Orla Brady on playing designer and architect Eileen Gray in new movie

Furniture designer Eileen Gray was one of Ireland’s most pioneering women, yet most of us have never even heard of her. That’s all set to change now Orla Brady is playing her in a new movie, writes Esther McCarthy.

From Sheila Cloney in A Love Divided, to Wuthering Heights’ Cathy, to the feisty Siobhan in BBC’s Mistresses, Orla Brady has made a career of playing strong, interesting women.