Genevieve O'Reilly is known for her work in the Star Wars franchise as young Mon Mothma, having portrayed the character in Revenge of the Sith, Rogue One, and the Disney+ series Andor and Ahsoka.
22 Facts About Genevieve O'Reilly
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Genevieve O'Reilly is known for her career in films, with credits including the 2004 film Avatar, the 2009 period drama The Young Victoria, and the 2010 romantic movie Forget Me Not.
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In 2016, O'Reilly appeared in the role of Tarzan's mother in The Legend of Tarzan.
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Genevieve O'Reilly was born in Dublin, Ireland, and raised in Adelaide, Australia.
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At the age of 20 Genevieve O'Reilly moved to Sydney to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art, graduating in 2000.
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Genevieve O'Reilly was cast as the understudy in director Gale Edwards' production of The White Devil a week after graduating from drama school.
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Genevieve O'Reilly went on to appear in Edwards' Sydney Theatre Company production of The Way of the World.
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In July 2012, Genevieve O'Reilly performed in George Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma.
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Genevieve O'Reilly has appeared in several productions filmed in Australia, including the first two sequels to The Matrix.
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Genevieve O'Reilly was in the 2004 Singaporean science fiction film Avatar, playing the lead role of Dash MacKenzie.
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Genevieve O'Reilly then appeared as a prominent character in All Saints from 2002 to 2005 as Leanne Curtis.
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From 2011 to 2014, Genevieve O'Reilly appeared in the series Episodes as a recurring character alongside Matt LeBlanc.
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Later in 2014, Genevieve O'Reilly appeared in the television mini series The Honourable Woman as Frances Pirsig.
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In 2015, Genevieve O'Reilly appeared in the BBC television series Banished as Mary Johnson.
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In 2016, Genevieve O'Reilly appeared in the British drama The Secret, for which she gained acclaim and was reported to play her character "beautifully".
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Since moving to the UK, Genevieve O'Reilly has starred in the political mini-series The State Within, played Princess Diana in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess, and taken the lead role in The Time of Your Life.
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Genevieve O'Reilly played CIA liaison officer Sarah Caulfield in the eighth series of BBC drama Spooks.
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Genevieve O'Reilly played the character of Michelle Beadley in the remake of The Day of the Triffids that aired on BBC One in December 2009.
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In June 2013, Genevieve O'Reilly appeared in the pilot episode of the international crime drama Crossing Lines cast as detective and interrogation specialist Sienna Pride, attached to the ICC team from Britain's Scotland Yard.
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In early 2015, Genevieve O'Reilly starred as Mary Johnson in Jimmy McGovern's Banished, a television drama focusing on British convicts in an Australian penal colony.
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In 2015, Genevieve O'Reilly starred as Dr Elishia McKellar, in an Australian paranormal drama Glitch, set in fictional small country town called Yoorana.
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In 2005, Genevieve O'Reilly moved to London with her husband, Luke Mulvihill, intending to stay for a couple of years, but were still living there in 2020.