Genevieve O'Reilly

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Early life and education

Genevieve O'Reilly was born on 6 January 1977 in Dublin, Ireland,[1] and at age ten immigrated to Adelaide, in South Australia.[2] She had two younger siblings when the family immigrated, eventually gaining Australian citizenship.[2][3]

O'Reilly moved to Sydney to attend the National Institute of Dramatic Art, eventually being accepted after three attempts.[2] She graduated in 2000.[4]

Career

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Theatre

O'Reilly was cast as the understudy in director Gale Edwards' production of The White Devil a week after graduating from drama school. She went on to appear in Edwards' Sydney Theatre Company production of The Way of the World.[4] Other theatre credits include The Weir by Conor McPherson, at the Gate Theatre, Dublin, and Richard II at the Old Vic.[5]Template:Better source Recent parts at the Royal National Theatre have been in new play, Mike Bartlett's 13,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and as Helena, wife to Andrew Scott's emperor Julian in the 2011 production of Ibsen's epic Emperor and Galilean.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In July 2012, O'Reilly performed in George Bernard Shaw's The Doctor's Dilemma.[6] In 2015 O'Reilly played Kathryn in Splendour by Abi Morgan at the Donmar Warehouse.[7] In 2017, she played Mary Carney in The Ferryman, first at the Royal Court Theatre and later at the Gielgud Theatre in the West End of London.[8]

Film

O'Reilly has appeared in several productions filmed in Australia,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". including Matrix franchise sequels, The Matrix Reloaded (2003), and The Matrix Revolutions (2003).[1] She also starred in the 2004 Singaporean science fiction film Avatar,[9] which also was marketed under the title Cyber Wars (2006), where she played the lead role of Dash MacKenzie.[10][9]

Star Wars

In 2005, O'Reilly played the young Mon Mothma in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith;[11] although most of her scenes were ultimately cut,[11][12] they were included as bonus material for the 2005 DVD release.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2016, she reprised her role as Mon Mothma in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,[13] and voiced the same character in the animated TV show Star Wars Rebels in early 2017.[11] Per a Disney+ announcement in April 2020,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". O'Reilly would reprise her role as Mon Mothma in the first season of the series Andor, which subsequently premiered in September 2022.[14] She returned to the role in the Disney+ series Ahsoka in 2023,[15] and then in the second season of Andor in 2025.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Television

In television, O'Reilly's first appearance was in 2001 in the Canadian television series BeastMaster as a guest star in "Slayer's Return".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The following year O'Reilly appeared in Young Lions as Kimberly Oswald in the episode "Asylum Seekers".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". O'Reilly then appeared as a prominent character in All Saints from 2002 to 2005 as Leanne Curtis.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Since moving to the UK, O'Reilly starred in the political mini-series The State Within,Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". played Princess Diana in the 2007 television docudrama Diana: Last Days of a Princess,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and had the lead role in The Time of Your Life.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2009, she played CIA liaison officer Sarah Caulfield in the eighth series of BBC drama Spooks.[16] She played Julie Rees in Harbinger, the two-part, season 9-opening episodes of Waking the Dead.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". O'Reilly also played the character of Michelle Beadley in the remake of The Day of the Triffids that aired on BBC One in December 2009.[17]

From 2011 to 2014, O'Reilly appeared in the series Episodes as a recurring character alongside Matt LeBlanc.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In June 2013, 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.[18] Later in 2014, O'Reilly appeared in the television mini series The Honourable Woman as Frances Pirsig.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2015, O'Reilly appeared in the BBC television series Banished as Mary Johnson.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

In early 2015, O'Reilly starred as Mary Johnson in Jimmy McGovern's Banished, a television drama focusing on British convicts in an Australian penal colony.[19] In 2015, O'Reilly also starred as Dr Elishia McKellar, in an Australian paranormal drama Glitch, set in fictional small country town called Yoorana.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The six-episode first series won major awards.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Series 2 was broadcast on ABC1 and Netflix toward the end of 2017.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In 2016, O'Reilly appeared in the British drama The Secret, for which she gained acclaim and was reported to play her character "beautifully".[20]

In 2017, she was cast alongside Tim Roth as Angela Worth, in the British TV Series Tin Star.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Personal life

In 2005, 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.[2] They have two children, a son and a daughter.[21][2]

Filmography

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Film

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2003 Script error: No such module "Sort". Officer Wirtz [1]
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2004 Avatar (Cyber Wars, 2006) Dash MacKenzie [9][10]
Right Here Right Now Pizza Girl Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Mon Mothma Deleted scenes [11]
2009 Script error: No such module "Sort". Lady Flora Hastings Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2010 Forget Me Not Eve Fisher Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2015 Survivor Lisa Carr Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2016 Script error: No such module "Sort". Alice Clayton, Countess Greystoke Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Mon Mothma [13]
2017 The Snowman Birte Becker Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2019 Tolkien Mrs. Smith Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2021 The Dry Gretchen Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Television

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2001 BeastMaster Nagha Episode: "Slayer's Return"
2002 Young Lions Kimberly Oswald Episode: "Asylum Seekers"
2002–2005 All Saints Leanne Curtis Recurring role
2005 Script error: No such module "Sort". Alicia TV miniseries
Second Chance Susie Fulham Television film
Life Shelly Deane Television film
2006 Script error: No such module "Sort". Caroline Hanley Main role
2007 Script error: No such module "Sort". Kate Main role
Diana: Last Days of a Princess Diana, Princess of Wales TV docudrama
2009 Spooks Sarah Caulfield Recurring role
Waking the Dead Julie Rees Harbinger Series 9, Episodes 1 & 2
Script error: No such module "Sort". Michelle Beadley Episode: "Part 1"
2010 New Tricks Michelle Armstrong Episode: "The Fourth Man"
Law & Order: UK Claudia Martin Episode: "Skeletons"
2011 Waking the Dead Julie Rees Episode: "Harbinger: Parts 1 & 2"
2011–2014 Episodes Jamie Lapidus Recurring role
2012 Midsomer Murders Nina Morgan Episode: "A Rare Bird"
Script error: No such module "Sort". Daisy TV miniseries
2013 Crossing Lines Sienna Pride Episode: "Pilot: Parts 1 & 2"
2014 Script error: No such module "Sort". Frances Pirsig TV miniseries
2015 Banished Mary Johnson TV miniseries
2015–2019 Glitch Dr. Elishia McKellar Main role
2016 Endeavour Annette Richardson Episode: "Arcadia"
Script error: No such module "Sort". Hazel Buchanan / Hazel Stewart TV miniseries
Script error: No such module "Sort". Joan Kinkead Episode: "His Troubled Thoughts"
2017 Star Wars Rebels Mon Mothma Voice; 5 episodes [22]
2017–2020 Tin Star Angela Worth 25 episodes
2021 Three Families Rosie Fortress Two-part BBC drama [23]
2022–2025 Andor Mon Mothma 17 episodes
Nominated—Astra TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Drama Series
Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television 		[14][24]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2023 Ahsoka 3 episodes [15]

Video games

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2017 Overwatch Moira Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
2022 Overwatch 2 Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

References

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