Maureen O'Hara in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
#1 Actress (#1 Overall) Maureen O'Hara
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Poll: Which Actress Is the Pride of Ireland?
In 2020, the Irish Times took up the daunting task of compiling an all-time list of the best Irish film actors. They factored questions of star wattage, career longevity, national identity and weighted performance in film over television and theater. The final results yielded 50 undeniably great actors, 28 men and 22 women. While, one may nitpick about the actual order or the inclusion or exclusion of stars in the last few spots. The list is a solid snapshot in time and there is likely no better judge of the best Ireland has to offer. Source: The Irish Times
In celebration of Saint Patrick's Day, which of these Irish actresses do you think is the greatest pride of Ireland?
Vote in the companion poll here: Pride of Ireland, Greatest Irish Actors
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Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn (2015)
#2 Actress (#6 Overall) Saoirse Ronan -
Maureen O'Sullivan in Tarzan Escapes (1936)
#3 Actress (#8 Overall) Maureen O'Sullivan -
Ruth Negga in Loving (2016)
#4 Actress (#10 Overall) Ruth Negga -
Peggy Cummins in Gun Crazy (1950)
#5 Actress (#16 Overall) Peggy Cummins -
Una O'Connor in The Invisible Man (1933)
#6 Actress (#19 Overall) Una O'Connor -
Olwen Fouéré in The Survivalist (2015)
#7 Actress (#22 Overall) Olwen Fouéré -
Fionnula Flanagan in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
#8 Actress (#23 Overall) Fionnula Flanagan -
Sinéad Cusack in V for Vendetta (2005)
#9 Actress (#25 Overall) Sinéad Cusack -
Brenda Fricker in My Left Foot (1989)
#10 Actress (#26 Overall) Brenda Fricker -
Fiona Shaw in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
#11 Actress (#29 Overall) Fiona Shaw -
Geraldine Fitzgerald in Dark Victory (1939)
#12 Actress (#30 Overall) Geraldine Fitzgerald -
Bronagh Gallagher in Tamara Drewe (2010)
#13 Actress (#33 Overall) Bronagh Gallagher -
Gladys Cooper in Green Dolphin Street (1947)
#14 Actress (#35 Overall) Moyna MacGill -
Brid Brennan in Peaky Blinders (2013)
#15 Actress (#37 Overall) Brid Brennan -
Jessie Buckley in Wild Rose (2018)
#16 Actress (#38 Overall) Jessie Buckley -
Kathleen Ryan in Odd Man Out (1947)
#17 Actress (#40 Overall) Kathleen Ryan -
Susan Lynch in Waking Ned Devine (1998)
#18 Actress (#42 Overall) Susan Lynch -
Orla Brady in Into the Badlands (2015)
#19 Actress (#43 Overall) Orla Brady -
Maria Doyle Kennedy in The Commitments (1991)
#20 Actress (#46 Overall) Noelle Imparato -
Nora-Jane Noone in The Descent (2005)
#21 Actress (#47 Overall) Nora-Jane Noone -
Seána Kerslake in The Hole in the Ground (2019)
#22 Actress (#50 Overall) Seána Kerslake
