Evin Crowley

Evin Crowley
Born (1945-12-05)5 December 1945
Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
Nationality British
Occupation Actor


Evin Crowley (born 5 December 1945) is a Northern Irish actress. She was born in Bangor, County Down. She started acting as an amateur at a small theatre, later to become the Lyric Theatre, in Belfast, before later being chosen to play the role of Maureen in David Lean's Ryan's Daughter (1970).

Career

She was a character actress with promise. Before her on-screen role, she was with the Lyric Players, appearing on stage from the mid to late 1960s. In 1970, she made her television debut in The Sinners, playing the part of Sister Magdalene.[1] Also in the same year, she played the part of Moureen in the David Lean directed Ryan's Daughter that starred Sarah Miles and Robert Mitchum.[2][3] Her role was memorable. Her character was one of the mischief making village hussy.[4][5]

Notable television roles include the scullery maid Emily in Upstairs, Downstairs.[6] She was critically praised for her performance in the final episode (first series), wherein Emily falls for a footman from another home and is rejected by him. Evin's character is scolded by the cook she works under for being remiss in her duties. Despairing of hope, she hangs herself. Other roles include Biddy Hall in the joint 1975 BBC and ABC televisualisation of the life of Ben Hall.

Filmography

Film
Title Role Director Year Notes #
Ryan's Daughter Maureen David Lean 1970 prominent supporting role
Television
Title Episode # Role Director Year Notes #
The Sinners The Man Who Invented Sin Sister Magdalen 1970 Season 1, Episode 2
ITV Saturday Night Theatre The Dead Miss Daly 1971 Season 3, Episode 7
Upstairs, Downstairs On Trial Emily Raymond Menmuir 1971 Season 1, Episode 1
Upstairs, Downstairs The Mistress and the Maids Emily Derek Bennett 1971 Season 1, Episode 2
Upstairs, Downstairs Board Wages Emily Derek Bennett 1971 Season 1, Episode 3
Upstairs, Downstairs The Path of Duty Emily Joan Kemp-Welch 1971 Season 1, Episode 4
Upstairs, Downstairs A Suitable Marriage Emily Derek Bennett 1971 Season 1, Episode 5
Upstairs, Downstairs A Cry for Help Emily Derek Bennett 1971 Season 1, Episode 6
Upstairs, Downstairs I Dies from Love Emily Raymond Menmuir 1972 Season 1, Episode 8
Thirty-Minute Theatre The Judge's Wife Peg James Ferman 1972 Season 8, Episode 8
ITV Saturday Night Theatre God Send Sunday Meg 1972 Season 5, Episode 7
Within These Walls When the Bough Breaks Theresa O'Donovan Christopher Hodson 1974 Season 1, Episode 11
South Riding The Number of Our Days Miss Vane Alastair Reid 1974 Season 1, Episode 11
Churchill's People King Alfred Fat Legs Herbert Wise 1975 Season 1, Episode 4
Ben Hall Nobody's Man Biddy Hall Don Chaffey 1975 Season 1, Episode 1
Softly, Softly: Taskforce At Risk Joan Fisher Frank Cox 1976 Season 8, Episode 10

References

  1. ↑ Ulster Actors Evin Crowley
  2. ↑ Beyond the Epic: The Life and Films of David Lean By Gene D. Phillips Ryan's Daughter (Faraway Productions/A.G. Films/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970)
  3. ↑ Télérama Drame, La fille de Ryan
  4. ↑ Ulster Actors Evin Crowley
  5. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Epic Films By Constantine Santas, James M. Wilson, Maria Colavito, Djoymi Baker 468 Ryan's Daughter
  6. ↑ Ocala Star Banner Jan 19-25, 1974 Page 2 TV Week COVER

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