Bronagh Gallagher was born in 1972 and is a native of
Londonderry (Derry), in Northern Ireland, UK. Gallagher grew up
listening to music that her parents played at home, where she danced with her
brother and sister. This is where the performing really began and where
her love for music blossomed.
Gallagher started acting in school where she was involved in
the school choir and drama productions at Nazareth House Primary and St. Mary's
College in Creggan. She credits these schools for encouraging her in the
positive manner which motivated her to take on acting professionally. The
only non-acting jobs Gallagher had was when she was a teenager, she worked in
vintage clothes and shoe shops While in school she joined the Oakgrove
Theatre Company in Derry.
Gallagher's big break came with the film The Commitments and
since then she has been gainfully employed as an actress and a singer, first
with Andy White (she played the drums and added vocals) and then on her own
touring.
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- Film
- Tara Road~2005 - Polly
- Tristan & Isolde~2004 - Bragnae
- Spin the Bottle~2003 - Rats' Girlfriend
- Skagerrak <Sweet Dreams>~2003 - Sophie
- Thunderpants~2002 - Mrs. Smash
- Wild About Harry~2000 - Miss Boyle
- Most Fertile Man In Ireland, The~1999 - Millicent
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace~1999 -
Radiant VII Cruiser Captain Karol
- This Year's Love~1999 - Carol
- Divorcing Jack~1998 - Taxi Driver
- Painted Angels~1998 - Eileen
- Wicked, Wicked West, The~1998 -
- Mary Reilly~1996 - Annie
- Thumbelina~1994 (live performance model)
- Pulp Fiction~1994 - Trudi (see
Actor Connections - Film)
- You, Me & Marley~1992 - Frances
- Commitments, The~1991 - Bernie McGloughlin, Backup Singer
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- TV
- Bodelfesten~2004 - Herself
- Holy Cross~2003 - Sarah Norton
- Filmland~2003 - Herself (# 1.2) 3/3/03
- Red & Blue~2003 - Sarah Norton
- Sinners~2002 - Kitty Aldridge
- On a Life's Edge~2001 - Zoe
- Fitz, The~2000 - Teddy
- Cry Wolf~1999 - Bambi
- Precious Blood, The~1996 - Sandra Williamson
- Island of Strangers~ -
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Ruffian Hearts~1995
- Shadow of a Gunman~1995 - Minnie Powell
- Over the Rainbow~1993 - Michelle
- Dear Sarah~1989 - Anne Conlon
- Bill, The~1984 -
- Island of Strangers, The~ -
- Flash McVeigh~ - Belle Donna
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- Theatre
- Light~2000 - Chorus(Theatre de
Complicite, UK)
- Dublin Carol~2000 - Mary (The Old Vic, London, UK
; Broadway, NYC, US)
- Caucasian Chalk Circle, The~ -
(Theatre de Complicite, Royal National Theatre, London, UK)
- Street of Crocodiles~1998 - Adela (Theatre
de Complicite, UK; John Jay College, NYC,
US)
- Peer Gynt~1994 - Chorus (Barbican Theatre, London, UK)
- Iceman Cometh, The~ - Pearl (Abbey
Theatre, Dublin, Ireland)
- Portia Coughlan~ - Stacia (Abbey
Theatre, Dublin, Ireland; Royal Court, London)
- Rocky Horror Show, The~ - Columbia (SFX
Centre, Dublin, Ireland)
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- Live Performances
- Bronagh Gallagher tour~2004 (UK)
- Andy White tour~2000 (UK, Italy) drums
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- CDs
- Precious Soul~2004
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- Awards, Honors and
Nominations
- Biarritz
International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
- Rec'd 2004 Golden FIPA Actress for
Holy Cross (shared)
- Bodil Awards:
- Nom 2004 Best Supporting Actress for Skagerrak
- IFTA Awards (Belfast)
- Nom 2003 Best Actress in a Television Drama for Sinners
- Robert Festival:
- Nom 2004 Best Supporting Actress for Skagerrak
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- Miscellany
- 1996 - Was features on a Irish postal stamp as her
character from The Commitments
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- Taught herself to play the drums
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- Sang with Andy White on his self titled album
