Marie Conmee
Marie Conmee (1933–1994) was an Irish film and stage actor and gay activist.
With her partner Mary Brady, she facilitated a monthly group for lesbians to meet in a pub in Dublin in the 1980s, at a time when such opportunities were scarce.
Her acting career spanned almost 40 years, and she appeared in films, including This Other Eden (1959), Educating Rita (1983), and My Left Foot (1989) and Circle of Friends (1995). She appeared in plays including the first productions of Hugh Leonard's Madigan's Lock (1958), Adrian Vale and Chloe Gibson's Inquiry at Lisieux (1963) and Peter Sheridan's Down all the Days (1982).
She was born in Sligo and died in Dublin. A writer in the Irish Independent in 2004 described her as having been "massively built".
Acted in
Circle of Friends
1995
as Mrs. Healey
The Snapper
1993
as Barrytown Neighbour
The Love She Sought
1990
as Rosella Coyle, Irish B & B Prop.
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown
1989
as Sadie
Three Wishes for Jamie
1987
as Aunt Bid
Hostage
1985
Anne Devlin
1984
as Mrs Darby
Educating Rita
1983
as Customer in Hairdressers
The Last of Summer
1978
as Mrs Cusack
Edna: The Inebriate Woman
1971
as Paddy at Common Lodging House
The Quare Fellow
1962
as Publican Woman
This Other Eden
1959
as Sister Katherine