Pauline Delaney

Pauline Delaney was an Irish theatre, television and film actress.

Early life

Delaney was born in the Dublin suburb of Drumcondra, one of the two children of Kathleen and Frank Delaney, a Guinness brewery worker.

Career

After leaving school Delaney worked as a trainee fashion buyer, and attended the Brendan Smith Academy of Acting in Dublin. She began acting professionally with a touring production of Charley's Aunt and was an early member of the Dublin Globe Theatre company.
Between 1958 and 1995 she appeared in 13 feature films including The Quare Fellow and Young Cassidy '', and made over 70 TV appearances from 1962 to 2005 in plays and popular series including Z-Cars, Public Eye, The Bill, Rumpole of the Bailey and Casualty''. In credits her surname is sometimes spelled "Delany".

Personal life

Delaney was married twice: first, in 1954, to the Irish actor Norman Rodway, and later to the scriptwriter Gerry Simpson, who died shortly before herself. Delaney died from Parkinson's disease on 8 June 2007.

Filmography

* credited as Pauline DelanyTuras Téarnaimh – Brefni O Ruairc Rooney – Mrs. Wall*Innocent Sinners — Mrs. Malone*A Question of Suspense – Mrs. Barlow*Ambush in Leopard Street – Cath*The Quare Fellow – Mickser's wifeThe Very Edge – Selina's Mother Nothing But the Best – Mrs. MarchYoung Cassidy – Bessie Ballynoy*

Percy – Sister Flanagan*
The Love Ban – Mrs Hale*
Brannigan – Mrs Cooper*
Trenchcoat – Lizzie O'Reily*
Circle of Friends – Big House maid*

Television appearances

* credited as Pauline DelanyThe Face They See – Gladys Dutton*BBC Sunday-Night Play, "The Fly Sham" – Monica Field*The Avengers, "The Golden Eggs" – Elizabeth BayleThe Informer, "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You" – Mrs Morell*Armchair Theatre, "The Push Over" – LottieArmchair Theatre, "A Kind of Kingdom" Z-Cars, "Police Work" – Madelaine DavisNo Hiding Place, "One Redeeming Feature" – Mrs Nash*Theatre 625, "Carried by Storm" – Flag Annie*ITV Play of the Week, "A Tank of Fish" – DollNo Hiding Place, "Calculated Risk" – Rose*The Villains, "See No Evil" – Pauline TylerComedy Playhouse, "The Time and Motion Man" – Lilian French*Theatre 625, "Esther's Altar" – Christina SwordsPublic Eye, 11 episodes – Janet Benjamin/Mrs Jessup/Mrs Helen MortimerDouble Image, "Impossible Odds" – The Waitress Armchair Theatre, "Love Life" – Josie Hanrahan*Love Story, "Out of Sight, Out of Mind" – Sally TurpinVendetta, "The Scandal Man" – Serafina di Benco*The Avengers, "The £50,000 Breakfast" – Mrs Rhodes*The Wednesday Play, "A Crucial Week in the Life of a Grocer's Assistant" – Mrs Mullins*Theatre 625, "Albinos in Black" – Lena Ryan

Softly Softly, "Unfinished Business" – Mrs CokeDetective, "Crime of Passion" – Belle ElmoreZ-Cars, "What D'Yer Mean – Charity?" Parts 1 and 2 – Else FarrellBBC Films for Television Training, "Television Production Planning" – selfThe Expert, "It Can't Be Done" – Penny Goodwin*The Wednesday Play, "The Retreat" – PetraThe Wednesday Play, "Bam! Pow! Zap!" – May TrapnellThe Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder, "The Green Mamba" – Madame Lemaire*ITV Playhouse, "Murder: Identikit" – Mrs Lucan*ITV Playhouse, "Uncle Jonathan" – Catherine RobertsonThe Expert, "Playing with Fire" – Nurse Reynolds*The Misfit, "On Management and Labour" – IvyDickson of Dock Green, "The Stranger" – Mrs RossITV Saturday Night Theatre, "The Policeman and the Cook" – Mrs Crosscapel*
ITV Saturday Night Theatre, "The Dead" – Gretta Conroy*2nd House, "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break" – Mrs Kernan in Grace*Crimes of Passion, "Emilie" – Therese FournierThe Sinners, "The Highwayman and the Saint" – Madge WilsonThe Playboy of the Western World – Widow KwinNew Scotland Yard, "The Money Game" – Audrey MillerSix Days of Justice, "With Intent to Deceive" – Laura Trafford*BBC2 Play of the Month, "Stephen D" – Dante*7 of 1, "Another Fine Mess" – Edwina*Orson Welles Great Mysteries, "La Grande Breteche" – Madame Lerpas*Stage 2, "The Shadow of a Gunman" – Mrs Grigson*Z Cars, "Absence" – Mrs DanceZ Cars, "Unnecessary Force" – Ruby KowalskiCrown Court, "The Dogs Next Door" Parts 1–3 – Carmel Bessemer*
Crown Court, "Evil Liver" – Barbara EcclestonePlay For Today, "Your Man from Six Counties" – teacherBBC2 Playhouse, "The Achurch Letters" – Jenny Patterson*BBC2 Play of the Week, "The Kitchen" – AnneBBC2 Play of the Month, "The Seagull" – Polina*Fallen Hero, S1E6 – Martha Simpson*Mixed Blessings, 12 episodes – Mrs Beasley*Hazell, "Hazell Gets the Boot" – sisterA Celebration of Sean O'Casey, "Red Roses for Me" – Mrs BreydonShoestring, "Mocking Bird" – Mrs BazelyHammer House of Horror, "The Two Faces of Evil" – sisterDangerous Davies: The Last Detective – Doris DaviesMaybury, "Maisie and Mac" and "Maisie" – MaisieBergerac, "Fall of a Birdman" – landladyThe Mourning Thief – Auntie Deirdre*Late Starter, 3 episodes – Peggy HaddowTravellers by Night, 3 episodes – Mrs O'HaraBookmark, "Beckett at 80" – selfA Taste for Death, 2 episodes – Mrs NolanBluebirds, 6 episodes – Ivy Longford*How We Used to Live, 3 episodes – Peggy*The Bill, "The Strong Survive" – Mrs MurphyThe Bill, "Friday...and Counting" – Mrs JarvisRumpole of the Bailey, "Rumpole a la Carte" – Mrs Rafferty*Casualty, "Facing Up" – Mona Drekon*Moving Story, "Norman Blood" – Mrs ReynoldsSpywatch – Mrs CalverMrs. Brown's Boys, "Believe it or Not" and "Good Mourning Mrs Brown" – woman with missionaries*

Selected theatre credits

The main source for this section is Theatricalia.Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?. Gate Theatre, Dublin.The Poker Session – Irene. Gate Theatre, Dublin and Globe, London.King of the Castle. Gaiety Theatre, London.The Last Hero. Peacock Theatre, Dublin.

Juno and the Paycock – Mrs Tancred. National Theatre, London.Man, Beast and Virtue – Grazia. National Theatre, London.Philadelphia Here I Come – Madge, Wyndham’s Theatre, London.The Hostage. Barbican Theatre, London.Uncle Vanya – Marya. Tricycle Theatre, London.