Ingrid Craigie

Ingrid Craigie (born 1953 or 1954) is an Irish theatre, television and film actress.

Background Craigie was born in County Cork, Ireland to Church of Ireland parents. She grew up in Finglas, Dublin, where her family owned and ran Merville Dairy. Her father, George, served in the Irish Army. Craigie went to school at Alexandra College before studying English at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. Her lecturers included Brendan Kennelly and David Norris. Craigie now lives in Portobello, Dublin.

Career After university, where she got involved in Trinity Players, Craigie joined the company of the Abbey Theatre where she was offered her first contract by Joe Dowling and where she remained for five years. Her work there included several premieres of Brian Friel plays and she has worked with the major Irish playwrights of the last 50 years, including Tom Murphy and Martin McDonagh. Craigie starred as Grace in the 2006 Gate Theatre production of Friel's Faith Healer alongside Ralph Fiennes. She has also starred in productions of The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Richard III, Measure for Measure, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Mrs. Warren's Profession and Sweet Bird of Youth. On Broadway, she has appeared in The Cripple of Inishmaan with Daniel Radcliffe, Wonderful Tennessee, Ariel by Marina Carr and alongside Brendan Gleeson in The Plough and the Stars. Her filmography includes roles in The Dead in 1987, Da in 1988, Circle of Friends in 1995, Entebbe in 2018, and You Are Not My Mother in 2021.

In 2010, with Annilese Miskimmon, she co-directed the Irish premiere of Grigory Frid's opera, The Diary of Anne Frank, with Opera Theatre Company.

Awards and achievements In 2006, Craigie was appointed to the board of the Gate Theatre. In 2007, she won The Irish Times Irish Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1986 The Ballroom of Romance Eenie Mackie 1987 The Dead Mary Jane 1988 Da Polly 1992 The Railway Station Man Mary Heron 1993 Poor Beast in the Rain Molly 1994 Widows' Peak Mrs. Purdieu 1994 A Man of No Importance waitress 1995 Circle of Friends Celia Westward 1996 Messaggi quasi segreti Audrey Ferguson 2003 Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor Margaret Shippen 2010 Sensation Judge 2010 When Harvey Met Bob Margaret Thatcher 2012 Citadel Dr. Kelly 2016 The Flag Audrey 2018 Entebbe Renata Werner 2018 The Delinquent Season Ms. Hynes 2019 Forever in my Heart Molly 2020 Death of a Ladies' Man Una 2021 You Are Not My Mother Granny Rita 2024The HardacresMrs. Dryden