Olga Wehrly
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Olga Wehrly | |
|---|---|
| Born | Olga Wehrly |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2005–present |
Olga Wehrly (born 1978 or 1979) is an Irish actor and voiceover artist.[1][2]
Background[edit]
Wehrly is from Ransboro, County Sligo.[1] She joined the Mary McDonagh School of Dance at the age of three and later studied drama under Damien Quinn.[1] Wehrly attended University College Dublin where she studied arts but did not complete her degree.[1]
Career[edit]
In 2005, Wehrly featured in a television ad for Kerrygold butter directed by Lenny Abrahamson.[3] Later that year she made her television series debut guest starring in Raidió Teilifís Éireann drama The Clinic.[1] Her theatre credits include Othello (2007) and Macbeth (2008) with the Second Age Theatre Company and Penelope with the Druid Theatre Company.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Wehrly has a daughter named Úna.[5] Wehrly contracted COVID-19 in December 2020 and developed long COVID.[2]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBC | The Ulysses Project | Molly Bloom/Gerty MacDowell |
| 2022 | Róise & Frank | Lisa |
| 2021 | The Passion | Gráinne |
| 2020 | Wildfire | Mother |
| 2020 | Professionals | Aviva |
| 2020 | The Head | Dr. Sarah Jackson |
| 2020 | Normal People | Sarah |
| 2019 | Krypton | Med-tech |
| 2019 | Vivarium | Crying woman |
| 2018 | Nightflyers | Murphy's wife |
| 2018 | Ruby | |
| 2017 | Lost & Found | Zoe |
| 2017 | Kodaline: Brother' | Mum |
| 2017 | Song of Granite | Mary Heaney |
| 2017 | Vikings | Saxon woman |
| 2017 | Striking Out | Eve Hayes |
| 2016 | Fir Bolg | Eileen O'Rourke |
| 2016 | Without Name | Margaret |
| 2016 | Penny Dreadful | Suffragette leader |
| 2016 | Éirí Amach Amú | Dee Purcell |
| 2013-2015 | The Mario Rosenstock Show | Multiple roles |
| 2013 | 1916 Seachtar Dearmadta | Maud Gonne |
| 2013 | Dark Touch | Collette |
| 2012 | Dublin in Pieces | Anna |
| 2011 | The Evening Was Long | Viki |
| 2011 | Death of a Superhero | Nursey Worsey |
| 2010 | The Alarms: A Story in Words | Kate |
| 2010 | The Crush | Miss Purdy |
| 2009 | Rásaí na Gaillimhe | Sinéad Connell |
| 2009 | Blood Coloured Moon | Jenny Brennan |
| 2009 | Legend of the Bog | Mallory Ross |
| 2009 | This is Nightlive | Úna Óg Nic Ní Suailecaint |
| 2008 | Team Sleep/Foireann Codladh | Council Official |
| 2008 | Raw | Katherine |
| 2008 | Ape | Various |
| 2005-2007 | The Clinic | Molly Miller |
| 2007 | Nuts | Wife |
| 2007 | Speed Dating | Victoria Grant |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Olga determined not to miss the boat in thriving acting career". independent.
- ^ a b "The Indo Daily: 'There were mornings I woke up and I didn't know who I was' - Olga's long Covid story". independent.
- ^ "Spotlight". www.spotlight.com.
- ^ "Profile | Spotlight".
- ^ "In conversation with Olga Wehrly". Cinemamas.
External links[edit]
- Olga Wehrly at IMDb