Mairead McKinley

Mairead McKinley
Born	1970 Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK
Occupation	Actress
Awards	TMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2002 The Clearing Cinéma Tout Ecran Award for Best Actress 2005 Molly's Way Ourense Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2005 Molly's Way Valdivia International Film Festival award for Best Actress 2005 Molly's Way Bogotá Film Festival Award for Best Actress 2005 Molly's Way

Mairead McKinley (born 1970) is a Northern Irish actress.

Before starting her professional career, McKinley trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), where she won the Pauline Siddle Award.

McKinley's work in theatre includes: Translations,Cyrano de Bergerac,Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards and The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other at the National Theatre, London; Roberto Zucco,Shadows of the Glen,Riders to the Sea and Purgatory for the RSC; Ten Rounds and Further than the Furthest Thing (including tour) at the Tricycle Theatre, London; Macbeth and Don Juan at West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds; The Cherry Orchard for Oxford Stage Company; The Decameron at The Gate, London; The Terrible Voice of Satan at the Royal Court Theatre, London; The Playboy of the Western World for the Royal Exchange, Manchester; The Wind in the Willows and The Servant of Two Masters at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield; The Party's Over at the Royal Theatre, Northampton; Dancing at Lughnasa at The Lyric, Belfast; The Playboy of the Western World at the Ambassador Theatre, Dublin; Orestes and The Clearing (winning her the TMA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role) for Shared Experience.