Clelia Murphy

Clelia Murphy (born 5 December 1975) is an Irish actor from Dublin. She was a long-running cast member of the popular Irish soap Fair City, in which she played the character Niamh Cassidy for twenty-two years.

Clelia Murphy
Born (1975-12-05) 5 December 1975
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
TelevisionFair City
Children1

Career

Fair City

Clelia Murphy began her career in Fair City in 1996 playing schoolgirl, Niamh Cassidy. [1] One of her first major storylines saw her start an illicit relationship with her teacher, Barry O'Hanlon played by Pat Nolan.[2]

Niamh was featured in story lines involving her tumultuous relationship with her on-again-off-again husband, Paul Brennan.[3][4][5][6]

In 2014, Niamh's biggest story line came when she began an affair with a younger man, Michael. The arc gripped viewers, culminating in Niamh having to decide between husband, Paul, and Michael.[7][8][9]

In 2017, after twenty-two years on the soap, Niamh left the soap following a dramatic story line which saw her flee to a different country with husband Paul's life savings.[10][11][12]

Dancing with the Stars

In January 2019, Murphy appeared on the third series of the Irish edition of Dancing with the Stars.[13]

Murphy was paired with Estonian dancer Vitali Kozmin in the competition.[14] They reached the quarterfinals of the competition before being eliminated after falling into the dance-off for the third consecutive week.[15]

Personal life

In 1998, Murphy gave birth to a daughter, Clarabelle.[16] Clarabelle is an actress.[17]

Filmography

Film
Year Film Character(s)
2000 Odd Sock Sandra
2001 The Crooked Mile Jane
2010 Gift of the Magi Simone
2012 Grabbers Irene Murphy
2015 Dare to be Wild Barbara Murphy
2015 JFK. The Badge Man Conspiracy Rose
2016 The Gaelic Curse Flo
2019 DannyBoy Kathleen Buckley

Television
Year Title Role
1996-2017 Fair City Niamh Cassidy
2017 Nowhere Fast Cyclist Lorraine
2019 Dancing with the Stars (Ireland) Herself

Stage
Year Title Role
2014 Spring Awakening Frau Gabor
2016 Elvis is My Daddy Lulubelle LaVelle

2019

Sound of music

References
  1. Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". Stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. Archives, RTÉ (5 July 2012). "RTÉ Archives". Stillslibrary.rte.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. "Niamh and Paul get passionate". Digitalspy.com. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. "Niamh's suspicions get the better of her". Digitalspy.com. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. "Niamh tries to save her marriage". Digitalspy.com. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  6. "Niamh threatens to tell the truth". Digitalspy.com. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  7. Quigley, Maeve (12 February 2014). "Fair City: Niamh's fling with toy boy barman". Irishmirror.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. "Niamh is confronted over her affair". Digitalspy.com. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  9. "From loyal wife to sultry temptress. . . Fair City's Niamh gets her revenge". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  10. "'Surprise twist in store' as Fair City star Clelia Murphy finally bows out of soap". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  11. Curran, Sarah (22 November 2017). "End of an era as Fair City favourite bids farewell tonight". Rsvplive.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  12. "Fair City's Niamh is shocked by a proposal from Marcus". Rte.ie. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  13. "Comedian and Irish model are the newest stars announced for Dancing with the Stars". Irish Examiner. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  14. "Fair City's Clelia Murphy reveals Peter Stringer is her secret weapon to losing weight on DWTS". Extra.ie. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  15. "► VIDEO: Fair City star Clelia Murphy is the seventh celeb to leave Dancing With The Stars". www.irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2019-05-20.
  16. "'I don't think any man could have stuck around' - Fair City actress Clelia Murphy on becoming a single mum at 22". Independent.ie. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  17. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/television/tv-news/my-girl-clarabelle-will-be-a-very-different-actress-to-me-fair-citys-clelia-murphy-35672127.html
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