Deirdre O'Kane
Biography
Deirdre O'Kane is an Irish actress and stand-up comedian. Born in Drogheda, County Louth, she entered stand-up in 1996 and reached the finals of that year's BBC New Comedy Awards. Her Edinburgh Festival appearances have been annual since, and in 2001 she performed both a solo show, Deirdre O'Kane is Crystallized, and a two-hander, Tis Pity She's Anonymous. She has also appeared at festivals in Melbourne, Adelaide and Kilkenny. On stage, she began as an actress and played leading roles such as Mary in Juno and the Paycock, Daphne in Present Laughter, and Miss Funny in At the Black Pig's Dyke. Her films include Intermission (2003), as Noeleen, and the 2014 biopic Noble. On television, she hosted The Lounge, appeared in Paths to Freedom, Fergus's Wedding and Moone Boy, narrated Gogglebox, judged The Big Deal, and launched The Deirdre O'Kane Show in 2021.
58years old
Turns 59 on March 25in 135 days
- Born Drogheda
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 20 years1997 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017The LodgersIMDb rating 5.1
- 2005Boy Eats GirlIMDb rating 4.9
- 2003IntermissionIMDb rating 6.8
- 1997I Went DownIMDb rating 6.7
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First role
In 1996 Deirdre O'Kane started performing as a stand-up comic, and that same year she made it to the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards.
Beyond film
O'Kane has performed at the Edinburgh Festival every year since, and in 2001 she did both her solo show, Deirdre O'Kane is Crystallized, and the two-hander Tis Pity She's Anonymous.
Deirdre O'Kane movies on Netflix
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Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Online
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