Biography
Pauline O'Driscoll is an Irish stage and screen actor who trained, lived and worked in the USA & UK. Originally from Cork Pauline trained at the Herbert Berghoff Studio in New York, completing a full-time 3 year Performing Arts Course and studying directly with both Uta Hagen author of "Respect for Acting" and "A Challenge To The Actor" and Alice Spivak author of "How to Rehearse When There is No Rehearsal". She also has Double Honours Gold Medals and an ALAM Diploma from LAMDA, London. She is one of the original exponents of Tom Kibbe's Modern Realism acting technique. She began training with him in 2015 and continues to train with him on an ongoing basis.
In addition to screen credits listed on Imdb, Pauline also has an extensive theatrical career. Her self penned one woman show JUMP!? (Karen Minihan, POD Productions) premiered in late 2023 and will tour in 2024. She is the co- writer and performer of solo play SEVEN AGES OF MAM which was Nominated for Best New play at Brighton Fringe 2019 and garnered a "Must See Show" rating from FringeReview. before going on to tour nationally in Ireland in 2021/2022. Pauline has worked with actors and directors such as Gretta Scacchi, Graham McTavish, Wendy Craig, Phillip Zarrilli, Michael Hunt, Caroline John, Michael Glen Murphy, Paul Cawley, Elisabeth Dermot-Walsh, Maria Aitken, Gwenda Hughes, William Galinsky, Nona Shepard, Pat Talbot and John Adams in numerous theatrical productions including THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (New Vic, Stoke-on-Trent and Haymarket, Basingstoke); LOVE ME SLENDER (New Vic, Stoke-on-Trent); LOVERS (Minerva Theatre, Chichester; EASY VIRTUE (Chichester Festival Theatre). After 18 years abroad Pauline returned home to Ireland and took a career break. Since her return to the industry selected theatre credits include: - the solo plays JUMP!?, EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY WOMEN, SEVEN AGES OF MAM and YOU HAVE IT ALL BACKWARDS; the Kaite O'Reilly penned COSY ( Phillip Zarrilli, Gaitkrash Thr) ; A DOLL'S HOUSE opposite Ger Ryan and Gerry O'Brien (Michael Hunt, Galway Town Hall Thr); LIFE BEHIND THE VENUE(Clinic Media, Everyman Thr and Project Arts Centre) ; GOLDFISH IN THE SUN (Pat Talbot, Everyman Thr); as Gaeilge production DORCHADAS DRAÍOCHTA (Graffiti Thr Co) and WALLPAPER and DEAR SISTER ANNE (Cork Arts Theatre)
