Marie Conmee (1933â€"1994) was an Irish film and stage actor and gay
activist.With her partner Mary Brady she facilitated a monthly group
for lesbians to meet in a pub in Dublin in the 1980s, at a time when
such opportunities were scarce.Her acting career spanned almost 40
years, and she appeared in films including This Other Eden (1959),
Educating Rita (1983), and My Left Foot (1989) and Circle of Friends
(1995). She appeared in plays including the first productions of Hugh
Leonard's Madigan's Lock (1958), Adrian Vale and Chloe Gibson's
Inquiry at Lisieux (1963) and Peter Sheridan's Down all the Days
(1982).
activist.With her partner Mary Brady she facilitated a monthly group
for lesbians to meet in a pub in Dublin in the 1980s, at a time when
such opportunities were scarce.Her acting career spanned almost 40
years, and she appeared in films including This Other Eden (1959),
Educating Rita (1983), and My Left Foot (1989) and Circle of Friends
(1995). She appeared in plays including the first productions of Hugh
Leonard's Madigan's Lock (1958), Adrian Vale and Chloe Gibson's
Inquiry at Lisieux (1963) and Peter Sheridan's Down all the Days
(1982).
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