Carrie Crowley
| Carrie Crowley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 May 1964 Waterford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Television presenter, actress |
| Known for | Appearing in The Morbegs, presenting Eurovision Song Contest 1997, being a gay icon |
| Parent(s) | Nodhlaig and Con |
Carrie Crowley (born 23 May 1964 in Waterford) is an Irish actress, Gaeilgeoir and former radio and television presenter. She has been described both as a "gay icon" and "RTÉ's Miriam O'Callaghan for the late 1990s". She appeared on television shows such as The Morbegs and Echo Island for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). She also had her own chat show, Limelight, and co-presented Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with Ronan Keating. More recently she has had acting roles in shows such as The Clinic, School Run and An Crisis. She currently appears as the character Jackie Ferguson in the RTÉ soap opera Fair City.
Crowley was born and raised in Waterford, Ireland. Her mother Nodhlaig (originally from The Rosses, County Donegal) was a teacher and her father Con (originally from Cork) was a garda, while she also has one sister, Bríd. She first went on stage in a local production of Oliver!.
Before she began a career in television, Crowley was a primary school teacher. She first started in RTÉ on the children's TV show The Morbegs starring as the character Liodain.
Crowley began her broadcasting career on local radio in her home city of Waterford on WLR FM and presented several different shows between 1991 and 1996 before moving to RTÉ. She started out in children's programming, co-presenting the Irish language versions of Echo Island with comedian Dara Ó Briain, and starring in the pre-school series The Morbegs as the character Liodain.
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