Deirdre O'Kane

Deirdre O'Kane

Deirdre O'Kane originally from Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland, became a stand-up comic in 1996 and got into the finals of the BBC New Comedy Awards of that year. She has played at the Edinburgh Festival every year since including 2001 where she not only performed her own solo show, Deirdre O'Kane is Crystallized, but also the two-hander Tis Pity She's Anonymous. She has also played The Melbourne, Adelaide and Kilkenny Cat Laughs Festivals and has toured the Middle East, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Prague, Brussels and London. O'Kane began her career as an actress and has played every major theatre in Ireland as well as touring in Australia, Canada and the UK. Leading roles include Mary in Juno and the Paycock (National Theatre), Miss Funny in At the Black Pig's Dyke (Druid Theatre Co.) and Daphne in Present Laughter (Gate Theatre).

Television credits include hosting the ten-part TV series of stand-up comedy and sketches called The Lounge (RTE) which included guests such as Rich Hall, Adam Hills, Jeff Green and Dara Ó Briain. She also played the role of Fiona in Owen O'Neills sit-com The Fitz (BBC).

In 2001 O'Kane (described in the Sunday Times as "absolutely superb")[1] played the leading role of Helen in Paths to Freedom, a six-part spoof-documentary for RTÉ/BBC Choice and starred in the RTÉ comedy series, Fergus's Wedding.

She portrayed the role of Noeleen in the 2003 motion picture Intermission, directed by John Crowley.[2]

Notes and references

  1. ^ Deirdre O'Kane. nyt.co.uk. Retrieved on July 05, 2008.
  2. ^ Deirdre O' Kane - Her Brilliant Career!. RTÉ, 2008. Retrieved on July 05, 2008.

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