Aisling ClÃodhnadh O'Sullivan (born 16 March 1984),[citation needed]
known professionally as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiË /; ASH-ling
bee), is an Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter.Bea was born in
Kildare, Ireland. Her father, Brian, was a horse veterinarian who took
his own life 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, Sinéad, were raised by their mother,
Helen (née Moloney), a secondary school teacher who had previously
been a horse jockey trainer and professional jockey. Her family were
"obsessed" with horses and race meetings. In her youth, Bea worked as
a tour guide at the Irish National Stud, but knew from a young age
that she was not interested in the horse racing industry and instead
loved performing. Her great-aunt was playwright Siobhán NÃ
Shúilleabháin, and musician Liam O'Flynn was a family friend.Bea was
educated at Presentation Secondary School Kildare Town, a Catholic
school, and studied French and philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.
While there, she was part of a student sketch comedy group. She then
studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
known professionally as Aisling Bea (/ˈæʃlɪŋ ˈbiË /; ASH-ling
bee), is an Irish comedian, actor, and screenwriter.Bea was born in
Kildare, Ireland. Her father, Brian, was a horse veterinarian who took
his own life 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, Sinéad, were raised by their mother,
Helen (née Moloney), a secondary school teacher who had previously
been a horse jockey trainer and professional jockey. Her family were
"obsessed" with horses and race meetings. In her youth, Bea worked as
a tour guide at the Irish National Stud, but knew from a young age
that she was not interested in the horse racing industry and instead
loved performing. Her great-aunt was playwright Siobhán NÃ
Shúilleabháin, and musician Liam O'Flynn was a family friend.Bea was
educated at Presentation Secondary School Kildare Town, a Catholic
school, and studied French and philosophy at Trinity College Dublin.
While there, she was part of a student sketch comedy group. She then
studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).
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