Olivia Nash MBE is an actress and performer from Northern Ireland. Nash has appeared on the Northern Ireland scene for over 40 years. Olivia performs on stage, television and radio where she has performed with James Young for 11 years and Northern Ireland comedian Nuala McKeever. She has toured the United States and Canada with the Charabanc Theatre Company, and is best known for her role as ‘Ma’ in the television series Give My Head Peace.
Olivia Nash MBE | |
|---|---|
 Olivia Nash | |
| Born | 1942[1] |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Occupation | Actress/Comedienne |
| Years active | 1985-present (actress) |
| Known for | Give My Head Peace |
| Children | 1[2] |
Personal life
editNash grew up in Larne, with her mother and father, Patsy and Tommy, and her sister Mel. She attended St Louis Grammar School in Ballymena from 1953-1960, When she left school, she got involved with the Larne Drama Circle and, as of 2019, is still a member.[2]
She and her husband, who died when Nash was 38, had one daughter together, Patricia. She has 3 grandchildren, Gabriel, Daisy and Livi.[2]
Career and Charity Work
editOlivia Nash was awarded an MBE for services to theatre and charity in 2006.[3]
Olivia Nash has raised £189,000 for The Children's Hospice with the help of her ‘Mrs Walker’ character. She is also the face of the EHS Wake Up to Waste campaign.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | We'll Support You Evermore | Woman at Farm | TV movie |
| 1986 | The Daily Woman | Dinner Guest | TV movie |
| 1987 | First Sight | Peggy | |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill | McKerr's Mother | TV movie |
| 1991 | Screenplay | Bag Lady | |
| Children of the North | McCluskey's Mother | ||
| 1993 | Comedy Playhouse | Mrs Mac | |
| 1995 | Two Ceasefires and a Wedding | Ma | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Detectives | Olivia | |
| 1998-2007, 2016, 2017 - present | Give My Head Peace | Ma | |
| 2000 | Mad about Mambo | Mrs Hannah | |
| The Most Fertile Man in Ireland | Ma | ||
| An Everlasting Piece | Eileen McGivern | ||
| 2002 | Puckoon | Maudie O'Toole | |
| 2003 | I Fought the Law | Sanndra | |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring | First Woman in Rain | |
| 2008 | Miss Conception | Cash Till Lady | |
| 2009 | May's Panto Party | Performer | TV movie |
| 2010 | Small Change | Mary | Short |
| 2013 | Blandings | Mrs Rossiter | |
| Wasted | Aunt Mary | Short | |
| A Belfast Story | Detective's Wife | ||
| 2016 | V Sign | TV movie | |
| 2018 | Grace and Goliath | Lily | |
| 2019 | Island's Apart | Mrs Cecil | Short |
References
edit- ^ "Ulster Actors (N)". Ulster Actors. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Actress Olivia Nash: The saddest time of my life was the death of my husband... he was a great dad". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Ma mouths off ahead of the Give My Head Peace tour 2022 arriving at a theatre near you soon". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
External links
edit- Olivia Nash at IMDb