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Saoirse Una Ronan (/ˈsɜrʃə ˈuːnæ ˈroʊnən/; born 12 April 1994)[1][2] is an American-born Irish actress. She came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring in the film Atonement with James McAvoy and Keira Knightley; making her one of the youngest actresses ever to receive nominations for the Academy Award, BAFTA and the Golden Globe Award.
Ronan has since acted in the romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007), the film adaptation of the science fantasy Young Adult novel The City of Ember (2008), the supernatural romance Death Defying Acts (2008), the war drama film The Way Back (2010) and the action thriller Hanna (2011). She was awarded a Critics' Choice Award and a Saturn Award and received a second BAFTA Award nomination for her performance in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones (2009).
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Personal life[edit]
Born in the Woodlawn neighborhood of The Bronx, New York City,[3][4] Ronan is the only child of Irish parents Paul and Monica Ronan – the former an actor[5] – who were living in New York at the time.[6] Her family is Catholic.[7] Ronan was raised in County Carlow, Ireland, having moved there when she was three years old,[8] and is a dual citizen of the United States and Ireland.[3] She was home schooled while living in Carlow.[9][10] As a baby, she sometimes accompanied her father on the set when he was working on such films as The Devil's Own[11] and Veronica Guerin.
Ronan supports the Irish Blue Cross, as the charity had reunited her with her runaway dog Sassie.[12] On her name, she said, "'Seer-sha' is how Irish people pronounce my first name, but I would pronounce it 'Sir-sha,' like 'inertia'. It's Irish for 'freedom.' I recently found out that my middle name, Una, means 'unity' in Ireland. And I think my last name means 'seal.' So I’m a free, unified seal."[1]
In 2012, Ronan worked for free on a campaign video encouraging Irish food and drink manufacturers to become more sustainable. Ronan currently resides in Howth, a suburb of Dublin.[13]
Career[edit]
2003–2009[edit]
Saoirse Ronan made her screen debut on Irish public service broadcaster RTÉ, in the 2003 primetime medical drama The Clinic and then appeared in the mini-serial Proof.[14] During the same time, Ronan auditioned to play Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, a role she eventually lost out to Evanna Lynch.[15]
At the age of twelve, Ronan was asked to attend a casting call for Joe Wright's 2007 film adaptation of Ian McEwan's 2001 novel Atonement.[16] She auditioned for and won the part of Briony Tallis, a 13-year-old aspiring novelist, who irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit. Starring alongside Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, Wright grew more and more impressed with Ronan on-set, who declared her role a "fantastic part [to play]."[16] Budgeted at US$30 million, the film became a financial and critical success, resulting in a worldwide box office total of US$130 million and various awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film, Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Drama, and an 2008 Academy Award nomination for Best Picture.[17] Ronan herself received rave reviews for her performance, with Ty Burr of The Boston Globe calling her "remarkable [and] eccentric,"[18] and was subsequently nominated for a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, ranking her among the youngest persons ever to be nominated for the latter.[19]
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