Edna O'Brien

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Female

Birthday

12/15/1930

Place of Birth

Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland

Edna O'Brien

Biography

Edna O'Brien was an Irish novelist, playwright, poet, and writer for film and television.

Known For

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

as Self

Wild Decembers

Wild Decembers

as Woman in church (uncredited)

The Hard Way

The Hard Way

as Kathleen

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

as Self - Writer

Mother Ireland

Mother Ireland

Unknown Role

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

as Self

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

as Self

Career Timeline

2025

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story

as Self

2021

Hemingway

as Herself – Writer

2019

Edna O'Brien: Fearful... and Fearless

as Self

2017

Anjelica Huston on James Joyce: A Shout in the Street

as Self - Writer

2009

Wild Decembers

as Woman in church (uncredited)

2004

À mi-mots: Edna O'Brien

as Self

1980

The Hard Way

as Kathleen

1979

Question Time

as Herself - Panellist

1976

Mother Ireland

Role unknown

1967

Tonite Let's All Make Love in London

as Self