Hylda Queally

Early years Queally was born in 1961 in Barefield in County Clare, Ireland. She initially joined Triad Artists then the William Morris Agency. In early 1999, she became the Senior Vice-President and North American head of William Morris. She joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in 2004, and is employed or has been employed as an agent by actors such as Kate Winslet, Cate Blanchett, Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts, Lupita Nyong'o, Noomi Rapace, Bérénice Bejo, Brad Pitt, William Hurt, Robson Green,

Queally discovered actresses such as Elena Anaya (The Skin I Live In), Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life and Take Shelter) and Brit Marling, writer and actor of Sound of My Voice and Another Earth. and in 2011 The Hollywood Reporter ranked her 52nd in the women's power 100 list.

In 2016, she received the Sue Mengers Award, an award for excellence in artist representation from Women in Film presented by Cate Blanchett at Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.

Personal life Queally lives in Pacific Palisades in the Westside region of Los Angeles, with her husband, Brad, a computer engineer and musician, and their three children.