Carrie Crowley

Caroline Anne Crowley (born 23 May 1964) is an Irish actress and former radio and television presenter.

She had her own chat show, Limelight, and co-presented the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with Ronan Keating. Her acting credits include The Clinic, School Run, An Crisis, and Fair City. She appeared as Elisef in the first two seasons of the TV series Vikings. She was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress IFTA award for her performance in the 2022 Academy Award nominated film An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl).

Early life Crowley was born and raised in Waterford in the southeast of Ireland. Her mother, Nodhlaig, She graduated with a B.Ed. from St. Patricks College, Drumcondra.

Career Before she began a career in television, Crowley was a primary school teacher.

Crowley began her broadcasting career on local radio in her home city of Waterford on WLR FM, She started out in children's programming, co-presenting the Irish language versions of Echo Island with comedian Dara Ó Briain, and starring in the pre-school series The Morbegs as the character Liodain.

She later left television presenting and returned to radio presenting, co-presenting Fandango with Ray D'Arcy on RTÉ Radio 1. She appeared on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday night. Crowley has since distanced herself from her RTÉ career, describing herself as an "accidental tourist" at the station.

In 2022, she appeared in An Cailín Ciúin, an Irish-language drama film that was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress IFTA.

Personal life In 2004, she married her long-time partner Ross Kelly, whom she had met in 1996.