Her other film credits included 1993’s So I Married An Axe Murderer, 1994’s Angels In The Outfield, 1996’s A Time To Kill and 2003’s Veronica Guerin.
However, she later claimed she would have gone on to have a better career if it hadn’t been for her success at the Oscars.
“What did happen was the old curse of the Oscars, as they call it,” she told the Times in 2024, external.
The accolade led to her being typecast and overlooked for a lot of roles, including in theatre, she said.
“So there’s a lot that’s not great about an Oscar. And you don’t get any money. They could give you a few bob with it, at least,” she joked.
Earlier this year, the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Ray McAdam, proposed that she should receive the freedom of the city, describing her as “one of Dublin’s most distinguished cultural figures”.
Her work was “marked by honesty, depth and a rare ability to bring warmth and toughness in the same breath”, he said. “Her performances have helped tell Irish stories and have become part of family life across generations.”
