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Aisling Bea is an actor, stand-up comedian, and writer from Ireland. In 2020 she won a BAFTA for Breakthrough Talent for her television series This Way Up, in which she also starred. In 2014 she won the British Comedy Award for Best Female TV Comedian.
With Aisling Bea, Sharon Horgan, Tobias Menzies, Indira Varma. A young woman puts her life back together after suffering from a nervous breakdown.
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Bea was born Aisling Cliodhnadh O'Sullivan in Kildare, Ireland. Her father, Brian, was a horse veterinarian who died by suicide when Bea was three years old; she was not told how he had died until she was 13. She adopted the stage surname "Bea" as a tribute to her father, taking it from a short form of his first name. Bea and her younger sister, Si...
After graduating from drama school, Bea spent two years trying to get work in theatre as a dramatic actress. Instead, she was cast mainly in comedic television series including Cardinal Burns and Dead Boss (both 2012). While filming Dead Boss in 2011, Bea decided to try stand-up comedy. In 2012, she won the Gilded Balloon So You Think You're Funny ...
Bea was a vocal supporter of the Repeal the 8th campaign in the successful 2018 Irish referendum to introduce legal abortion in the Republic of Ireland, including contributing an essay to Una Mullally's Repeal the 8th a month before the vote. She previously campaigned for same-sex marriage legislationin the successful 2015 Irish referendum.
Panel show appearances
Since 2016, Bea has been a team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats, having previously been a guest on the show in 2013 and 2014.[citation needed] Her guest appearances on other panel shows include[citation needed]:
Aisling Bea on TwitterAisling Bea at IMDbAisling Bea at British Comedy Guider/AislingBea. • Aisling at British GQ event. • Aisling at Andrew Scott’s one-man show. • New Insta post. • From her most recent Insta post.
803K Followers, 2,893 Following, 2,975 Posts - Aisling Bea (@weemissbea) on Instagram: "Medical Advert Foot Model. Watch my @bafta winning baby #ThisWayUp on @hulu @channel4 etc #AliceAndJack out now on Ch4 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 & @masterpiecepbs 🇺🇸"
Nov 13, 2019 · 2019 was a big year for Aisling Bea. In addition to her starring role in Living With Yourself, here are 10 other facts about the Irish comedian.
