CATHERINE BYRNE
Height: 5′ 5”
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Green
Awards & Nominations:
Nominated by Drama Desk Award /Outer Critics Circle Award for ‘Molly Sweeney’ in 1996.
Nominated by Drama League Award 2004 for ‘Eden’.
Winner of the Irish Theatre Award for Best Actress 1986-87 for ‘The Plough and The Stars’ / ‘Yerma’.
Member of The Irish Theatre Company 1975-1979
Member of The Abbey Theatre Company 1980-1990
| Production | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Origin | Pia | YouTube Premium | Paul W.S. Anderson |
| Nightflyers | Sister (1) | Gaeta/Rosenzweig Films | Andrew McCarthy |
| Inspector Jury | Mrs Manning | IJ Four Productions DAC | Marcus Ulbricht |
| Fair City | Dr. Judith Dillon | R.T.E. | Various |
| Love-Hate | Josephine | R.T.E. | David Caffrey |
| Single Handed – The Drowning Man | Brede | R.T.E. | Anthony Byrne |
| The Tudors | Alice More | Maple Film Productions | Various |
| The Last Furlong | Tuppy | R.T.E. | John Carney |
| The Clinic | Tara O'Rourke | R.T.E. | Liz Gill |
| The Great Ceili War | Bernie | Ceili Productions IOM | John Irvin |
| A Tale of Two Isaacs | Catherine Storey | Renay Limited. | David Devine |
| Upwardly Mobile | Molly | R.T.E. | Various |
| Ballykissangel | Nora | BallyKea Productions | Dermot Boyd |
| Production | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forever in my Heart | Alice | Hallmark Films | Steven R Monroe |
| The Last Right | Aunty Meg | Last Right Productions DAC | Aoife Crehan |
| The Boys from The County Clare | Bernie | Ceili Productions | John Irvin |
| A Tale of Two Isaacs | Catherine Story | Ranay Limited | David Devine |
| Kidnapped | Flora | Kidnapped Productions | Ivan Passer |
| A Man Of No Importance | Woman on canal | Little Bird Productions | Suri Krishnamana |
| Fools of Fortune | Sister Rowan | Channel 4 | Pat O'Connor |
| Taffin | Shirley | Rafford Films | Francis Megahy |
| Eat the Peach | Nora | Strongbow Films | Peter Ormrod |
| S.O.S. Titanic | Bridget Bradley | EMI Films | William Hale |
| Production | Role | Company | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wonder of You (Tiny Plays 24/7) | Ma | Fishamble Theatre Company | Jim Culleton |
| The Unmanageable Sisters | Angie | The Abbey Theatre | Graham McLaren |
| In Our Veins | Esther | Bitter Like a Lemon and Abbey Theatre co-production | Maisie Lee |
| The Unmanageable Sisters | Angie | The Abbey Theatre | Graham McLaren |
| The Chastitute | Eva Kishock | Gaiety Theatre | Michael Scott |
| Something Unspoken | Cornelia | Bewley's Café Theatre | Maisie Lee |
| The Field | Maggie Butler | The Gaiety Theatre | Padraic McIntyre |
| Trojan Women | Andromache | City Theatre Dublin | Michael Scott |
| Eden | Breda | The Irish Repertory Theatre (New York) | John Tillinger |
| Electra | Clytemnestra | The Project Theatre | Frank McGuinness |
| Dolly West's Kitchen | Esther | The Abbey Theatre / Old Vic London | Patrick Mason |
| Give Me Your Answer Do ! | Daisy | The Abbey Theatre | Brian Friel |
| Old Times | Kate | The Gate Theatre | Kevin Billington |
| Aristocrats | Judith | The Gate Theatre / New York | Joe Dowling |
| Molly Sweeney | Molly | The Gate Theatre / New York / London | Brian Friel |
| The Plough and the Stars | Bessie Burgess | The Abbey Theatre | Ben Barnes |
| Yerma | Yerma | The Abbey Theatre | Michael Attenborough |
| Wonderful Tennessee | Angela | The Abbey Theatre / New York | Patrick Mason |
| Dancing at Lughnasa | Chrissy | The Abbey Theatre / London / New York | Patrick Mason |
| The Plough and the Stars | Nora | The Gaiety Theatre | Joe Dowling |
| Homeland | Various | Abbey Theatre | Paul Mercier |
| A Little Bit of Blue | The Mother | Lane Productions | Paul Mercier |
| Pilgrims in the Park | Ruth | Fishamble Theatre Co. | Jim Culleton |
| Electra | Clytemnestra | B*spoke Theatre Co. | Frank McGuinness |
| A Life | Mary | Abbey Theatre (Tour) | Ben Barnes |
| Dolly West's Kitchen | Esther | Condensed Theatre (London) | Patrick Mason |
| Moonlight and Music | One-Woman Show | Fishamble Theatre Co. | Caroline Fitzgerald |
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