出生于爱尔兰的戈尔韦，她11岁时和父母一起搬去了英国的雷丁。没几年她又回到了戈尔韦，主要从事戏剧工作。最出名的角色是在爱尔兰首都都柏林的盖特剧院出演萨洛米（注：马太福音中的）。
She was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland. Her roles include Victoria in Unleashed (2005), and Kate Kelly in the 2003 film Ned Kelly. She also appeared in Intermission (2003) and as Octavia of the Julii in the HBO/BBC series Rome and as Masha in The Last Station (2009) In 2001, she originated the role of Mairead in the The Lieutenant of Inishmore by Martin McDonagh which she performed at The Royal Shakespeare Company and The Atlantic Theatre Company, New York. For this production she recorded the song The Patriot Game with The Pogues. In the same year, at the age of 19, she played the role of Ophelia in Hamlet, making her the youngest actress to ever play that role for the RSC. In 2009, she appeared in another play by Martin McDonagh The Cripple of Inishmaan for which she won a Lucille Lortel award and a Drama Desk award.
斯蒂芬·瑞（Stephen Rea），英国演员，1946年10月31日出生于北爱尔兰，代表作品有电影《哭泣游戏》、《爱到尽头》、《漂亮宝贝》等。
