Alison Doody

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Alison Doody (born November 11, 1966) is an Irish actress and model. She is the youngest of three children. She was educated in a convent, where she gained a passion for the arts. She later studied at the National College of Fine Arts in Dublin, but left because she lacked the motivation and thought she would take a year off to think it out. Meanwhile, while sitting in a café with friends, she was approached by a still photographer who asked her if she would be interested to model. Thinking she could use the pocket money, she said yes. Modeling proved to be both fun and lucrative, and very soon she did it professionally. Her modeling contracts led to commercial work, which would take her around the world. One day, a casting director saw her work and suggested she try acting instead. She was sent to London at age 19, where she quickly won an audition to appear in the new James Bond film, A View to a Kill (1985). She so loved acting that she pursued a career in that direction. After her first film, she shot a few TV dramas in London and in Dublin, but her big break came when she was cast as Austrian seductress Dr. Elsa Schneider in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). Apparently she made a huge impression on Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, who loved her great sense of humor and her Grace Kelly looks. After Indiana Jones, which introduced her to Hollywood and to the United States, she was chosen to replace Cybill Shepherd as spokeswoman for L'Oréal. After that she shot a few B-movies in the United States, but at one point felt she missed Ireland too much, so she went back to Dublin. In 1994, she put her career on hold to spend more time with media heir Gavin O'Reilly, whom she had been dating for two years. In 1996 they married, and later had two children. In 2002, she was asked to cameo in the 'Michael Caine (I)_ comedy Les acteurs (2003), and there she regained a lust for the movie industry. The following summer, she shot Allan Quatermain et la pierre des ancêtres (2004) with co-starPatrick Swayze, and it's then that the whole ball started rolling again. In 2005, she and her husband divorced and she decided to re-launch her stalled career, but she quickly realized how difficult it was to break into this kind of business for a second time, especially after ten years away from the camera. Recently she appeared in the short film Benjamin's Struggle (2005), directed by newcomer James Breese, and played a role in the well-known British series Meurtres en sommeil (2000). In a recent interview, she said she was thrilled to be acting again, but added that she wasn't willing to accept anything for the sake of working. She is determined to find the right part, but she also wants to do different things: "I'm fed up playing the nasty Nazi. I'd like to do something quite extreme."

Germany German (Deutsch)

Alison Doody (* 11. November 1966 in Dublin) ist ein irisches Model und Schauspielerin. Doody wurde als jüngstes von drei Kindern geboren. Ihre Eltern sind Joan Doody, eine Schönheitschirurgin, und Patrick Doody, ein Landwirt. Sie wurde bei einem Fotoshooting entdeckt und begann zunächst als Model zu arbeiten, was ihren Bekanntheitsgrad erhöhte und ihr den Einstieg ins Filmgeschäft ermöglichte. Einen ihrer ersten Auftritte hatte Doody 1985 in einer Nebenrolle in dem Bondfilm James Bond 007 – Im Angesicht des Todes (A View to a Kill). Die Jahre darauf wirkte sie in weiteren Filmproduktionen mit und spielte unter anderem an der Seite von Schauspielergrößen wie Liam Neeson und Pierce Brosnan. Ihr großer Durchbruch kam 1989 mit dem Steven-Spielberg-Film Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug, in dem sie neben dem Hauptdarsteller Harrison Ford die weibliche Hauptrolle der Dr. Elsa Schneider übernahm. Weitere bekannte Rollen, die sie spielte, waren die der Anne Marie Athos in Der Ring der Musketiere (1992) und in dem Quatermain-Remake Quatermain und der Schatz des König Salomon (2004) als Elisabeth Maitland an der Seite von Patrick Swayze. Der Erfolgsregisseur Peter Jackson bot Doody zudem die Rolle der Éowyn in seiner Herr-der-Ringe-Trilogie an, was sie jedoch auf Grund ihrer damaligen Schwangerschaft ablehnte. Die Rolle ging schließlich an die Australierin Miranda Otto. Doody heiratete 1994 den Geschäftsmann Gavin O’Reilly, den Sohn von Tony O’Reilly. Aus dieser Ehe hat sie zwei Töchter. 2004 trennten sich die beiden wieder.

France French (Français)

Alison Doody est une actrice irlandaise née le 11 novembre 1966 à Dublin. Plus jeune d'une famille de trois enfants. Sa mère, Jeanne, était esthéticienne, et son père, Patrick, a travaillé dans l'immobilier et l'élevage. Alison Doody a étudié à la Mount Anville Secondary School.

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female
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Place of Birth
Dublin, Ireland

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Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
Jenny FlexA View to a Kill62% · 1,859
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