Camille O'Sullivan

Camille O'Sullivan was born in London, England, to an Irish father from Cork, Denis O'Sullivan, and Marie-José, a French artist from Bordeaux. Denis is a former Formula Two racing driver and the first Irish world champion sailor in the Laser class of yachts, after taking up sailing at the age of 40. He also took the national team to the Barcelona Olympics in 1992, and came third in the world when he sailed in Buenos Aires. Camille O'Sullivan grew up in the town of Passage West, County Cork. during which time one of her paintings was selected for the Royal Hibernian Academy exhibition. In 1992, she appeared in a play about Cole Porter that played to an audience of five people. and the highest marks at the university in a decade. O'Sullivan then continued to work as an architect, winning an Architectural Association of Ireland award in the process, while singing in clubs at night. She met Shane MacGowan of The Pogues during this time, and was invited to perform with them on stage and tour with them. Not long afterwards, she met Sinead O'Connor. ==Performing career==

In August 2004, O'Sullivan performed in a show called La Clique: A Sideshow Burlesque in The Famous Spiegeltent at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, singing songs by Kirsty MacColl and Marlene Dietrich. Although she lost a lot of money performing at the Fringe, In 2005 she played "showgirl, courtesan, political adviser, gold prospector and author" Lola Montez in the historical documentary Her Name was Lola, directed by Anne Roper for RTÉ's Hidden History series. O'Sullivan said in 2006: Later that year her three-week show at Edinburgh Fringe sold out, and she then toured Sydney, Toronto, and New York. In July 2008 she played at Glastonbury Festival, performing David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream" wearing only a red corset and wellies. She then performed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh for the Fringe, before embarking on her first full tour of the UK. In early March she performed the show at Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide, Australia, as part of the Adelaide Festival to kick off the tour. ==Personal life==

O'Sullivan has a sister, Vicky. with whom she has a daughter, Leila Élodie born in 2013. Since 2014 and she is in a relationship with actor Aidan Gillen. ==Discography==

Studio albums • A Little Yearning (2002) • Changeling (2012) Live albums • La Fille Du Cirque (2005) • Plays Brel Live (2005) • Live at the Olympia (2008) • Camille Sings Cave Live (2019) ==Filmography==

O'Sullivan has appeared in: • Mrs Henderson Presents (2005) • Her Name was Lola • Rebellion (2016) • Pickups (2017), written by Aidan Gillen and Jamie Thraves, directed by Thraves ==References==