MAUREEN WON THE BROADWAY IRELAND THEATRE AWARD IN JANUARY 2024
FOR BEST PERFORMER IN A PLAY
FOR THE ROLE OF
"LIZZIE NUTT"
FROM THE ACCLAIMED NEW PLAY,
'THE DEVIL HIMSELF'
BY PAUL NUGENT
VULTURE
A new play by Jack Harte for the New Theatre, directed by Andy Crook.
Emma Devlin of 'The Reviews Hub' said of my performance; "O'Connell is the one to watch here, with incredibly convincing emotion throughout and some throwaway expressions that genuinely tugged at the heart."
MAUREEN HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A
BEST ACTRESS AWARD FOR HER
PERFORMANCE IN 'SPA WEEKEND'
AT THE
UNRESTRICTED VIEW FILM FESTIVAL 2020
HEADSHOT GALLERY
Monologue from "Taking Care of Baby" by Dennis Kelly. Mo plays, 'Donna'.
A Scene from
"WORKING GIRL"
for Leonor Bethencourt Productions
Mo O'Connell as 'Tess McGill'
Eoin O'Sullivan as 'Jack Traynor'
Beginnings
an online play
written by
Melisa Annis
for
AboutFace Co
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Theatre
PlayAbbey Calls
*The Devil himself The Gods of the Ozarks King Lear *just completed run, end Oct 2017* Juno & the Paycock A Handful of Stars A Handful of Stars Orson Welles' A Christmas Carol **The Maids of Lucretia ***Rory O' More The Importance of Being Earnest Trojan Women The Toys Save Santa Wuthering Heights The Truth Game Hamlet by Marowitz The Glory of Living *Workshop & LIVE ZOOM Performed Reading **Workshop ***Rehearsed Reading |
RoleRecite Prose & Poetry
Lizzie Phoebe Regan Mary Boyle Linda Linda Arlene Francis/Belle Bianca Kathleen (Female Lead) Cecily Cardew Cassandra Princess Pushy Cathy Jill Guildenstern Carol
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CompanyAbbey Theatre
Paul Nugent (AboutFace Theatre Co) Anna Nugent (AboutFace Theatre Co.) Geoff O'Keeffe (Mill Prods.) Gemma Bodinetz - Liverpool Playhouse & Bristol OV Paul Robinson Trafalgar Studios West End Paul Robinson Theatre 503 Paul R. Meade Fiona Shaw Colin Blumenau Irish National Tour Smock Alley, Dublin Irish National Tour Irish National Tour (x2) Andrew's Lane Studio, Dublin (x3) Dublin Fringe Theatre Festival Project Arts Ctr., Dublin |
Title
SPA Weekend (Award-Winning Feature)
Duck Egg Blue Actor's Kiss PROCLAIM! Father Brown Quick Cuts Doctors Centrepoint Promo Republic of Telly The Family Tree (Short) Death's Mailing (Short) Alot Done More To Do (Short) Fock Helen & Harry (Short) Tesco Christmas Campaign 2020 Beginnings REPEAL Energia Advert Moonpig Advert Eddie Rockets Viral Advert Irish Permanent Advert Cadbury's Snack Advert *NEW* Kate Murphy & Veg Plot "Epilogue X"- Virtual Reality Game Stars - (Animated Short Film) |
Role
Jo (Lead) Abi Breen Rebecca Nell Sullivan Oona Crawford Mandy Clare Heggarty Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Adverts/Online Campaigns/Films Mother (Co- Lead) Aoife (Co-Lead) Co-Lead Lead Lead Lead Lead Semi-Featured Animation/Virtual Reality/V.O. Narrator/All Characters Sarah (Lead Voice/Character) Lady in Supermarket |
Company
3 Hot Whiskeys Prods.
Margaret Kane-Rowe BIFE - Shane Conaty (Dir.) 3 Hot Whiskeys Prods. BBC 1 BBC 4 BBC 1 BBH RTE Newgrange Pictures RTE Anti-Strophe Films London Film School Rothco Anna Nugent Karl Callan h2films Wordley Productions Souljacker Films RTE RTE Hidden Station Del 9 Films - Eoghan Kidney Del 9 Films |
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PlayFrom Both Hips
Ashes and Sand The House of Special Purpose Cymbeline Romeo & Juliet Marriage a la Mode/ All for Love Brothers Karamazov The White Devil The Tempest Trojan Women Undiscovered Country A Collier's Friday Night ***Indisposed **Life Complicated *Top Girls |
RoleAdele
Lauren Maria Pisanio Lady Capulet Cleopatra/Doralice Lise Isabella Miranda/Gonzalo Hecuba Genia Beatrice Wyld Renny (Featured) Rosie Kit |
DirectorDonnacadh O' Briain
Jonathan Moore Jessica Swale Nona Shepherd Abigail Anderson Giles Havergal Sue Dunderdale Helen Strange Tanya Moodie Helen Strange Melanie Jessop Melanie Jessop Ed Hicks Cherry Cookson Lucy Skilbeck |
***Short Film
**Radio Play
*Won the Henry Marshall Award for Best Unarmed Scene at the RADA Prize Fights 2010.
**Radio Play
*Won the Henry Marshall Award for Best Unarmed Scene at the RADA Prize Fights 2010.
ACTORS COMEDY STUDIO L.A.
LA’S BEST SITCOM TRAINING!
ACTORS COMEDY STUDIO IS THE WORLD’S ONLY ACTING SCHOOL DEDICATED SOLELY TO ACTING FOR SITCOMS AND SITCOM AUDITION TECHNIQUE.
Actors Comedy Studio is a sitcom and audition technique acting school in Los Angeles, California. The school was founded in 2011 by Gunnar Todd Rohrbacher and Lauren Bertoni. The program primarily focuses on acting for sitcoms and audition technique.
Maureen completed this course in Dublin at Filmbase during April 2017.
Special Skills
Stage Combat (BASSC)
RADA Workshop Leader
Acting Teacher
Filmmaking: writes/directs/produces/edits own films
Horse-riding: 7 years' experience
Dance: Period and Flamenco
Trumpet: Intermediate Level
Baking
Knitting
Excellent ear for accents.
Full clean, driving licence.
RADA Workshop Leader
Acting Teacher
Filmmaking: writes/directs/produces/edits own films
Horse-riding: 7 years' experience
Dance: Period and Flamenco
Trumpet: Intermediate Level
Baking
Knitting
Excellent ear for accents.
Full clean, driving licence.
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