Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present | Name Michelle Fairley Role Actress | |
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Parents Theresa Fairley, Brian Fairley Movies and TV shows Similar People Iain Glen, Emilia Clarke, Lena Headey, Jack Gleeson, Sophie Turner | ||
Game Of Thrones - Interview with Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) - Official HBO UK
Game of Thrones: Michelle Fairley (Catelyn Stark) Interview
Michelle Fairley (born July 1963)[1] is an actress from Northern Ireland, best known for her roles as Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Dr. Ava Hessington in multiple episodes of USA Network series Suits, and as terrorist Margot Al-Harazi, a main antagonist in 24: Live Another Day.
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- Game Of Thrones Interview with Michelle Fairley Catelyn Stark Official HBO UK
- Game of Thrones Michelle Fairley Catelyn Stark Interview
- Early life
- Career
- References
Early life
Fairley was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, to publicans Theresa and Brian Fairley. She attended a Roman Catholic grammar school. As a teenager, she became a member of the Ulster Youth Theatre. Upon graduation, she moved to Belfast where she honed her skills with the repertory company Fringe Benefits, alongside a fellow alumnus of the Ulster Youth Theatre, Conleth Hill.
Career
Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods" and as Nancy Phelan in Lovejoy in the episode 9 of Season 3 titled "Smoke Your Nose".
She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. She played the role of Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones, replacing Jennifer Ehle who played the character in the original pilot episode.
She joined the cast of the USA Network series Suits for its third season, playing the recurring role of Ava Hessington.
In 2017, it was announced that Fairley would appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre and would also play Cassius in Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre, alongside David Calder, David Morrissey and Ben Whishaw.