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Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

34 movies on Netflix

Biography

Fionnula Flanagan is an Irish actress who began her career on the Dublin stage, taking the lead in An Triail, an Irish-language play staged at the Damer Theatre in 1964, and winning a Jacob's Award in 1965 for its television adaptation. Her performance as Gerty McDowell in the film of Ulysses in 1967 established her as an interpreter of James Joyce, and she played Molly Bloom in the Broadway production Ulysses in Nighttown, a role that brought a Tony Award nomination. She wrote and starred in the one-woman show James Joyce's Women, later filmed, playing all six main female roles. On television she won an Emmy for Rich Man, Poor Man and a further nomination for How the West Was Won, and she played Eloise Hawking in Lost. She appeared opposite Nicole Kidman in The Others (2001) and later returned to Broadway in The Ferryman, earning a second Tony nomination.

84years old

Turns 85 on December 10in 59 days

  • Born Dublin
  • Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21

Movie Career

Films
34
Career span
49 years1976 to 2025

Genres

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  1. First role

    Flanagan's acting debut came in 1964 at the Damer Theatre, playing the lead in Máiréad Ní Ghráda's Irish-language play An Triail. She won a 1965 Jacob's Award for her performance in the Teilifís Éireann television adaptation.

Fionnula Flanagan movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Others2001 Fantasy, Horror, Thrilleras Mrs. Bertha Mills

    IMDb rating 7.6432K votes

  2. Yes Man2008 Comedy, Romanceas Tillie

    IMDb rating 6.8409K votes

  3. Song of the Sea2014as Granny / Machavoice

    IMDb rating 8.069K votes

  4. The Invention of Lying2009as Martha Bellison

    IMDb rating 6.4158K votes

  5. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023as Grandma’am

    IMDb rating 6.6190K votes

  6. Transamerica2005as Elizabeth Schupak

    IMDb rating 7.343K votes

  7. Four Brothers2005as Evelyn Mercer

    IMDb rating 6.8171K votes

  8. Waking Ned Devine1998as Annie O'Shea

    IMDb rating 7.330K votes

Most often with

Pat Shortt appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Pat Shortt, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Pat ShorttJeffrey Tambor, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jeffrey TamborBrendan Gleeson, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Brendan GleesonPhilip Seymour Hoffman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Philip Seymour HoffmanRob Lowe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Rob LoweJim Carrey, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jim Carrey

Films together

  • Pat Shortt3 films together, 2004 to 2014
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  • Jeffrey Tambor2 films together, 2007 to 2009
    Jeffrey Tambor's page
    • The Invention of Lying2009IMDb rating 6.4Flanagan as Martha BellisonTambor as Anthony
    • Slipstream2007IMDb rating 4.8Flanagan as Bette LustigTambor as Geek / Jeffrey / Dr. Geekman
  • Brendan Gleeson2 films together, 2011 to 2014
    Brendan Gleeson's page
    • Song of the Sea2014IMDb rating 8.0Flanagan as Granny / MachavoiceGleeson as Conor / Mac Lirvoice
    • The Guard2011IMDb rating 7.3Flanagan as Eileen BoyleGleeson as Gerry Boyle
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman2 films together, 1993 to 2009
    Philip Seymour Hoffman's page
  • Rob Lowe2 films together, 1986 to 2009
    Rob Lowe's page
    • The Invention of Lying2009IMDb rating 6.4Flanagan as Martha BellisonLowe as Brad Kessler
    • Youngblood1986IMDb rating 6.2Flanagan as Miss McGillLowe as Dean Youngblood
  • Jim Carrey2 films together, 2008 to 2009
    Jim Carrey's page
    • A Christmas Carol2009IMDb rating 6.8Flanagan as Mrs. DilbervoiceCarrey as Scrooge / Ghost of Christmas Past / Scrooge as a Young Boy / Scrooge as a Teenage Boy / Scrooge as a Young Man / Scrooge as a Middle Aged Man / Ghost of Christmas Present / Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
    • Yes Man2008IMDb rating 6.8Flanagan as TillieCarrey as Carl
  • Also two films together5 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Fionnula Flanagan's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.4 billion

17 of the 34 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 34 films: 17 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 9 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 9Figure not found

Top grosser

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023as Grandma’am$337 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes2023as Grandma’am
    $337M24.2% of the total
  2. 2
    A Christmas Carol2009as Mrs. Dilber (voice)
    $325M23.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Yes Man2008as Tillie
    $223M16.0% of the total
  4. 4
    The Others2001as Mrs. Bertha Mills
    $210M15.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Four Brothers2005as Evelyn Mercer
    $92M6.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood2002as 'Teensy' Melissa Whitman
    $74M5.3% of the total
  7. 7
    Waking Ned Devine1998as Annie O'Shea
    $44M3.1% of the total
  8. 8
    The Invention of Lying2009as Martha Bellison
    $32M2.3% of the total
The Guard (2011), $19.6 millionYoungblood (1986), $15.4 millionTransamerica (2005), $13.4 millionMan About Dog (2004), $2.6 millionKill the Irishman (2011), $1.2 millionMoney for Nothing (1993), $1.0 millionSong of the Sea (2014), $857,522Havenhurst (2016), $289,299Slipstream (2007), $27,769

$54.4 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 4% of the total

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Fionnula Flanagan's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama SeriesWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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