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Anna Manahan(1924-2009)

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Anna Manahan was born on 18 October 1924 in County Waterford, Irish Free State [now Ireland]. She was an actress, known for Clash of the Titans (1981), All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). She was married to Colm O'Kelly. She died on 8 March 2009 in Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland.
BornOctober 18, 1924
DiedMarch 8, 2009(84)
BornOctober 18, 1924
DiedMarch 8, 2009(84)
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Known for

Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans
6.9
  • A Stygian Witch
  • 1981
Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Hal Holbrook, Judith Barsi, Bill Fagerbakke, Mary Gibbs, Ken Page, Chris Phillips, Charles Nelson Reilly, Paul Soles, and Vic Tayback in All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)
All Dogs Go to Heaven
6.8
  • Stella Dallas(voice)
  • 1989
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.2
TV Series
  • Mrs. Maisie Madigan
Barbara Jefford and Milo O'Shea in Ulysses (1967)
Ulysses
6.4
  • Bella Cohen
  • 1967

Credits

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Actress



  • Liam Carney, Neilí Conroy, and Amy Kirwan in Fair City (1989)
    Fair City
    2.7
    TV Series
    • Ursula Cruise
    • Ursula
    • 2004–2009
  • The Clinic (2003)
    The Clinic
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Brendan's Nan
    • 2004
  • Black Day at Black Rock
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Mrs. Long
    • 2001
  • Cillian Murphy in On the Edge (2001)
    On the Edge
    6.9
    • Cat Woman
    • 2001
  • Woman Found Dead in Elevator
    8.1
    Short
    • Answering Service
    • 2000
  • Anna Manahan and Mikel Murfi in Straight to Video (2000)
    Straight to Video
    TV Series
    • Mammy Lily
    • 2000
  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Ward
    • Mrs. Kavanagh
    • 1989–1997
  • Albert Finney in A Man of No Importance (1994)
    A Man of No Importance
    6.7
    • Mrs. Grace
    • 1994
  • Jonathan Pryce and Christopher Walken in A Business Affair (1994)
    A Business Affair
    5.4
    • Bianca
    • 1994
  • Corbin Bernsen, Kevin Davis, David McCallum, and Emma Samms in Fatal Inheritance (1993)
    Fatal Inheritance
    4.3
    • Mrs. Griffith
    • 1993
  • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
    Lovejoy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Irish Lil
    • 1993
  • Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
    The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Old Woman at GPO
    • 1993
  • Heaven Only Knows
    Short
    • Greta
    • 1992
  • The Treaty (1991)
    The Treaty
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Woman 2
    • 1991
  • Adrian Dunbar and Tara Fitzgerald in Hear My Song (1991)
    Hear My Song
    7.0
    • Mrs. McGlinchy
    • 1991

Additional Crew



  • Dom DeLuise, Cloris Leachman, Phillip Glasser, Tawny Sunshine Glover, and Charles Nelson Reilly in A Troll in Central Park (1994)
    A Troll in Central Park
    5.3
    • live action reference model
    • 1994

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 4″ (1.63 m)
  • Born
    • October 18, 1924
    • County Waterford, Irish Free State [now Ireland]
  • Died
    • March 8, 2009
    • Waterford, County Waterford, Ireland(multiple organ failure)
  • Spouse
    • Colm O'Kelly1955 - 1956 (his death)
  • Other works
    She acted in Brian Friel's play, "Lovers", at the Fortune Theatre in London, England in a Park Theatre Company production with Joe Lynch, Fidelma Murphy, Eamon Morrissey and Ruth Durley in the cast. Hilton Edwards was the director.

Did you know

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    She married Colm O'Kelly, a stage manager and actor. Not long afterward, the company went to Egypt on tour. O'Kelly went swimming in the Nile, contracted polio, and died. They had been married less than a year. Manahan never remarried.

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