Nora-Jane Noone

Noone grew up in Upper Newcastle, Galway City. She trained for two years at the Performing Arts School in Galway, and is a proficient musician (piano to Grade 7 level) and dancer. Her previous acting role before starting her acting career, was in school and amateur productions and pantomime. She graduated in 2004 from NUI Galway with a degree in Science, and then moved to London. ==Career==

Noone made her professional film debut playing Bernadette in the Peter Mullan written and directed film The Magdalene Sisters (2002). In 2005, she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Feature Film for her role as Holly in The Descent (2005) at the 3rd Irish Film & Television Awards. In 2013 she also began writing a film short. In 2020, Noone received a nomination Best Actress in a Leading Role Film at the 17th Irish Film & Television Awards for her performance as Lauren in Wildfire. In 2022, she was involved in the relaunch of The Ipcress File, as Dr Karen Newton. In 2023, she returned to Ireland as Detective Sergeant Claire Wallace in the RTÉ crime series Hidden Assets. ==Personal life==

In 2023, she moved back to live in Galway whilst filming Hidden Assets. This was one reason that Noone decided to return to Ireland. ==Filmography==

Film Television ==Awards and nominations==