Fiona Victory (born 1952) is an Irish actress. Her television roles include Louise Daly in Bracken (1980), Harriet Wright in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982), Maeve Phelan in The Hanging Gale (1995) and Dr Annie Robbins in Dangerfield (1997). She has also appeared in the films Return to Oz (1985) and Swept from the Sea (1997).
Fiona Victory | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Dublin, Ireland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1972–2001 |
| Spouse | Kenneth Cranham |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Gerard Victory (father) |
In 1990, Victory won the Best Actress award at the Dublin Theatre Festival, for her portrayal of Kitty O'Shea in the play of the same name at the Peacock Theatre.[1]
Personal life
editFiona Victory is the daughter of the Irish composer Gerard Victory, who was Head of Music for Raidió Teilifís Éireann.[2]
She is married to the Scottish actor Kenneth Cranham[3] and they have one daughter, Kathleen.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Commuter Husbands | Meditating girl | |
| 1974 | On the Game | Giulia Barucci | |
| 1984 | Champions | Helen | |
| 1985 | Return to Oz | Mombi III | |
| 1997 | Swept from the Sea | Mrs. Smith |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1972 | Tales From the Lazy Acre | Girl in church / Miss Delahunty | Episodes: "Stone Cold Sober" "The Bitter Pill" |
| 1980–1981 | Bracken | Louise Daly | 8 episodes |
| 1981 | Bergerac | Doctor Leon | Episode: "Relative Values |
| 1981–1982 | Nanny | Mrs. Persse / Fin Perse | Episodes: "Now Look What You've Done" (1981) "A Twist of Fate" (1982) |
| 1982 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Harriet Wright | 9 episodes |
| 1983 | Jemima Shore Investigates | Chloe | Episodes: "A Splash of Red" Parts 1 & 2 |
| 1985 | Murder of a Moderate Man | Annie | Mini series, 5 episodes |
| 1985 | Coming Through | Alice Dax | TV movie |
| 1988 | Final Run | Kate | 4 episodes |
| 1988 | Rockliffe's Folly | Harriet Dawson | Episode: "Lie of the Land" |
| 1988 | A Dinner of Herbs | Jane | TV movie |
| 1989 | Iranian Nights | Scheherezade | TV movie |
| 1989 | Rules of Engagement | Sandra Gillespie | Mini-series, 6 episodes |
| 1990 | Screen Two | Penny | Episode: "Drowning in the Shallow End" |
| 1991 | Dear Rosie | Rosie | Short |
| 1992 | Resnick: Lonely Hearts | Rachel Chaplin | TV movie |
| 1992 | Casualty | Katherine McArthy | Episode: "Tender Loving Care" |
| 1995 | The Hanging Gale | Maeve Phelan | 4 episode mini-series |
| 1996 | Poldark | Caroline Enys | TV movie |
| 1996–1997 | Dangerfield | Dr. Annie Robbins | 18 episodes |
| 1997 | The Bill | Irene Stanton | Episode: "Grey Area" |
| 2001 | Heartbeat | Eileen Jepson | Episode: "Old Masters" |
References
edit- ^ MacCormaic, Mairtin (16 October 1990). "Jim and Fiona are actors apart". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Daddys' dearests". Irish Independent. 16 September 1986.
- ^ Who's Who – Mr Pendleton Archived 1 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, Pollyanna, PBS.
- ^ Lawrence, Ben (6 October 2015). "Kenneth Cranham - the seven ages of a south London geezer". Telegraph. Retrieved 27 September 2016.