Aisling O'Sullivan (born in Tralee, County Kerry) is an Irish actress.
Career O'Sullivan attended the Gaiety School of Acting in Dublin and joined the Abbey Theatre in 1991.
Theatre In 2011 and 2012, she toured Ireland with Druid, playing the titular character in Big Maggie by John B. Keane.
At the National Theatre she played in Liolà, Mutabilitie, and The Cripple of Inishmaan."Aisling O'Sullivan", National Theatre
Film and television She played the grieving mother who commits suicide in Six Shooter, playwright Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning short film.
She is familiar to Irish television audiences as Dr. Cathy Costello from Series 1 to Series 5 in the drama series The Clinic.Killeen, Padraic. "Aisling plays a king to unite Munster", Irish Examiner, 23 June 2015
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes1996Michael CollinsGirl in Bed1997The Butcher BoyMa Brady1999The War ZoneCarol2000The AnnouncementLiv2002The One and OnlyJenny2003The ActorsRita2004Six ShooterWoman2008A Film with Me in ItPolicewoman2010SnapSandra2016The Secret ScriptureEleanor Prunty2019Dark Lies the IslandPhylis2022JoyrideMags
Television YearTitleRoleNotes1995Runway OneFrancesTelevision film1995CrackerAileenEpisode: "Best Boys: Part 1"1998The AmericanClaire De CintréTelevision film1999Life SupportDr. Katherine Doone6 episodes2000The Wyvern MysteryVrauTelevision film2000ShockersHelena TurnerEpisode: "Parent's Night"2002Me and Mrs JonesMaxTelevision film2003–2008The ClinicDr. Cathy Costello49 episodes2005The Baby WarMaryTelevision film2010–2013RawFiona Kelly24 episodes2021Frank of IrelandMaelbhinaEpisode: "A Good Few Angry Women"
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