Elaine Cassidy (born 31 December 1979) is an Irish actress and is best known for playing the lead character Abby Mills in the American CBS TV series Harper's Island, Felicia in Felicia's Journey opposite Bob Hoskins, Runt in Disco Pigs opposite Cillian Murphy, Lydia in The Others, and Katherine Glendenning in The Paradise.
Irish Film and Television Awards - Audience Award - Best International Actress
Nominations
The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film, Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama, Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, BIFA Award for Best British Short Film
Movies
The Others, Felicia's Journey, Disco Pigs, The Loft, And When Did You Last See Your Father?, The Program, The Lost World, The Bay of Love and Sorrows, Uncle Adolf, A Room with a View, Little White Lie, The Miraculous Year, Watermelon, The Stranger Within Me, Hannah Cohen's Holy Communion, The Truth,...
TV Shows
Harper's Island, The Ghost Squad, Dr Hoo
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Fact
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Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 33, a son Lynott Lord Cassidy on January 23, 2013. Child's father is her husband, Stephen Lord.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 29, a daughter Kíla Lord Cassidy on September 16, 2009. Child's father is her husband, Stephen Lord.
Elaine worked as a Data Entry Clerk for Global Telesystems Group in Ireland before landing her role as Felicia in Felicia's Journey (1999). She also worked as a waitress for two months at a Cork bistro to get her accent right to play Runt in Disco Pigs (2001).
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She has two older sisters
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2001: Named as one of European films' Shooting Stars by European Film Promotion.
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