Saoirse Ronan

Who is Saoirse Ronan?

Saoirse Úna Ronan is an Irish actress. She came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring in the film Atonement with James McAvoy and Keira Knightley, from which she received nominations for a BAFTA a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award, making her one of the youngest actresses to receive an Oscar nomination.

Her film breakthrough was followed by her starring role in Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones where she was awarded a Critics' Choice Award, a Saturn Award, and a second BAFTA Award nomination for Best Actress.

She has acted in romantic comedy I Could Never Be Your Woman, the supernatural film Death Defying Acts, the action thriller Hanna and Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Famous Quotes:

• 'I know a lot of people must think that The Lovely Bones (2009) is a pretty dramatic film and it's going to be really deep and dark and everything, but I promise you it's not. It's really humorous and funny and bright and happy. Then this awful thing happens and it kind of makes everyone really sad, obviously, but they have to get on with things. It's like the journey that Susie takes to learn to let go and realize that she can't be with her family anymore, and the same for her family. They have to let go and they know that they can't be with Susie. But it's a really funny, lighthearted thing. There's some really dramatic scenes in it as well, which is great with The Lovely Bones (2009) because you kind of get the best of both worlds. You get to do funny scenes and dramatic scenes. You get to cry, you get to laugh, so it's great .'
• 'Be the person I'm playing. That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.'
• 'Oh God, I'm so excited. You see, I watched the Oscars every year at home on an Irish channel and the reception was fuzzy because we were in the country. Every now and then, it would be: 'The winner for best actor is…' and then the screen would go all grey. It's kind of surreal that I'm actually going to be there this year.'