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Ger Ryan

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Ger Ryan is an Irish film and television actress, whose credits include Queer as Folk, Family, The War of the Buttons, The Van, Moll Flanders, Intermission and Little Dog.[1][2]

Career

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Ryan has twice been nominated for a Royal Television Society Award for Family and Amongst Women,[3] and received several nominations in the Irish Film and Television Awards, including for Amongst Women, Intermission and The Return.[citation needed] She is also a recipient of a Belfast Telegraph EMA Award in for her work on A Place with the Pigs and Song of the Yellow Bittern. In 2007, she received an IFTA for her work on the two-part docu-drama, Stardust, by RTÉ.[4][5] She also played Margie McEvoy in the BBC drama series, The Street.[6] She later played the role of Maeve Harte in RTÉ's drama series, Raw, and that of Mary Carroll in the 2013 romantic comedy, The Callback Queen.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 The Courier Assistant in Jewellers
1991 The Commitments Pawnbroker
1994 War of the Buttons Fergus' Mum
1996 The Van Maggie
1996 Moll Flanders Orphanage Woman
1997 Driftwood Woman
1999 A Love Divided Anna Walsh
2003 Intermission Maura
2005 Frozen Elsie
2007 Exodus Batya Mann
2008 Dorothy Eileen McMahon
2009 Happy Ever Afters Bridie
2010 Five Day Shelter Jackie
2012 Keys to the City Jo
2013 Hummingbird Mother Superior
2013 The Callback Queen Mary Carroll
2013 The Food Guide to Love Anna
2014 Love, Rosie Alice Dunne
2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Mrs. Dickens
2019 Rialto Kathleen

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1989 Fair City Bernie Kelly Episode #1.1
1994 Family Paula Spencer 4 episodes
1996 Kavanagh QC Maggie Warwick Episode: "A Sense of Loss"
1997 Plotlands Grainne Mulligan 6 episodes
1998 Amongst Women Rose 4 episodes
1999 Oliver Twist Mrs Sowerberry 1 episode
1999, 2000 Queer as Folk Margaret Jones 2 episodes
2000 Forgive and Forget Ruth O'Neil Television film
2000 Deceit Molly Sinclair 2 episodes
2000–2005 Fat Friends Aisling Rymer 3 episodes
2001 Shades Efa Sullivan Episode #1.2
2001–2002 On Home Ground Maureen Fitzpatrick 5 episodes
2002 No Tears Siobhan Cassidy Miniseries
2002 Clocking Off Maggie / Shirley Episode: "Gary's Story"
2002 Sinners Niamh Television film
2003 The Clinic Ann Connell Episode #1.6
2003 The Return Maggie Lynch Television film
2005 Malice Aforethought Constance Torr
2006 Stardust Christine Keegan 2 episodes
2006–2009 The Street Margie McEvoy 6 episodes
2007 Damage Liz Maher Television film
2007 Prosperity Vera 2 episodes
2010–2013 Raw Maeve Harte 18 episodes
2011 The Body Farm Teresa Quinn Episode #1.6
2012 Hit & Miss Claire
2018–2019 Little Dog Sylvia Ross 15 episodes
2020 The South Westerlies Noreen 6 episodes
2021 Three Families Kathleen Nolan 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "CBC Media Center - Bios - Ger Ryan". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Little Dog - Cast - Ger Ryan". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Winners". rts.org.uk. Royal Television Society. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "IFTA Film & Drama Awards 2016 - Actress In A Supporting Role Film". ifta. Irish Film & Television Academy. 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Winners Of The 4th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards". ifta.ie. Irish Film & Television Academy. 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Q&A With IFTA Winning Actress Ger Ryan". iftn.ie. Irish Film and Television Network. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Where are they now? The cast of RTÉ's restaurant drama Raw". evoke.ie. Associated Newspapers (Ireland) Limited. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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