CHRISTOPHER BOY'S COMMUNION Will Be Staged For the First Time Starring William H. Macy and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2020

David Mamet's new play, THE CHRISTOPHER BOY'S COMMUNION, will be staged for the first time, for a limited time only. Featuring a cast, that includes Rebecca Pidgeon, William H. Macy, Clark Gregg and recent Tony Award nominated Fionnula Flanagan, the story follows a grisly murder that has taken place in Central Park. It runs February 13 - 23, 2020 as a guest production at the Odyssey Theatre, for 10 performances only.
THE FERRYMAN Recoups on Broadway Photo
THE FERRYMAN Recoups on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2019

It was announced today that Tony Award winning The Ferryman has recouped its investment on Broadway!
BWW Exclusive: Meet the Smallest Stars on Broadway- The Four Babies of THE FERRYMAN! Photo
BWW Exclusive: Meet the Smallest Stars on Broadway- The Four Babies of THE FERRYMAN!
by Carolan Trbovich - Jun 28, 2019

The Ferryman Casts Broadway's Youngest Stars! Meet Jackson, Alex, Jack & Noelle!
BWW Interview: Now Holley Fain Does the Dazzling in THE FERRYMAN Photo
BWW Interview: Now Holley Fain Does the Dazzling in THE FERRYMAN
by Naomi Serviss - Jun 12, 2019

Fain finds a home as the vibrant, glowing center of a large Irish family in Jez Butterworth's fast-moving three-hour play set in the thick of The Troubles.
Photo Coverage: The Company of THE FERRYMAN Celebrates Their Tony Victory! Photo
Photo Coverage: The Company of THE FERRYMAN Celebrates Their Tony Victory!
by Monroe George - Jun 12, 2019

The cast of the Tony Award-winning Best Play, The Ferryman celebrated their four Tony wins today with a celebratory cake! See the cast, babies and bunnies included, living it up below!
2019 TONY AWARDS: Full Winners List for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards Photo
2019 TONY AWARDS: Full Winners List for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 10, 2019

This is the moment! The American Theatre Wing's 73rd Annual Tony Awards, hosted by James Corden, air live from Radio City Music Hall on the CBS Television Network tonight, honoring theatre professionals for distinguished achievement on Broadway.
Photo Coverage: Stars Shine on the Red Carpet at the 2019 Tony Awards Photo
Photo Coverage: Stars Shine on the Red Carpet at the 2019 Tony Awards
by Jennifer Broski - Jun 9, 2019

The big day is finally here! The stars are shining on the Tony Awards red carpet, and BroadwayWorld's got a first look - check out the first batch of arrivals below, including Camille A. Brown, Robert Horn, and more!
2019 TONY AWARDS: BroadwayWorld's Complete Guide to Tonys Coverage Photo
2019 TONY AWARDS: BroadwayWorld's Complete Guide to Tonys Coverage
by BWW Special - Jun 9, 2019

The 73rd Annual Tony Awards will air on CBS Sunday, June 9th at 8pm and as usual, BroadwayWorld will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tonys Day, Night and Beyond!
2019 TONY AWARDS: A Complete Guide to Tonys Coverage Photo
2019 TONY AWARDS: A Complete Guide to Tonys Coverage
by BWW Special - Jun 9, 2019

One day more! The 73rd Annual Tony Awards will air on CBS tomorrow (tomorrow, we love ya tomorrow!), June 9 at 8pm and as usual, BroadwayWorld will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tonys Day, Night and Beyond!
Tonys Talk: Fionnula Flanagan on How She Got Closer to Aunt Maggie Far Away Photo
Tonys Talk: Fionnula Flanagan on How She Got Closer to Aunt Maggie Far Away
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 5, 2019

It's been over five decades since the first time that 2019 Tony nominee Fionnula Flanagan first graced a Broadway stage. The star of The Ferryman (nominated for nine Tony Awards) made her debut in 1968's Lovers. Now she's back on the stage eight times a week at the the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, where she is giving the performance of a lifetime as Aunt Maggie Far Away.
Photo Coverage: The 2019 Tony Nominees Strut the Red Carpet to Celebrate the Tony Hon Photo
Photo Coverage: The 2019 Tony Nominees Strut the Red Carpet to Celebrate the Tony Honorees!
by Monroe George - Jun 4, 2019

Broadway's biggest night is just around the bend! Before we officially celebrate the Tony Awards, the nominees gathered last night to salute the 2019 Tony Honorees, which this year include: Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Rosemary Harris, Terrence McNally, Harold Wheeler; Special Tony Awards: Marin Mazzie, Sonny Tilders and Creature Technology Company, Jason Michael Webb; Regional Theatre Tony Award: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Palo Alto, CA; Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award: Judith Light; Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre: Broadway Inspirational Voices - Michael McElroy, Peter Entin, FDNY Engine 54, Ladder 4, Battalion 9, Joseph Blakely Forbes.
WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Kristine Nielsen Photo
WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Kristine Nielsen
by Nicole Rosky - May 30, 2019

The Tony Awards are like Christmas in June for theatre lovers, and that makes this year's nominees the reason for the season. This year's Tony nominees transported us with the magic of theatre, and we're saluting their work by taking a closer look at their extraordinary accomplishments. Today we're studying up on Kristine Nielsen!
Photo Coverage: The Stars Arrive at the 69th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards Photo
Photo Coverage: The Stars Arrive at the 69th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards
by Walter McBride - May 24, 2019

Last night, May 23, the Outer Critics Circle Award ceremony was held! BroadwayWorld was there and you can check out all the photos of the stars arriving on the red carpet!
WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Celia Keenan-Bolger Photo
WATCH NOW! Zooming in on the Tony Nominees: Celia Keenan-Bolger
by Nicole Rosky - May 19, 2019

Today we check in with a Tony nominee from To Kill a Mockingbird, the great Celia Keenan-Bolger!
Photo Coverage: New Dramatists 70th Annual Spring Luncheon Honors Nathan Lane Photo
Photo Coverage: New Dramatists 70th Annual Spring Luncheon Honors Nathan Lane
by Walter McBride - May 15, 2019

New Dramatists, Tony Honor recipient and the nation's premier playwright development laboratory, honored three-time Tony Award winner, Nathan Lane, with its 2019 Distinguished Achievement Award at its 70th Annual Spring Luncheon Tribute on Tuesday, May 14th at the New York Marriott Marquis.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Fionnula Flanagan been in?

Fionnula Flanagan has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

How many West End shows has Fionnula Flanagan been in?

Fionnula Flanagan has not appeared in the West End.

What awards has Fionnula Flanagan been nominated for?

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Ferryman, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for The Ferryman and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Ulysses in Nighttown.

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