Rynagh O'Grady (18 April 1951 – 7 February 2021) was an Irish actress who was known for her roles of Mary O'Leary in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and Minnie Kennedy in the 1999 film A Love Divided. She trained in the Abbey Theatre School and first appeared on their stage in 1969.
In Father Ted, she starred alongside Patrick Drury as a husband and wife couple, John and Mary, who constantly argue and fight, but act happily married when talking to the priests.
O'Grady died on 7 February 2021, aged 69. She was survived by her husband, Eamon Murray, as well as her four siblings and extended family.
Partial filmography
Play for Today (1973, TV Series) - Gráinne
Within These Walls (1975, TV Series) - Cathy Rooney
Let's Get Those English Girls (1976) - Doreen
The Glittering Prizes (1976) - Christine
Yanks Go Home (1977, TV Series) - Miss Franklin
The Stud (1978) - Meter Maid (uncredited) S.O.S. Titanic (1979, TV Movie) - Mary Agatha Glynn Can We Get On Now, Please? (1980, TV Series) Number 10 (1983, TV Mini-Series) - Mary Coghlan Ascendancy (1983) - Rose The Lilac Bus (1990, TV Movie) - Nancy The Commitments (1991) - Bernie's Mother Far and Away (1992) - Olive The Bill (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. Connor The Snapper (1993, TV Series) - Neighbour 1 Don't Leave Me This Way (1993, TV Movie) - Viv Hicks The Bullion Boys (1993, TV Series) - Mrs. O'Brian The Rector's Wife (1994, TV Mini-Series) - Ella Pringle Widows' Peak (1994) - Maddie O'Hara, Broome's Maid Father Ted (1995-1998, TV Series) - Mary O'Leary Moll Flanders (1996) - Kindly Sister Night Train (1998) - Winnie A Love Divided (1999) - Minnie Kennedy When Brendan met Trudy (2000) - Lynn The Cassidys (2001, TV Series) - Jane Traynor Ultimate Force (2002, TV Series) - Mary Breakfast on Pluto (2005) - Mrs. Coyle Dorothy Mills (2008) - Mrs. Mc Cllellan Supervized (2019) - Dolores
References
External links
Official website
1951 births
2021 deaths
Irish film actresses
Irish television actresses
Actresses from Dublin (city) Father Ted Abbey Theatre