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Fionnghuala Manon "Fionnula" Flanagan is an Irish actress. For her contributions to the entertainment industry, she was given the IFTA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
Birth Name
Fionnghuala Flanagan
Born
Wednesday, 10 December 1941
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sight | Sister Marie | 2024 |
| The Santa Stories | Narrator | 2023 |
| The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | Grandma'am / Grandma’am | 2023 |
| SisterS | Dymphna | 2023 |
| The Man from Rome | Duquesa Cruz Bruner / Duchess Cruz Bruner | 2022 |
| Zone 414 | 2021 | |
| Smother | Caro Noonan | 2021 |
| Radioflash | Maw | 2019 |
| Supervized | Madera | 2019 |
| Sing Me Back Home | Marie | 2019 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Sight | Sister Marie | 2024 |
| The Santa Stories | Narrator | 2023 |
| The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes | Grandma'am / Grandma’am | 2023 |
| SisterS | Dymphna | 2023 |
| The Man from Rome | Duquesa Cruz Bruner / Duchess Cruz Bruner | 2022 |
| Zone 414 | 2021 | |
| Smother | Caro Noonan | 2021 |
| Radioflash | Maw | 2019 |
| Supervized | Madera | 2019 |
| Sing Me Back Home | Marie | 2019 |
| Origin | Mia Anderson | 2018 |
| Birthmarked | Mrs. Tridek | 2018 |
| C.B. Strike | Oonagh Kennedy | 2017 |
| Redwater | Agnes Byrne | 2017 |
| American Gods | Old Essie Macgowan | 2017 |
| Trash Fire | Violet | 2016 |
| Little Secret | Barbara | 2016 |
| Havenhurst | Eleanor | 2016 |
| Come Simi | Aunt Maxine | 2015 |
| Song of the Sea | Macha (voice) / Granny / Macha | 2014 |
| Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Mrs. Hudspith / Miss Hudspith | 2014 |
| HitRECord on TV | Aunt Abigail (segment "So-Called Security") | 2014 |
| Angels Sing | Ma | 2013 |
| Life's a Breeze | Nan | 2013 |
| Tasting Menu | Comptessa / Condesa | 2013 |
| Defiance | Nicky | 2013 |
| Men at Lunch | Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) | 2013 |
| Pass the Salt, Please | Woman | 2012 |
| Coming & Going | Irma | 2011 |
| The Guard | Eileen Boyle | 2011 |
| Kill the Irishman | Grace O'Keefe | 2011 |
| Three Wise Women | Beth | 2010 |
| A Christmas Carol | Mrs. Dilber / Mrs. Dilber (voice) | 2009 |
| The Invention of Lying | Martha Bellison | 2009 |
| Yes Man | Tillie | 2008 |
| Slipstream | Bette Lustig | 2007 |
| Brotherhood | Rose Caffee | 2006 |
| The Payback | Galina | 2006 |
| Four Brothers | Evelyn Mercer | 2005 |
| Revelations | Mother Francine | 2005 |
| Transamerica | Elizabeth / Elizabeth Schupak | 2005 |
| Sexual Life | Grandmother | 2005 |
| Tubridy Tonight | Self | 2004 |
| Man About Dog | Olivia | 2004 |
| Lost | Eloise 'Ellie' Hawking / Eloise 'Ellie' Widmore / Eloise Hawking | 2004 |
| Blessed | J. Lloyd Samuel | 2004 |
| Nip/Tuck | Sister Rita-Claire | 2003 |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle | Margaret Byrne | 2003 |
| Tears of the Sun | Sister Grace | 2003 |
| Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Grandma O'Mallard | 2003 |
| Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | Teensy / 'Teensy' Melissa Whitman | 2002 |
| Star Trek: Enterprise | Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar | 2001 |
| The Others | Mrs. Bertha Mills / Mrs. Mills | 2001 |
| Deceit | 2001 | |
| For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Sally Lewis | 2000 |
| A Secret Affair | Drucilla Fitzgerald | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Madeline 'Maddie' Thomas / Sheila Baxter | 1999 |
| With or Without You | Irene | 1999 |
| Waking Ned Devine | Annie O'Shea | 1998 |
| To Have & to Hold | Fiona McGrail | 1998 |
| Quest for Camelot | Additional Voices | 1998 |
| Kings in Grass Castles | Bridget Durack | 1998 |
| Nothing Sacred | Helen Reyneaux | 1997 |
| 919 Fifth Avenue | Brydie | 1996 |
| Some Mother's Son | Annie Higgins | 1996 |
| Poltergeist: The Legacy | The Older Woman / Narrator | 1996 |
| Legend | Julia Grant | 1995 |
| Chicago Hope | Judge Robin O'Hara | 1994 |
| White Mile | Gena Karas | 1994 |
| Money for Nothing | Mrs. Coyle | 1993 |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Enina Tandro | 1993 |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Heart | 1993 |
| Mad at the Moon | Mrs. Hill | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Reasonable Doubts | Mrs. Hooper | 1991 |
| Final Verdict | Pearl Morton | 1991 |
| Death Dreams | Psychic Physician / Dr. Margaret Neuberger | 1991 |
| H.E.L.P. | Kathleen Meacham | 1990 |
| Murder, a Self Portrait | Louise | 1989 |
| Father Dowling Mysteries | Mother Margaret | 1989 |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Dr. Juliana Tainer | 1987 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Jessica Webb | 1987 |
| Hard Copy | Lt. Guyla Cook | 1987 |
| P.K. and the Kid | Flo | 1987 |
| A Winner Never Quits | Mrs. Wyshner | 1986 |
| Youngblood | Miss McGill | 1986 |
| A State of Emergency | Diane Carmody | 1985 |
| James Joyce's Women | Harriet Shaw Weaver / Nora / others | 1985 |
| The Ewok Adventure | Catarine / Catarine Towani | 1984 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Eileen O'Bannon / Freida Schmidt / Fiona Delaney Griffith | 1984 |
| Hunter | Maureen Delaney | 1984 |
| Reflections | Mrs. Charlotte Lawless | 1984 |
| Riptide | Melissa Belancourt | 1984 |
| Through Naked Eyes | Dr. Frances Muller | 1983 |
| Voyagers! | Molly Brown | 1982 |
| Fame | Dr. Pettibon | 1982 |
| Voyager from the Unknown | Molly Brown | 1982 |
| Simon & Simon | Dr. Barbara Bryson / Lydia / Becky / Dr. Rita Price | 1981 |
| Cagney & Lacey | Arlene Crenshaw | 1981 |
| Here's Boomer | Bronnie Craddock | 1980 |
| Palmerstown, U.S.A. | Sabrina Parker | 1980 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Warden Clayton | 1979 |
| Benson | Rose Sullivan | 1979 |
| Mary White | Sallie White | 1977 |
| Nightmare in Badham County | Dulcie | 1976 |
| In the Region of Ice | The Sister | 1976 |
| Serpico | Rita Maloney | 1976 |
| Rich Man, Poor Man | Clothilde | 1976 |
| How the West Was Won | Molly Culhane | 1976 |
| The Bionic Woman | Tammy | 1976 |
| The Legend of Lizzie Borden | Bridget Sullivan | 1975 |
| The Godchild | Virginia | 1974 |
| Movin' On | Laura Brown | 1974 |
| Kojak | Molly Braddock | 1973 |
| Shaft | Louise Quayle | 1973 |
| The New Perry Mason | Nancy Addison | 1973 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Felicia | 1973 |
| Police Story | Arlene Hansen | 1973 |
| Hec Ramsey | Nellie O'Shea | 1972 |
| The Streets of San Francisco | Ellen Simms | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Judy Karcher | 1972 |
| Columbo | Louise | 1971 |
| Medical Center | Karen | 1969 |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | Barbara Brendan / Maggie | 1969 |
| Sinful Davey | Penelope | 1969 |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Mary Smiling | 1968 |
| Mannix | Gloria Paget | 1967 |
| Ulysses | Gerty MacDowell | 1967 |
| Callan | Rena Clarke | 1967 |
| Knock on Any Door | Jenny | 1965 |
| Deirdre | Deirdre | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Mona / Eileen | 1964 |
| Bonanza | Meg Dundee | 1959 |
| Gunsmoke | Sarah Morgan | 1955 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| James Joyce's Women | 1985 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1978 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Comedy or Drama Series | Won |
