Danielle Ryan
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Danielle Ryan is an Irish
actress. She is the daughter of the late Cathal Ryan and the granddaughter of the late Tony Ryan
, founder of Ryanair
. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
.
She made her stage debut in 2007 in the Joel Horwood
play Food to positive reviews, and has also appeared in film and television productions.
In Feb 2011 at the UN General Assembly in New York, Ryan announced that the Cathal Ryan Trust, set up in memory of her late father, was giving $14 million to help children in Sri Lanka following the bitter war which ended in May 2009 after 26 years. The donation is being channelled through UNICEF Ireland and is one of the biggest personal donations the UN Body has ever received. It will fund schools and maternity hospitals in Four of the worst effected towns in the main post-conflict area in the North of Sri Lanka.
Speaking at the ECOSOC event in New York, Danielle said "This idea was the vision of my late father, as a result of his time spent as a young man in Sri Lanka in the late 70’s. As a pilot based there for a number of years, he got to know the country very well and was always humbled by the innate elegance of the people and their unrelenting determination to be educated."
http://www.sbpost.ie/archives/2011/0313/ryan-fund-at-work-at-home-and-abroad-55048.html
The partnership with UNICEF is the Trusts second public project, after the creation of The Lir, the new National Academy of Dramatic Art in Dublin which is being established in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and the Cathal Ryan Trust, with the involvement of the internationally renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London. The Academy will have the highest international standards in education and training for actors, directors, designers, playwrights, stage managers and technicians. It will provide three courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level which have been designed in Trinity’s School of Drama, Film and Music by Professor Brian Singleton. www.thelir.ie
Danielle currently resides in Co. Kildare in Ireland, however she spends a great deal of her time in London.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
actress. She is the daughter of the late Cathal Ryan and the granddaughter of the late Tony Ryan
Tony Ryan
Thomas Anthony "Tony" Ryan was an Irish multi-millionaire, philanthropist and businessman.He was a founder of Guinness Peat Aviation as well as co-founder of Ryanair with Christy Ryan and Liam Lonergan...
, founder of Ryanair
Ryanair
Ryanair is an Irish low-cost airline. Its head office is at Dublin Airport and its primary operational bases at Dublin Airport and London Stansted Airport....
. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school located in London, United Kingdom. It is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1904.RADA is an affiliate school of the...
.
She made her stage debut in 2007 in the Joel Horwood
Joel Horwood
Joel Horwood is an award-winning British playwright has been a member of the Royal Court/BBC 50 scheme and is currently on attachment at Hampstead Theatre. His plays include I Caught Crabs in Walberswick, Mikey the Pikey and Food, all presented on the Edinburgh Fringe. Is Everyone OK? toured...
play Food to positive reviews, and has also appeared in film and television productions.
In Feb 2011 at the UN General Assembly in New York, Ryan announced that the Cathal Ryan Trust, set up in memory of her late father, was giving $14 million to help children in Sri Lanka following the bitter war which ended in May 2009 after 26 years. The donation is being channelled through UNICEF Ireland and is one of the biggest personal donations the UN Body has ever received. It will fund schools and maternity hospitals in Four of the worst effected towns in the main post-conflict area in the North of Sri Lanka.
Speaking at the ECOSOC event in New York, Danielle said "This idea was the vision of my late father, as a result of his time spent as a young man in Sri Lanka in the late 70’s. As a pilot based there for a number of years, he got to know the country very well and was always humbled by the innate elegance of the people and their unrelenting determination to be educated."
http://www.sbpost.ie/archives/2011/0313/ryan-fund-at-work-at-home-and-abroad-55048.html
The partnership with UNICEF is the Trusts second public project, after the creation of The Lir, the new National Academy of Dramatic Art in Dublin which is being established in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin and the Cathal Ryan Trust, with the involvement of the internationally renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London. The Academy will have the highest international standards in education and training for actors, directors, designers, playwrights, stage managers and technicians. It will provide three courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level which have been designed in Trinity’s School of Drama, Film and Music by Professor Brian Singleton. www.thelir.ie
Danielle currently resides in Co. Kildare in Ireland, however she spends a great deal of her time in London.
Filmography
- 2011 - Jen, - Jen (Feature Film 2011)
- 2009 - The TudorsThe TudorsThe Tudors is a Canadian produced historical fiction television series filmed in Ireland, created by Michael Hirst and produced for the American premium cable television channel Showtime...
- Lady of Carpentras (1 episode, 2009) - 2008 - CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
- Cheryl Reisman (1 episode, 2008) - 2008 - Uncle Max - Female official (1 episode, 2008)
- 2007 - Fair CityFair CityFair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989...
- Frieda Garvey - 2007 - The Trial of Tony BlairThe Trial of Tony BlairThe Trial of Tony Blair is a satirical drama, based around the notion that the former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair is to face charges of war crimes by an international tribunal, following his departure from 10 Downing Street...
- Assistant - 2006 - Doctors - Milly Moreton (1 episode, 2006)
- 2006 - How About YouHow About YouHow About You is a 2007 Irish film directed by Anthony Byrne. The film is based on a short story sometimes published as "How About You" and sometimes published as "The Hard Core" in a collection of short stories titled "This Year It Will Be Different" by Maeve Binchy...
- Maria