Catherine Jane McCormack (born 3 April 1972) is a British actress of
stage and screen. Her film appearances include Braveheart (1995), The
Land Girls (1998), Dangerous Beauty (1998), Dancing at Lughnasa
(1998), Spy Game (2001), and 28 Weeks Later (2007). Her theatre work
includes National Theatre productions of All My Sons (2000) and Honour
(2003).McCormack was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. She is of part
Irish ancestry as one of her grandfathers was Irish. Her mother died
of lupus when McCormack was six years old and her steelworker father
subsequently raised her and her brother Stephen. She was brought up as
Roman Catholic and attended the Convent of Our Lady of Providence. She
went on to study at the Oxford School of Drama.McCormack's first
important role was as the character Murron MacClannough in the
multiple Academy Award-winning film Braveheart (1995). Her screen
debut was as the lead in the Anna Campion-directed film Loaded (1994).
She has subsequently stated that she had a "miserable time with the
director (Anna Campion)... it was my first film job, I needed to be
mollycoddled, I needed to be helped through it, and I wasn't. Mostly,
it was a horrible experience."
stage and screen. Her film appearances include Braveheart (1995), The
Land Girls (1998), Dangerous Beauty (1998), Dancing at Lughnasa
(1998), Spy Game (2001), and 28 Weeks Later (2007). Her theatre work
includes National Theatre productions of All My Sons (2000) and Honour
(2003).McCormack was born in Epsom, Surrey, England. She is of part
Irish ancestry as one of her grandfathers was Irish. Her mother died
of lupus when McCormack was six years old and her steelworker father
subsequently raised her and her brother Stephen. She was brought up as
Roman Catholic and attended the Convent of Our Lady of Providence. She
went on to study at the Oxford School of Drama.McCormack's first
important role was as the character Murron MacClannough in the
multiple Academy Award-winning film Braveheart (1995). Her screen
debut was as the lead in the Anna Campion-directed film Loaded (1994).
She has subsequently stated that she had a "miserable time with the
director (Anna Campion)... it was my first film job, I needed to be
mollycoddled, I needed to be helped through it, and I wasn't. Mostly,
it was a horrible experience."
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