Elaine Cassidy Wiki Biography
Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper’s Island, Felicia in Felicia’s Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, Lydia in The Others, and Katherine Glendenning in The Paradise.
| Full Name | Elaine Cassidy |
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Date Of Birth | December 31, 1979 |
| Died | February 21, 2014, Orange, Australia |
| Place Of Birth | Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Height | 5′ 2″ (1.57 m) |
| Profession | Actress |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Stephen Lord |
| Children | Kila Lord, Lynott Lord Cassidy |
| Parents | Dermot Cassidy, Phyllis Cassidy |
| Siblings | Edele Cassidy, Gillian Cassidy |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0144187 |
| Awards | Irish Film and Television Awards – Audience Award – Best International Actress |
| Nominations | The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, BIFA Award for Best British Short Film |
| Movies | The Others, Felicia’s Journey, Disco Pigs, The Loft, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, The Program, The Lost World, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Uncle Adolf, A Room with a View, Little White Lie, The Miraculous Year, Watermelon, The Stranger Within Me, Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion, The Truth,… |
| TV Shows | Harper’s Island, The Ghost Squad, Dr Hoo |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 33, a son Lynott Lord Cassidy on January 23, 2013. Child’s father is her husband, Stephen Lord. |
| 2 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 29, a daughter Kíla Lord Cassidy on September 16, 2009. Child’s father is her husband, Stephen Lord. |
| 3 | Dancer in the Dark (2000) and The Mission (1986) are some of her favorite films. |
| 4 | Speaks Irish, English, Spanish, and German. |
| 5 | Elaine worked as a Data Entry Clerk for Global Telesystems Group in Ireland before landing her role as Felicia in Felicia’s Journey (1999). She also worked as a waitress for two months at a Cork bistro to get her accent right to play Runt in Disco Pigs (2001). |
| 6 | She has two older sisters |
| 7 | 2001: Named as one of European films’ Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Guitar | announced | Sorcha (rumored) | |
| Strangeways Here We Come | post-production | Steph Nolan | |
| Mum’s List | 2016 | Rachel | |
| Property of the State | 2016 | Margaret | |
| National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses | 2016 | Madame de Tourvel | |
| No Offence | 2015-2016 | TV Series | DC Dinah Kowalska |
| The Program | 2015/II | Betsy Andreu | |
| The Loft | 2014 | Ellie Seacord | |
| The Paradise | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Katherine Weston Katherine Glendenning |
| Hannah Cohen’s Holy Communion | 2012 | Short | Rachel Cohen |
| The Miraculous Year | 2011 | TV Movie | Brona McKinney |
| Just Henry | 2011 | TV Movie | Maureen |
| Harper’s Island | 2009 | TV Series | Abby Mills |
| Dr Hoo | 2009 | TV Series | Zara |
| Little White Lie | 2008 | TV Movie | Annie Mulcahy |
| A Room with a View | 2007 | TV Movie | Lucy Honeychurch |
| When Did You Last See Your Father? | 2007 | Sandra | |
| The Truth | 2006 | Candy | |
| The Ghost Squad | 2005 | TV Series | Detective Amy Harris |
| Fingersmith | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Maud Lilly |
| Uncle Adolf | 2005 | TV Movie | Geli Raubal |
| Watermelon | 2003 | TV Movie | Anna Ryan |
| The Bay of Love and Sorrows | 2002 | Carrie Matchett | |
| The Lost World | 2001 | TV Movie | Agnes Cluny |
| The Others | 2001 | Lydia | |
| Disco Pigs | 2001 | Runt – Sinead | |
| Felicia’s Journey | 1999 | Felicia | |
| The Sun, the Moon and the Stars | 1996 | Shelley | |
| Mission Top Secret | 1995 | TV Series | Mary |
| The Stranger Within Me | 1994 | Short | Michelle |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casting ‘Harper’s Island’ | 2009 | Video short | Herself |
| One by One: The Making of ‘Harper’s Island’ | 2009 | Video short | Herself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 6th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself – Award Nominee |
| 3rd Irish Film and Television Awards | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Herself |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television | Harper’s Island (2009) |
| 2003 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Feature Film | Disco Pigs (2001) |
| 2001 | EFP Shooting Star | Berlin International Film Festival | Ireland. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role – Drama | No Offence (2015) |
| 2014 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Supporting Actress – Television | The Paradise (2012) |
| 2009 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role in Television | Little White Lie (2008) |
| 2008 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Feature Film | And When Did You Last See Your Father? (2007) |
| 2005 | IFTA Award | Irish Film and Television Awards | Best Actress in Television | Fingersmith (2005) |
| 2002 | British Independent Film Award | British Independent Film Awards | Best Actress | Disco Pigs (2001) |
| 2000 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama | Felicia’s Journey (1999) |
| 2000 | Genie | Genie Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Felicia’s Journey (1999) |