Imelda Corcoran is an Australian actress. Active since the 1990s on Australian television and on stage in Sydney, she is perhaps most widely known for her role as Selby in the Marvel 2021 TV miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Early life and education
editImelda Corcoran was born in Australia.[1][2] She attended the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in Perth, Western Australia.[1]
Career
editStage
editCorcoran performed on stage in several plays through the 1990s and up until at least 2002. Her first two recorded performances are in Perth and Fremantle, WA (1990 and 1991), but in the decade following 1992 they are mostly in Sydney.[3]
Most of her performances were well reviewed, and include:
- Evelyn in Absent Friends, by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Judi Farr at the Marian Street Theatre in the Sydney suburb of Killara, August – September 1993[4]
- Rita in Educating Rita, by Willy Russell, directed by Crispin Taylor at the Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, May 1994[5]
- A character in Bold Girls, by Rona Munro, directed by Ken Boucher Downstairs at the Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney, March 1996[6]
- Coriolanus, by William Shakespeare, directed by Steven Berkoff for Bell Shakespeare at the Playhouse Theatre, Sydney Opera House, November 1996[7]
- A Game of Golf, by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Crispin Taylor at the Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, July 2000[8]
Film and television
editCorcoran had a part in the sketch comedy series The Comedy Sale that had a short run on the Seven Network in 1993,[2] and as Maria for 17 episodes of the more successful TV Australian satirical comedy series BackBerner, most of them in series 3 in 2001.[1][citation needed]
She was first seen internationally playing the character Taylor in the telemovie When Good Ghouls Go Bad in 2001.[2]
Her first major role in an American film was the 2012 film A Perfect Ending,[2] in which she plays one of the major character's best friends, one of a lesbian couple.[9]
She first worked with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in two episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2014, as Dr. Goodman.[1][2] In 2021 she played Selby in the Marvel miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.[10]
Corcoran appeared in the season 3 episode of The Mandalorian, "Chapter 23: The Spies".[11]
Personal life
editCorcoran is gay, and married to Argentine film producer Victoria Alonso. They have a child[12] whom they adopted.[13] Corcoran does not do interviews and prefers to keep her private life private.[1]
Other activities
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Moore, Camille (8 April 2021). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Imelda Corcoran". TVovermind. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Greenbaum, Aaron (2 April 2021). "Why Selby From The Falcon And The Winter Soldier Looks So Familiar". Looper. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Imelda Corcoran". AusStage. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "Theatre (23 August 1993)", Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation, vol. 74, no. 11, The Federation, p. 19, 23 August 1993, ISSN 0013-1156
- ^ "New, engaging Rita". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 99, no. 36. New South Wales, Australia. 27 May 1994. p. 7 (Life/Style). Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Gripping, intense theatre". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 101, no. 27. New South Wales, Australia. 29 March 1996. p. 30. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Barnes, Frank (25 November 1996), "Theatre Berkoff – not a jerk off (25 November 1996)", Education : journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation, vol. 77, no. 15, The Federation, p. 14, ISSN 0013-1156
- ^ Morrison, Peter (14 July 2000). "Ayckbourn's better half". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. 105, no. 44. New South Wales, Australia. p. 32. Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Schenden, Laurie (4 September 2012). "Actress Barbara Niven Passionate About 'A Perfect Ending'". GoWEHO.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Bradshaw, Paul (2 April 2021). "'The Falcon and the Winter Soldier' episode three recap: who is the Power Broker?". NME. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Roark, Nathaniel (14 April 2023). "Who Plays The Shadow Council In The Mandalorian". Screen Rant. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (4 May 2022). "Marvel's Victoria Alonso & Xochitl Gomez On Bringing Hope And Visibility To LGBTQ+ Community With America Chavez". Deadline. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ a b Mann, Keith (16 July 2019). "Victoria Alonso: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.