Actor
Michelle Fairley
July 11, 1963 · Coleraine, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, UK
Michelle Fairley (born 11 July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–). Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, owner of Fairley's Bar and several off-licences, in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but Fairley remembers both Catholics and Protestants frequenting the pub. Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty.
Notable work
8.5Game of Thrones (2011)
as Catelyn Stark
7.7Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
as Mrs. Granger
7.6The Others (2001)
as Mrs. Marlish
8.2Suits (2011)
as Ava Hessington
6.8In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
as Mrs. Nickerson
7.824 (2001)
as Margot Al-Harazi
7.3Philomena (2013)
as Sally Mitchell
7.6Misfits (2009)
as Louise Young
8Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023)
as Princess Augusta
7.8Gangs of London (2020)
as Marian Wallace
6.4Whistle (2026)
as Ivy Raymore
6.6Small Things Like These (2024)
as Mrs. Wilson
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