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Marie Kean
Actress 1918 - 1993

Marie Kean

Rush, Dublin, Ireland

Marie Kean was an Irish stage and screen actress, with a career spanning over 40 years, The Stage called her one of Ireland's most impressive actresses, and "an artist of considerable emotional depth and theatrical command."

Filmography

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7 titles
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Jack Clayton 1987 1h 56m 5.0

A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. She makes a sad last bid for love with a fellow resident of her rundown boarding house, who imagines she has the money to bankroll the business he hopes to open.

The Dead

The Dead

John Huston 1987 1h 23m 7.6

Gabriel Conroy and wife Gretta attend an early January dinner with friends at the home of his spinster aunts, an evening which results in an epiphany for both of them.

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Stanley Kubrick 1975 3h 8m 8.5

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

David Lean 1970 3h 26m 8.4

Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

Roman Polanski 1966 1h 52m 7.9

A fugitive and his partner invade a recluse's castle.

Girl with Green Eyes

Girl with Green Eyes

Desmond Davis 1964 1h 31m

A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author twice her age.

The Big Gamble

The Big Gamble

Richard Fleischer, Elmo Williams 1961 1h 40m

Irish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.

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