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Siobhán McKenna[ 1] ( Irish: [ˈʃʊwaːn̪ˠ]; 24 May 1922 – 16 November 1986) was an Irish stage and screen actress. Walter Slezak and Siobhán McKenna from the 1960 presentation "Woman in White" on the anthology programme Dow Hour of Great Mysteries.
Siobhan McKenna was born on 24 May 1923 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. She was an actress, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), King of Kings (1961) and Of Human Bondage (1964). She was married to Denis O'Dea. She died on 16 November 1986 in Dublin, Ireland.
Siobhan McKenna was a versatile Irish actress best known for her portrayals of such impassioned characters as Shaw’s Saint Joan and Pegeen Mike, the lusty innkeeper in John Millington Synge’s most famous play, The Playboy of the Western World.
Nov 17, 1986 · Siobhan McKenna, a pride of the Irish theater whose vivid Joan of Arc captivated Broadway audiences in 1956, died of a heart attack yesterday after surgery at the Black Rock Clinic in Dublin....
McKenna, Siobhan (1922–1986) Irish actress, director, and translator who was celebrated for her interpretations of Shaw's St. Joan and Pegeen Mike in Synge's Playboy of the Western World. Name variations: Siobhán McKenna; Siobhán Nic Cionnaith. Pronunciation: SHE-vawn.
Nov 18, 1986 · Siobhan McKenna, whose broad brogue and booming voice made her the definitive and probably the best-known member of the Irish theater of her time, has died in a Dublin clinic. She was either 63...
Aug 13, 2018 · Siobhan as Joan of Arc. Renowned actor and theatre director Siobhán McKenna (1923–86) takes her place among Notable Women of Galway. Siobhán was born in Belfast to a nationalist family, was a fluent gaelic speaker and moved to Galway when her father was appointed a lecturer in Mathematics in UCG.
Nov 17, 1986 · Irish actress Siobhan McKenna, acclaimed for the roles of tragic heroines she performed during a stage and screen career spanning more than 40 years, has died of a heart attack at the age of 63.
Nov 15, 2019 · Material documenting the career of the late actress, Siobhán McKenna, has gone on public display at NUI Galway. The archive comprises a detailed overview of the life and times of one of the...
Nov 21, 2019 · NUI Galway officially launched the Siobhán McKenna archive in the James Hardiman last Friday, in a day of celebration dedicated of the life of the renouned actress and director.