Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
5/24/1923
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Also Known As
Siobhán Giollamhuire Nic Cionnaith
Siobhán McKenna
Biography
Siobhán McKenna (1923-1986) was an acclaimed Irish actress known for her captivating stage and screen performances. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McKenna developed a passion for acting from a young age and went on to become one of Ireland's most celebrated thespians.
After graduating from University College Dublin, McKenna began her professional acting career on the Irish stage, earning critical acclaim for her powerful interpretations of classic roles such as Pegeen Mike in J.M. Synge's "The Playboy of the Western World" and Nora Clitheroe in Sean O'Casey's "The Plough and the Stars." H...
Known For
Doctor Zhivago
as Anna
King of Kings
as Mary
Circasia
as Clown
Hungry Hill
as Kate Donovan
Of Human Bondage
as Nora Nesbitt
The Lost People
as Marie
Philadelphia, Here I Come
as Madge
Cradle of Genius
as Self
Dinocroc
as Waitress #3
Angels in the Annexe
as Betty Jarvis
Daughter of Darkness
as Emily Beaudine
The Winslow Boy
as Catherine Winslow
Fortune in Diamonds
as Anne Hunter
Memed My Hawk
as Iroz
Zhivago: Behind the Camera with David Lean
as Self
The Playboy of the Western World
as Pegeen Mike
Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady
as The Landlady
The Journal of Bridget Hitler
as Bridget Hitler
Juno and the Paycock
as Mrs. Tancred