Orla Brady is an Irish actress best known for her portrayal as Elizabeth Bishop in JJ Abrams’ science fiction television program Fringe. Brady made her acting debut in 1991, but it wasn’t until 1994 that she became well-known, when she acted in the film Words Upon the Window Pane. The Luzhin Defence, 32A, The Foreigner, Out of the Blue, Noah’s Ark, and Chris Ryan’s Strike Back are among her other well-known works.

Orla Brady’s Childhood and Education

Orla Brady was born in Dublin, Ireland, on March 28, 1961, to Patrick Brady and Catherine (Kitty) Brady. She was raised in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland, as the second of four children.

Brady was a student at Wicklow’s Loreto Convent. After that, she entered the Ursuline Convent in Dublin. At the age of 25, she relocated to Paris and studied at L’École Philippe Gaulier before enrolling at Marcel Marceau’s École Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris.

Orla Brady’s Professional Life

Orla Brady began her acting career with Balloonatics Theatre Company, where she performed in Hamlet and Finnegans Wake on tour. After that, she went back to Dublin to work at the Gate Theatre.

She began working on theatre, television, and cinema in both Ireland and the United Kingdom after coming to London.

Brady won the Golden Nymph Best Actress Award for her role in the RTÉ/BBC co-production A Love Divided at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival in 1991. She debuted on television in 1993 with an uncredited role in Minder. She made her cinematic debut in Words Upon the Window Pane after a year.

In 1997, she co-starred alongside Anton Rodgers, Peter Wingfield, Angela Thorne, and others in the British television series Noah’s Ark as Clare Somers. In the American television show Family Law, she played Noaise O’Neill.

Among her most popular series are:

Brady portrays Atia Blba Caesonia in an episode of the American historical television series Empire in 2005. From 2010 to 2012, she starred as Elizabeth Bishop in the American science fiction television series Fringe.

Brady also appeared in The Luzhin Defence (2000), Last Night (2006), Wayland’s Song (2013), and other films. She also appeared in a number of television shows, including The Vicar of Dibley (1996), The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns (1999), Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), and others.

Since 2015, she has been playing Lydia in the American television series Into the Badlands in the major role. Sarah Bolger, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, and others share the screen with her.

Orla Brady’s net worth is unknown.

Orla Brady has been a part of the entertainment industry since 1991, appearing in a number of successful films and television shows. Her net worth is reported to be $3 million, although the precise figure has yet to be revealed.

According to certain web estimates, a TV star’s pay ranges from $150k to $1 million on average.

Personal Life of Orla Brady

Orla Brady is married to Nick Brandt, a well-known English photographer. Nick is noted for his theme of the fading natural world.

The pair met in Los Angeles in 2001 and married in December of the following year in Kenya’s Chyulu Hills. They now live in the southern California highlands as of 2018.