Rynagh O'Grady

Irish actress (1951–2021)

Rynagh O'Grady
Born	(1951-04-18)18 April 1951 Dublin, Ireland
Died	7 February 2021(2021-02-07) (aged 69) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Actress

Rynagh O'Grady (18 April 1951 – 7 February 2021^[1]) was an Irish actress who was known for her roles of Mary O'Leary in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and Minnie Kennedy in the 1999 film A Love Divided. She trained in the Abbey Theatre School and first appeared on their stage in 1969.^[2]

In Father Ted, she starred alongside Patrick Drury as a husband and wife couple, John and Mary, who constantly argue and fight, but act happily married when talking to the priests.^[3]^[4]

O'Grady died on 7 February 2021, aged 69.^[5]

Partial filmography

Play for Today (1973, TV Series) - Gráinne
Within These Walls (1975, TV Series) - Cathy Rooney
Let's Get Those English Girls (1976) - Doreen
The Glittering Prizes (1976) - Christine
Yanks Go Home (1977, TV Series) - Miss Franklin
The Stud (1978) - Meter Maid (uncredited)
S.O.S. Titanic (1979, TV Movie) - Mary Agatha Glynn
Can We Get On Now, Please? (1980, TV Series)
Number 10 (1983, TV Mini-Series) - Mary Coghlan
Ascendancy (1983) - Rose
The Lilac Bus (1990, TV Movie) - Nancy
The Commitments (1991) - Bernie's Mother
Far and Away (1992) - Olive
The Bill (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. Connor
The Snapper (1993, TV Series) - Neighbour 1
Don't Leave Me This Way (1993, TV Movie) - Viv Hicks
The Bullion Boys (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. O'Brian
The Rector's Wife (1994, TV Mini-Series) - Ella Pringle
Widows' Peak (1994) - Maddie O'Hara, Broome's Maid
Father Ted (1995-1998, TV Series) - Mary O'Leary
Moll Flanders (1996) - Kindly Sister
Night Train (1998) - Winnie
A Love Divided (1999) - Minnie Kennedy
When Brendan met Trudy (2000) - Lynn
The Cassidys (2001, TV Series) - Jane Traynor
Ultimate Force (2002, TV Series) - Mary
Breakfast on Pluto (2005) - Mrs. Coyle
Dorothy Mills (2008) - Mrs. Mc Cllellan
Supervized (2019) - Dolores

References

^ Rynagh O'Grady, Born: 18 April 1951; Died: 7 February 2021, irishtimes.com. Accessed 8 February 2021.(subscription required)
^ "Abbey Theatre and Father Ted actress Rynagh O'Grady dies". RTE News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Ranking the best fights between John and Mary from Father Ted". Joe.ie. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Father Ted actress Rynagh O'Grady passes away". Irish Independent. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Death Notice of Rynagh O'Grady". rip.ie.