For the English artist see Mary McEvoy (artist).Mary McEvoy (born
1954) is an Irish actress. She is recognised by television viewers for
having played the role of Biddy Byrne in Glenroe from 1983â€"2000.
After that she has been in numerous plays, including Big Maggie, Sive,
The Field, The Chastitute, The Vagina Monologues, Shirley Valentine,
The Matchmaker, The Year of the Hiker, Dancing at Lughnasa, Whippy,
The Life and Times of Selma Mae, Moonlight and Music and Jo Bangles.
She is also noted for her washing powder advertisements on
television.As an only child, Mary's father Larry was a sheep and
cattle farmer, while her mother Catherine was the local district
nurse. The family was well off enough to have a TV, and McEvoy
remembers being mesmerised by the leading ladies of the 1940s'
films.Before becoming an actress McEvoy was employed at the Department
of Agriculture in Dublin as a serological assistant testing for
brucellosis. She left this position to return to work on her father's
farm in Delvin County Westmeath Ireland.
1954) is an Irish actress. She is recognised by television viewers for
having played the role of Biddy Byrne in Glenroe from 1983â€"2000.
After that she has been in numerous plays, including Big Maggie, Sive,
The Field, The Chastitute, The Vagina Monologues, Shirley Valentine,
The Matchmaker, The Year of the Hiker, Dancing at Lughnasa, Whippy,
The Life and Times of Selma Mae, Moonlight and Music and Jo Bangles.
She is also noted for her washing powder advertisements on
television.As an only child, Mary's father Larry was a sheep and
cattle farmer, while her mother Catherine was the local district
nurse. The family was well off enough to have a TV, and McEvoy
remembers being mesmerised by the leading ladies of the 1940s'
films.Before becoming an actress McEvoy was employed at the Department
of Agriculture in Dublin as a serological assistant testing for
brucellosis. She left this position to return to work on her father's
farm in Delvin County Westmeath Ireland.
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