Pauline Delaney

Pauline Delaney (8 June 1925 – 15 January 2007 ) was an Irish theatre, television and film actress.

Early life Delaney was born in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, one of the two children of Kathleen (née Loughrey) and Frank Delaney, a Guinness brewery worker. and later to the scriptwriter Gerry Simpson, who died shortly before herself. Delaney died from Parkinson's disease on 8 June 2007.

Filmography credited as Pauline Delany

Turas Téarnaimh (Voyage to Recovery) (short, 1954) – Brefni O Ruairc (as Póilín Ni Dúbhshlaine) Rooney (1958) – Mrs. Wall* Innocent Sinners (1958) — Mrs. Malone* A Question of Suspense (1961) – Mrs. Barlow* Ambush in Leopard Street (1962) – Cath* The Quare Fellow (1962) – Mickser's wife The Very Edge (1963) – Selina's Mother Nothing But the Best (1964) – Mrs. March Young Cassidy (1965) – Bessie Ballynoy* Percy (1971) – Sister Flanagan* The Love Ban (1973) – Mrs Hale* Brannigan – Mrs Cooper* Trenchcoat (1983) – Lizzie O'Reily* Circle of Friends (1995) – Big House maid*

Television appearances credited as Pauline Delany The Face They See (1962) – Gladys Dutton* BBC Sunday-Night Play, "The Fly Sham" (1963) – Monica Field* Double Image, "Impossible Odds" – The Waitress (1966) The Wednesday Play, "The Retreat" (1968) – Petra Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) – Doris Davies Maybury, "Maisie and Mac" and "Maisie" (1981) – Maisie

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1960–1961). Gate Theatre, Dublin. The Poker Session (1963–1964) – Irene. Gate Theatre, Dublin and Globe (now Gielgud Theatre), London. King of the Castle (1964). Gaiety Theatre, London. The Last Hero (1987). Peacock Theatre, Dublin. Juno and the Paycock (1989) – Mrs Tancred. National Theatre, London. Man, Beast and Virtue (1989–1990) – Grazia. National Theatre, London. Philadelphia Here I Come (1992) – Madge, Wyndham’s Theatre, London. The Hostage (1994–1995). Barbican Theatre, London. Uncle Vanya (1995) – Marya. Tricycle Theatre, London.