Leia Murphy
Leia Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Education | Gaiety School of Acting |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Leia Murphy is an Irish actress.
Early life
[edit]Murphy is from Lucan, County Dublin, and attended the Gaiety School of Acting.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Murphy appeared in the 2020 short film The Yellow Dress for which she won the Outstanding Achievement Award (Child/Young Actress) at the Los Angeles short film festival.[3] She played troubled teen Vinny Doherty in Irish soap opera Fair City.[4][5][6]
In 2023, she was cast in Chris O'Dowd comedy series Small Town, Big Story.[7] In 2025, she could be seen in a lead role in 1980s-set comedy-horror series Video Nasty.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]| † | Denotes works that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–2021 | Fair City | Vinny Doherty | Series 30 & 32; 8 episodes |
| 2020 | The Yellow Dress | Aisling | Short film |
| 2025 | Video Nasty | Zoe | Episodes 1–6 |
| Small Town, Big Story | Joanne Proctor | Episodes 1–6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Leia Murphy". Gaietyschool. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Its great to play a baddie…deep down Vinny is a bit scared". RTE Guide. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Award Winners of July 2020: Technical categories". Indieshortfest. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Fair City's Vinny gets stood up by Zak Dillon after night together". rsvplive.ie. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Fair City's Vinny caught running drugs stash house with her friend Michelle". rsvplive.ie. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Fair City's Leia Murphy:Julie Jordan chats to the actress who plays Vinny Doherty about why her character is on a slippery slope". RTE Guide. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Goldbart, Max (September 7, 2023). "Chris O'Dowd Penning Sky TV Series About Hollywood Production In Ireland Starring Christina Hendricks & Paddy Considine". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Roy, David (3 January 2025). "Video Nasty: Co Tyrone-shot comedy horror rewinds to VHS boom of early 1980s". Irish News. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ McEvoy, Adam (8 January 2025). "In Pics: Rising stars step out at Video Nasty screening". Extra.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Leia Murphy at IMDb