Evin Crowley
Evin Crowley | |
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| Born | 5 December 1945 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
Evin Crowley is a Northern Irish actress born 5 December 1945, Bangor. Evin started as a Lyric Player at the home of Mary O'Malley and her husband (later to become the Lyric Theatre, Belfast).
Career[edit]
Evin first appeared on stage from the mid-to-late 1960s.
In 1970, she made her television debut in The Sinners, playing the part of Sister Magdalene.[1] In the same year, she played Moureen in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter.[2][3] Her role was memorable as a mischief-making hussy.[4][5] In the following year, Evin was Nominated for a BAFTA Film Award (Best Supporting Actress) for her role in Ryan's Daughter.[6]
Notable television roles also include that of scullery maid Emily in Upstairs, Downstairs,[7] where Evin was critically praised for her performance in the episode I Dies from Love, wherein; Emily falls for a footman from another home, and is rejected.
Evin also played Biddy Hall in the ABC historical drama Ban Hall (1975).
Filmography[edit]
| Title | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
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| Ryan's Daughter | Moureen | David Lean | 1970 | prominent supporting role |
| Title | Episode # | Role | Director | Year | Notes # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Sinners | The Man Who Invented Sin | Sister Magdalen | Donald McWhinnie | 1970 | Season 1, Episode 2 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | The Dead | Miss Daly | 1971 | Season 3, Episode 7 | |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | On Trial | Emily | Raymond Menmuir | 1971 | Season 1, Episode 1 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | Board Wages | Emily | Derek Bennett | 1971 | Season 1, Episode 3 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | The Path of Duty | Emily | Joan Kemp-Welch | 1971 | Season 1, Episode 4 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | A Cry for Help | Emily | Derek Bennett | 1971 | Season 1, Episode 6 |
| Upstairs, Downstairs | I Dies from Love | Emily | Raymond Menmuir | 1972 | Season 1, Episode 8 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | The Judge's Wife | Peg | James Ferman | 1972 | Season 8, Episode 8 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | God Send Sunday | Meg | 1972 | Season 5, Episode 7 | |
| Within These Walls | When the Bough Breaks | Theresa O'Donovan | Christopher Hodson | 1974 | Season 1, Episode 11 |
| South Riding | The Number of Our Days | Miss Vane | Alastair Reid | 1974 | Season 1, Episode 11 |
| Churchill's People | King Alfred | Fat Legs | Herbert Wise | 1975 | Season 1, Episode 4 |
| Ben Hall | 13 episodes | Biddy Hall | Don Chaffey | 1975 | Season 1, Episodes 1-13 |
| Softly, Softly: Taskforce | At Risk | Joan Fisher | Frank Cox | 1976 | Season 8, Episode 10 |
References[edit]
- ^ Ulster Actors Evin Crowley
- ^ Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean By Gene D. Phillips Ryan's Daughter (Faraway Productions/A.G. Films/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970)
- ^ Télérama Drame, La fille de Ryan
- ^ Ulster Actors Evin Crowley
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Epic Films By Constantine Santas, James M. Wilson, Maria Colavito, Djoymi Baker 468 Ryan's Daughter
- ^ "Evin Crowley". IMDb.
- ^ Ocala Star Banner Jan 19-25, 1974 Page 2 TV Week COVER
External links[edit]
- Evin Crowley at IMDb
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