A young Meath actress who has just landed a starring role in a new film alongside veteran Hollywood actor Kevin Polak, realises just how lucky she has been in competing for parts against up to 7,000 other hopefuls.

Saoirse Ronan is nothing but an Irish sweetheart who never lost her level head and kept her two fet firmly on the ground, even when it wasn't on Irish soil.

Hollywood actress Katie Holmes was spotted in Ireland this week after deciding to leave Paris Fashion week for the markets of Monkstown and the surroundings of Carlow.

A member of India's Hindu nationalist ruling party has offered a 100 million rupee (€1.35m) reward to anyone who beheads the lead actress and the director of the yet-to-be released Bollywood film Padmavati over its alleged handling of the relationship between a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler.

A talented actress has been forced to withdraw from her biggest Irish stage role after suffering a concussion in a freak fidget spinner accident.

Erin Moran, who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcoms Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi, has been found dead.

Hollywood actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor has died aged 99, the star's husband said.

A former producer of The Mrs Merton Show has said he thinks Caroline Aherne was “happier before she was successful” and that she found it “very difficult” dealing with her celebrity status.

Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show The Patty Duke Show, died yesterday, her representative told Reuters. She was 69.

JK Rowling said she “loves black Hermione” and defended the decision to cast a black actress in the role of Hermione Granger in a new stage play Harry Potter And The Cursed Child.

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The entertainment firm owned by one of Ireland’s most successful actresses, Saoirse Ronan, recorded profits of €111,677 in its first year in business.

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She’s been in the news with her famous boyfriend, but Cork actress Sarah Greene deserves her profile very much for her own achievements, writes Ed Power

Former Dynasty star Kate O’Mara has died at the age of 74, her agent said.