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About Mary

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Mary Murray is an Irish film, television and stage actress, best known for The Magdalene Sisters, Love/Hate and Adam & Paul. She is also director of Visions Drama School and Agency in her native Dublin.​​​​​

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Most Recent & Upcoming Projects

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After it's sell and extended runs last year at Smock Alley and The Viking Theatres Mary's one woman show COSIMA, written by Sheena Lambert (winner of best play at the Zebbie Writers Guild Awards) will run for three weeks at Bewleys Cafe Theatre from 1st to 20th December 2025 and The Pavillion, Dun Laoghaire on 9th and 10th January 2026. Based on the life of Cosima, the second wife of German composer Richard Wagner and daughter of composer and pianist Franz Liszt this show has garnered rave reviews and is Mary's favourite role to date.

https://www.bewleyscafetheatre.com/cosima

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Mary will appear in Irish cinemas soon:

Abode: Opening Nationwide on 7th October 2025

https://youtu.be/83K5XRrpVC8?si=lYDhAjC2KNbah9PV

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Horseshoe: Opening nationwide on 5th December 2025.

https://youtu.be/KKzd1exkDZ0?si=37PIM53AvdoO9ydb

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Mary just finished a completely sold out run of POOR at The Gate Theatre, Dublin. She was extremely lucky to tread the boards alongside two of her incredible drama students (Pippa Owens and Hollie Lawlor) playing the younger version of the amazing Katriona O' Sullivan. Due to popular demand this show will return in March and April 2026. Mary had an wonderful experience with the entire cast and crew but will not return for the remount as she has exciting news about an upcoming theatre production which clashes with these dates. More info on that later.

https://gatetheatre.ie/production/poor-2025/

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Mary is excited to perform a brand new theatre piece by Deirdre Kinahan in November 2026. More news on that later.​

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Mary will travel to Germany in May 2026 with Fishamble Theatre Company to rehearse and stage a new show by Deirdre Kinahan alongside Staattheatre Mainz based on the Palatines in Ireland. She will return to Ireland to stage this on tour and at the Dublin Theatre Festival in September/October 2026 before returning to Germany to perform again in late October.

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Mary won ‘Best Actress’ at the BBC Audio Drama Awards for the role of Janet in The Pride of Parnell Street by Sebastian Barry. Directed by Jim Culleton of Fishamble Theatre Company and performed alongside Aidan Kelly.

https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/bbc-audio-drama-awards-winners.​​​​​​​​​​

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She is the director of Visions Drama School and Agency in Dublin.
 

Notable Roles

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Mary played Janet in seasons 3, 4 and 5 of the hit TV Series Love/Hate for which she was nominated best leading actress and best supporting actress at the IFTAS.

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Other notable productions include The Magdalene Sisters, Adam and Paul and Penny Dreadful.

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Useful links

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