Brendan O'Carroll

Brendan O'Carroll
O'Carroll in 2015
Born (1955-09-17) 17 September 1955 (age 69)
Finglas, Dublin, Ireland
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • producer
  • writer
Years active1991–present[1]
Known forAgnes Brown in Mrs. Brown's Boys and All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Spouses
  • Doreen Dowdall
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    ​
    (m. 1977; div. 1999)​
    [citation needed]
  • ​
    (m. 2005)​
Children4, including Fiona and Danny
Parents
RelativesEilish O'Carroll (sister)

Brendan O'Carroll (born 17 September 1955) is an Irish actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. He is best known for portraying foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown on stage and in the BBC and RTÉ television sitcom Mrs. Brown's Boys.[2] In 2015, O'Carroll was awarded the Irish Film and Television Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Irish television.

  1. ^ "MRS Brown's Boys star quits show after confessing he was unhappy". Daily Mirror. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ McGreevy, Ronan (27 April 2011). "Necessity the mammy of invention as O'Carroll's Mrs Brown is up for Bafta". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2011.