CATHERINE MCCORMACK

'Catherine McCormack' (born 1 January 1972) is an English actress.

Contents

Biography

Career

Filmography

Theatre

References

External links

Biography

McCormack was born in Alton Hampshire England. Her mother died of lupus when she was six years old and subsequently she was raised by her father who was a steelworker.^[1]

Career

Her first notable role was as the character Murron in the multiple Academy Award winning movie ''Braveheart''. Her screen debut however was as the lead in the Anna Campion directed film ''Loaded''. After the success of ''Braveheart'' McCormack had starring roles in Nils Gaup's ''Northstar'' and Marshall Herskovitz's ''Dangerous Beauty''. She has also appeared in David Leland's ''The Land Girls'' and had the leading role of Hannah in Davy Kane's ''This Year's Love'' which also starred Kathy Burke.
McCormack also played the memorable role of Brad Pitt's love interest in ''Spy Game'' opposite Robert Redford and most recently in ''28 Weeks Later''.

Filmography

★ ''28 Weeks Later'' (2007)

★ ''Renaissance'' (2006)

★ ''A Sound of Thunder'' (2005)

★ ''Spy Game'' (2001)

★ ''The Tailor of Panama'' (2001)

★ ''The Weight of Water'' (2000)

★ ''Shadow of the Vampire'' (2000)

★ ''Born Romantic'' (2000)

★ ''This Year's Love'' (1999)

★ ''Dangerous Beauty'' (1998)

★ ''The Land Girls'' (1998)

★ ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' (1998)

★ ''Deacon Brodie'' (1997) (TV)

★ ''Braveheart'' (1995)

★ ''Tashunga also released as North Star'' (1995)

★ ''Loaded'' (1994)

Theatre

★ 2000: Nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2001 (2000 season) for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in "All My Sons" at the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Stage.

★ 2003: Played "Claudia" in the UK premiere of ''Honour'', a play by Joanna Murray-Smith at the National Theatre, London.

★ 2006: The 39 Steps at the Tricycle Theatre and Criterion Theatre, London.

References

1. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts/theatre/features/article1218199.ece

External links

★ 2006 Interview with Catherine McCormack on Theatre.com

★ Catherine McCormack at IMDb