Angeline Ball (born 1969) is an Irish actress who currently resides in London, England. She is a trained dancer in ballet, tap and modern dance. Her breakthrough role came in 1991 when she starred alongside Maria Doyle Kennedy and Bronagh Gallagher as backing singer Imelda Quirke in Alan Parker's The Commitments. Since then she has appeared in various films and television series both in Ireland and in America. Most notably, she played Vada's mother in My Girl 2 for which she sang a rendition of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile". She worked with Alan Parker again when she sang backing vocals for the Evita soundtrack album. Ian Le Frenais and Dick Clement wrote the short-lived 1993 TV series Over the Rainbow for her. She also wrote all the music for Over the Rainbow.In 2003 Ball swept the board at the IFTA (Irish Film And Television Awards), winning Best Actress in a TV Program for her portrayal of Nora in the TV series Any Time Now and Best Actress in A Film for her portrayal of "Molly" in Bloom, an adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses. In March 2011 she reunited with other Commitments cast members to play a number of gigs culminating with a live concert at the O2 Dublin (formerly The Point Depot). She is currently working on an album and some independent projects.An image of Ball, in character as Imelda Quirke in the film The Commitments, was featured on an Irish postage stamp as part of the Ireland 1996: Irish Cinema Centenary series issued by An Post. The image includes her The Commitments co-stars Robert Arkins as Jimmy Rabbitte, Maria Doyle Kennedy as Natalie Murphy and Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin.
Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a Film
TV Shows
Doc Martin, Any Time Now, Over The Rainbow (UK)
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Trouble in Paradise
2007
TV Series
Annie Little
Dead Long Enough
2006
Sinead
What We Did on Our Holiday
2006
TV Movie
Laura Taylor
The Tiger's Tail
2006
Ursula
Doc Martin
2005-2006
TV Series
Julie Mitchell
Julie
Rose and Maloney
2005
TV Series
Julie
Bloom
2003/I
Molly Bloom
Bait
2002
TV Movie
Millicent White
Any Time Now
2002
TV Series
Nora Moggin
An Angel for May
2002
TV Movie
Barbara Collins (Mom)
Score
2001
TV Movie
Martina
The Bombmaker
2001
TV Movie
Lydia McCracken
A Christmas Carol
2000
TV Movie
Bella
Housebound
2000
Mignon
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
TV Series
Annabell
Peak Practice
1999
TV Series
Anna Templeton
The Auteur Theory
1999
Carmela Cicero Maresca - Finalist
The Outer Limits
1999
TV Series
Cass Trenton
Terror in the Mall
1998
TV Movie
Suzanne Price
The General
1998
Tina
The Gambler
1997
Mlle. Blanche
Trojan Eddie
1996
Shirley
Our Friends in the North
1996
TV Mini-Series
Daphne
Two Nudes Bathing
1995
Short
Simone
Brothers in Trouble
1995
Mary
The Pebble and the Penguin
1995
Gwynne
Chinstrap 3 (voice)
Robin's Hoods
1995
TV Series
Casualty
1994
TV Series
Shirley
Picture Windows
1994
TV Series
Highlander
1994
TV Series
Elizabeth Vaughn
My Girl 2
1994
Maggie Muldovan
Over the Rainbow
1993
TV Series
Finnoula
The Commitments
1991
Imelda Quirke
Redwater
2017
TV Series filming
Wifey Redux
2015
Short completed
Saoirse Prendergast
Shameless
2012-2013
TV Series
Gloria Meak
Mr Selfridge
2013
TV Series
Mrs. Worthington
Albert Nobbs
2011
Mrs. Gilligan
Cold Turkey
2009
Short
Patricia Quinn
Hard Times
2009
PC Anne Mooney
EastEnders
2008
TV Series
Maggie
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Outer Limits
1999
TV Series performer - 1 episode
The Commitments
1991
performer: "Mustang Sally", "Take Me To The River", "Chain Of Fools", "Dark End Of The Street", "Destination Anywhere", "I Can't Stand The Rain", "Try A Little Tenderness", "Treat Her Right", "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man", "Mr. Pitiful", "I Never Loved A Man", "In The Midnight Hour", "Bye Bye Baby", "Slip Away"
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Thumbelina
1994
live action reference model: "Thumbelina"
Rock-A-Doodle
1991
live action reference model: "Goldie"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Evita
1996
additional vocalist
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
8th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards
2011
TV Special
Herself - Award Presenter
Irish Film and Television Awards
2003
TV Movie documentary
Herself - Award Winner
The Making of Alan Parker's Film 'The Commitments'