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Maureen Toal (7 September 1930 – 24 August 2012) was an Irish stage and television actress whose professional career lasted for more than sixty years.[1][2]

Maureen Toal
Born(1930-09-07)7 September 1930
Fairview, Dublin, Ireland
Died24 August 2012(2012-08-24) (aged 81)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress

She was born in 1930 and was originally from Fairview, Dublin.[2] Toal began performing at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1946, when she was just sixteen years old.[1] She became a fixture at the theatre, portraying Bessie Burgess in The Plough and the Stars and the Widow Quinn in The Playboy of the Western World.[1] She also appeared in several one woman shows, including Baglady, which was written by Irish playwright Frank McGuinness.[1]

Another playwright, John B. Keane, wrote the role of Mame Fadden in his play, The Change in Mame Fadden, specifically for Toal. Hugh Leonard also penned characters in his plays A life and Great Big Blonde with the intention of casting Toal in the parts.[1] Toal was best known to Irish television audiences for her role as Teasy McDaid on RTÉ One's Glenroe during the 1990s.[1]


Honours


The University College Dublin awarded Toal an honorary doctorate in literature in 2010.[citation needed]


Personal life


In 1952, she married fellow Irish actor Milo O'Shea; they divorced in 1974 [3]


Death


Maureen Toal died in her sleep at her home in Sandycove, Dublin, on 24 August 2012, two weeks before her 82nd birthday.[1] She was survived by her sons, Steven and Colm O'Shea; two sisters, one brother, and three grandchildren.[2]


Filmography


Year Title Role Notes
1958RooneyKathleen O'Flynn
1961Only the WindMrs. Collins
1962A Guy Called CaesarLena
1967UlyssesZoe Higgins
1969OtleyLandlady
1970PaddyClair Kearney
1978On a Paving Stone Mounted
1984Summer LightningDolly St.Leger
1996Snakes and LaddersRose

Partial playography



References


  1. "'Greatest' actor Maureen Toal dies". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  2. "Noted actress Maureen Toal dies". RTÉ News. RTÉ. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  3. "Maureen Toal: obituary". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. "MAUREEN TOAL 1930 - 2012". www.irishplayography.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)





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