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IrishCentral Staff. Apr 12, Fun facts about our favorite actress, Saoirse Ronan Getty. Read more. Subscribe to IrishCentral. Read this next Travel. Travel Dine with an Irish view in - the best food experiences across Ireland. Most Read Most Recent. And the result is that, as you return to the books, you can find yourself in any of these girls at any given time.
Because we know each other so well and we like one another. I was trying different things from one take to the next. I was trying messier things. And she allowed me to do that, and made me feel like I had the time and luxury to do that. So our relationship has evolved to be even more collaborative. People ask me was it really nerve-racking to take Little Women on. I knew that she would make something brilliant. Ronan has also worked with that film-maker on The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Gerwig was approached to write the script for the latest Little Women adaptation in , during the shoot of Lady Bird. She immediately asked the Carlow-raised actor if she wanted to be involved. She did, but on one condition. She only wanted to be in Little Women if she could play Jo, the unconventional and second-oldest March sister.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the awarding body for the Golden Globes, failed to give Gerwig a nomination for directing Little Women, something Ronan has lightly railed against.
I had never really thought about it, because it was already happening. By , at the age of just 17, Ronan could already discuss the influence that Stanley Tucci , James Gandolfini and Peter Jackson had on her technique.
I remember arriving with my mam and feeling quite nervous. But once the cameras started to roll I relaxed. I knew it was okay to make believe and just to do what I was doing.
For me, being in front of a camera is the easiest thing in the world. Ronan, who was born in the Bronx in , the only child of Paul and Monica Ronan , Irish immigrants, had a peripatetic upbringing.
Hence her unfairly maligned accent, a product of home-schooling and having a mum from Cabra and a dad from Crumlin. She sings out the order. The drama was a hit at the Sundance Film Festival and resulted in Golden Globe and Oscar nominations for its lead actress. In late , Ronan earned strong reviews for her lead role in Greta Gerwig 's highly acclaimed Lady Bird , a coming-of-age tale about a high school student's relationship with her mom and friends.
She kicked off by beating out stiff competition from the likes of Judi Dench and Helen Mirren for the first Golden Globe win of her career, and later found herself among the Oscar nominees for best actress.
Next up for the actress was the prominent role of Jo March in Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women , for which she earned another Golden Globe nod. In , she starred alongside Kate Winslet in Ammonite. We strive for accuracy and fairness. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! Subscribe to the Biography newsletter to receive stories about the people who shaped our world and the stories that shaped their lives.
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