17 Facts About Celia Ireland

Celia Ireland was born on 16 May 1966 and is an Australian actress.

Celia Ireland is best known for her role as Regina Butcher on the television series All Saints and her Logie award winning role as Liz Birdsworth on the prison drama series Wentworth.

Celia Ireland was born in Newcastle, New South Wales on 16 May 1966.

Celia Ireland lived in Haig Street, Belmont, City of Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia with a large cast of older sisters and a brother.

Celia Ireland made her television debut in 1992 when she made a guest appearance on the Australian television series Police Rescue.

In 1997, Celia Ireland played Rosy's mother Filameena in the Australian children's television series Swinging for ABC TV.

In 1998, Celia Ireland went on to voice Boronia in the Australian children's animated television series Petals for ABC TV and Mrs Simms in the Australian children's animated television series Seaside Hotel for Seven Network and Yoram Gross EM TV in 2003.

In 1999, Celia Ireland was cast as Regina Butcher on the Seven Network drama series All Saints, first appearing during the series' second season.

Celia Ireland left the series in 2005 during season eight after the character of Regina was written out.

In 2006, Celia Ireland played a recurring role in the second season of Supernova.

In 2012, it was announced that Celia Ireland had received the regular role of Liz Birdsworth on Australian prison drama series Wentworth, a reimagining of the cult classic series Prisoner which aired on Network Ten from 1979 to 1986.

Celia Ireland had appeared as a regular in all three seasons, as a prisoner who gives peer support to her fellow inmates.

Celia Ireland's character name is that of the original Prisoner character Lizzie Birdsworth, although Ireland plays a completely different character role to that of Sheila Florance's character, they do however share a similarity as Liz is a functioning alcoholic, Liz in season six of Wentworth would be diagnosed with Dementia.

In 2022, Celia Ireland joined several members of the Wentworth cast at the Wentworth Con fan convention that was held in Melbourne.

In 2022, it was announced that Celia Ireland would join the Sydney Theatre Company production of Hubris and Humiliation for its 2023 season.

In 2024, after a multi year absence from television, Celia Ireland was announced as part of the cast for Death in Paradise spin off series Return to Paradise.

Celia Ireland played police volunteer Reggie Rocco in the ABC series.