Amy-Joyce Hastings (born 24 September 1980) is an Irish actress who was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film at the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards for her performance in Who We Love.
Early life and career Amy-Joyce Hastings was born in Ireland to parents Robert and Catríona Hastings.Official Site Taking a very early interest in acting she enrolled in drama classes at the Gaiety School of Acting when it opened in Dublin in the late 1980s. Here she was scouted by Bond movies casting director Debbie McWilliams and eventually cast in the role of Geraldine Quinton in Fools of Fortune opposite Julie Christie, Iain Glen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
A couple of years later, following two final rounds of casting at London's Pinewood Studios she narrowly lost out on the role of Mary Lennox in Warner Bros' The Secret Garden, directed by Agnieszka Holland. Continuing dance and acting classes throughout her younger years, she appeared in a variety of productions and made regular appearances on RTÉ youth interest television programs such as Jo Maxi and Pajo's Junkbox, as well as reviewing children's films for the Pat Kenny radio show.
In 1998 she was shortlisted for the title role in a film – adapted from another William Trevor novel – Felicia's Journey, directed by Atom Egoyan. However she elected instead to train for three years at the Samuel Beckett Centre in Trinity College Dublin – Ireland's first and only acting degree course. She graduated with a distinction in 2001, and began a full-time acting career.
She has worked in film, television and theatre. Hastings' first role was as a child actor in the 1990 film Fools of Fortune directed by Pat O'Connor.Filmography. HASTINGS, Amy. ftvdb.bfi.org.uk (16 April 2009). Retrieved on 2012-11-02.
She featured in Season 1 of The Tudors alongside Henry Cavill.
She has appeared in a number of independent films such as Brit flick Little Deaths (which premiered at Film4 Frightfest and the SXSW festival in the US) and in the lead role of Kate Loughlin in Romantic Comedy The Callback Queen'Callback Queen' Casts Ryan, O'Meallaigh & Hastings. Iftn.ie (5 April 2011). Retrieved on 2012-11-02. which received a US run at George R. R. Martin's Jean Cocteau Cinema in February 2014 and was nominated for two IFTA awards in 2016 following its domestic cinema release. She played Iseult in Len Collin's film Sanctuary, which scored a 100% rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website from critics and was proclaimed the Best Irish Feature Film of 2017 by the Dublin Film Critics' Circle. She can currently be seen in The Green Sea, starring Katharine Isabelle and directed by Randal Plunkett. She has also starred in a number of award-winning short films, and received the 2017 Underground Cinema Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Oonagh in the IFTA Nominated LGBT drama Lily.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes1990Fools of FortuneGeraldine Quinton1997NicolaShort film2003Sex and SensibilityMariaVideo2006Double TakeAgent Amanda SharpeVideo2007W.C.Helen2007Poetic LicenseAoifeShort film2008DualityDr. Sarah O'ConnorShort film2009LillianShort film2010DancerAnnaShort film2011Little DeathsLucy2013Kate Loughlin2014Duets2014Thin AirCara2014Footsteps of AngelsCharlotte2016LilyOonaghNominated Best Live Action Short Film 2017 IFTA Film & Drama Awards Winner Best Supporting Actress, Underground Cinema Awards Dublin 20172016SanctuaryIseultWinner Dublin Film Critics Circle Award 20172016The Gaelic CurseKelly2017ParfumAvaShort film2017The Family WaySandraShort film2019Close to Nothing At AllAva CollinsShort film2021The Green SeaVicky 2021 Who We Love OonaghNominated Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards
Television Year Title Role Notes1995Finbar's ClassCrystal4 episodes2005Electrocutioner / Buster Cherry's WifeEpisodes: "Dead Funny", "Truth or Die"2007CinephiliaJan HarlanTV film2007The TudorsMole Girl1 episode: Message to the Emperor2010Sheila O'BriainEpisodes: "Brother", "Good Mule"2010An Cúpla CorrLinda
Theatre career
Hastings has many stage credits in both the UK and Ireland. Amongst these are roles as Carol in OleannaThe conjuring conundrum is magic. independent.ie (3 April 2005). Retrieved on 2012-11-02. by David Mamet, Estelle Rigault in No ExitEvent Guide by Jean-Paul Sartre, Cathy Calhoun in the first European production of Orange Flower WaterEvent Guide by Craig Wright, and the world premiere of The Night Garden, developed by the Royal National Theatre Studio and first performed at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter.The Night Garden. Dynamiclisting.com. Retrieved on 2 November 2012.
Her Shakespeare credits include the role of Regan in King Lear and most recently Miranda in The Tempest in July 2013. During March and April 2012, Hastings played the role of real life Titanic stewardess Violet Jessop in the world premiere of the first full-length stageplay about the Titanic; Iceberg – Right Ahead! at London's Gatehouse Theatre to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Titanics maiden voyage.The Stage / Reviews / Iceberg Right Ahead!. Thestage.co.uk (28 March 2012). Retrieved on 2012-11-02.
References
External links
Amy-Joyce Hastings Official website