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Angeline Ball

She was born on June 28, 1969, in Dublin's Rotunda Hospital. from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Angeline Ball is an Irish actress who currently resides in London, England. She is a trained dancer in ballet, tap and modern dance. Her breakthrough role came in 1991 when she starred as backing singer Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments. Since then she has appeared in various films and television series both in Ireland and in America. Most notably, she played Vada's mother in My Girl 2 for which she sang a rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile". She worked with Alan Parker again when she sang backing vocals for the Evita soundtrack album. Ian La Frenais and Dick Clement wrote the short-lived 1993 TV series Over the Rainbow for her. She also wrote all the music for Over the Rainbow. In 2003 Ball swept the board at the IFTA (Irish Film And Television Awards), winning Best Actress in a TV Program for her portrayal of Nora in the TV series Any Time Now and Best Actress in A Film for her portrayal of "Molly" in Bloom, an adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. In March 2011 she reunited with other Commitments cast members to play a number of gigs culminating with a live concert at the O2 Dublin (formerly The Point Depot). She is currently working on an album and some independent projects. An image of Ball, in character as Imelda Quirke in the film The Commitments, was featured on an Irish postage stamp as part of the Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary series issued by An Post. The image includes her The Commitments co-stars Robert Arkins as Jimmy Rabbitte, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Natalie Murphy and Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin.


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Born:
Jun 28, 1969 In Dublin, Ireland
Movie/TV Credits:
20
First Appeared:
In the movie The Commitments 1991-08-14
Latest Project:
Movie Deadly Cuts 2021-10-08
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Filmography
Movie Deadly Cuts Michelle 2021-10-08
Series Acceptable Risk Detective Sergeant Emer Byrne 2017-09-24
Movie Wifey Redux Saoirse Prendergast 2015-11-03
Movie Albert Nobbs Mrs. Gilligan 2011-12-21
Movie Dead Long Enough Sinead 2006-12-01
Movie The Tiger's Tail Ursula 2006-09-26
Movie Bait Millicent White 2002-02-20
Movie An Angel for May Barbara Collins 2002-08-10
Movie Housebound Mignon 2000-09-02
Movie A Christmas Carol Bella 2000-11-20
Movie The Auteur Theory Carmela Cicero Maresca - Finalist 1999-11-03
Movie The General Tina 1998-05-01
Movie Terror in the Mall Suzanne Price 1998-07-29
Movie The Gambler Mlle. Blanche 1997-10-30
Movie Trojan Eddie Shirley 1996-09-09
Movie Brothers in Trouble Mary 1995-08-23
Movie Two Nudes Bathing Simone 1995-03-24
Movie The Pebble and the Penguin Gwynne / Chinstrap (voice) 1995-04-12
Movie My Girl 2 Maggie Muldovan 1994-02-11
Movie The Commitments Imelda Quirke 1991-08-14
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