Introduction
Catherine Cusack (born 21 December 1968, in London) is an English actress.
Early life and career
She is the half-sister of the actresses Sinéad Cusack, Sorcha Cusack and Niamh Cusack, and the fourth daughter of the Irish actor Cyril Cusack and his second wife Mary Rose Cunningham, their only child together. She is half-sister to theatre producer Pádraig Cusack and TV producer Paul Cusack. She was accepted to study at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, but became a stage manager at the Tricycle Theatre in London. She made her professional debut in Brendan Behan's play The Hostage before making her television debut in Doctor Who: Paradise Towers. She performed on stage with her half-sister Sinéad Cusack in the award-winningOur Lady of Sligo by Sebastian Barry at the Royal National Theatre in London, the Gate Theatre, Dublin and the Irish Arts Centre in New York. She is married to the British actor Alex Palmer.
Selected filmography
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) ... as Una
- Finding Neverland (2004) as Sarah
Selected stage roles
- Mill on the floss
- Moonlight
- The Glass Menagerie
- Brighton Rock
- The Seagull
- Bold Girls
- You Never Can Tell
- Poor Beast in the Rain
- Agnes of God
- Veronica's Room
- Nothing Sacred
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses
- Now Is The Hour
- The Two-Character Play
- King Lear
Selected television roles
- Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (1987) ... as Blue Kang Leader
- Sophia and Constance (1988) ... as Constance
- Coronation Street (1992–93) ... as Carmel Finnan
- Ballykissangel (1999-2001) ... as Frankie Sullivan
- The Bill ... as Dawn
- The Chief ... as Hilary Scott
- Cadfael ... as Catherine
- The Open Window ... as Vera
- Doctors (2012) ... as Connie Miller