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Aisling O'Neill

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Aisling O'Neill
Born1974 (age 49–50)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationActor
Years active1995–present
TelevisionFair City
Children1

Aisling O'Neill is an Irish actress. She has portrayed Carol Foley in Fair City for more than two decades.[1][2]

O'Neill's portrayal of Carol earns her personal letters of admiration and bought her an IFTA nomination for Best Female Performance in a Soap or Comedy.[3]

Originally from Dublin, O'Neill lives in Gorey, County Wexford. She is a mother of one.[4]

Filmography

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Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Accelerator Louise
2003 Goldfish Memory Helen
2006 Basic Instinct 2 Screaming Woman
2016 Lily Yvette Short film
2019 Red Room Catherine
2021 Who We Love Yvette
The Letters Publicist
TBA Dreamtown Mel Richards Post-production
Tuesday Traders Maxi

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Finbar's Class Maggot Main role (season 1)
1998 The Ambassador Nate's Girlfriend Episode: "Nine Tenths of the Law"
1999–present Fair City Carol Foley Regular role
2023 The Woman in the Wall Mrs. Moran 2 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Kane, Rachael (5 August 2017). "Fair City's Aisling O'Neill: 'Carol is a fighter'". Aisling O'Neill has played feisty Carol Foley on RTÉ's Fair City for the past 19 years, but her biggest acting challenge is still ahead of her.
  2. ^ Gittens, Geraldine (8 August 2016). "'Simply amazing' - Viewers blown away by Fair City actress Aisling O'Neill's harrowing scenes on child abuse". Irish Independent.
  3. ^ O'Grady, Sean (12 October 2016). "'I get letters from people... Fair City child abuse plot did justice to victims' - Aisling O'Neill". Irish Independent.
  4. ^ "Fair City's Aisling O'Neill talks about her new healthy lifestyle". 19 July 2016. The actress is currently living in Gorey, Co. Wexford... 'It's a beautiful spot. I'm ten minutes from the beach and an hour from Dublin. I have good friends there and it's a great place to raise my child. I like spending time with friends and I like spending time in nature – I actually need to spend time in nature. I like horse-riding, walking on the beach and I swim in the sea sometimes.' However Aisling admits that she will always be a city girl at heart. 'I'm a Dublin girl, always will be'.
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