Eleanore Deirdre O'Connell (16 June 1939 â€" 9 June 2001) was an Irish
American actress, singer, and theatre director who founded the Focus
Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.O'Connell was born in the South Bronx
district of New York City, one of five children whose parents were
Irish immigrants. When she finished school, she pursued her interest
in theatre studying first at Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, New
York City, and later at the Actors Studio run by Lee Strasberg. In her
early twenties, O'Connell moved to Dublin, Ireland, where she set up
the Stanislavski Studio at the Pocket Theatre. There she trained a
small company of actors in Stanislavski's system. In 1967, she founded
the Focus Theatre, becoming its manager, artistic director, and
fundraiserâ€"as well as acting in many of its productions.She was a
noted folk-singer and performed at the Newport Folk Festival. She
married the Irish singer Luke Kelly in June 1965, but they separated
in the early 1970s.
American actress, singer, and theatre director who founded the Focus
Theatre in Dublin, Ireland.O'Connell was born in the South Bronx
district of New York City, one of five children whose parents were
Irish immigrants. When she finished school, she pursued her interest
in theatre studying first at Erwin Piscator's Dramatic Workshop, New
York City, and later at the Actors Studio run by Lee Strasberg. In her
early twenties, O'Connell moved to Dublin, Ireland, where she set up
the Stanislavski Studio at the Pocket Theatre. There she trained a
small company of actors in Stanislavski's system. In 1967, she founded
the Focus Theatre, becoming its manager, artistic director, and
fundraiserâ€"as well as acting in many of its productions.She was a
noted folk-singer and performed at the Newport Folk Festival. She
married the Irish singer Luke Kelly in June 1965, but they separated
in the early 1970s.
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