Cleona Ní Chrualaoí

Cleona Ní Chrualaoí is an Irish film and television producer.

Cleona Ní Chrualaoí
Born
Reading, England
Alma materDublin City University (BA)
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • producer
Known forThe Quiet Girl
SpouseColm Bairéad

Career

Ní Chrualaoí was born in Reading, England, but moved at age four to County Meath in Ireland, the country of her parents.[1] She graduated from Dublin City University with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2001.[2] She worked as a reporter and presenter in radio and television before beginning to produce documentaries and other films in the Irish language.[1][2]

The Quiet Girl (Irish: An Cailín Ciúin), Ní Chrualaoí's first feature film, premiered at the 72nd Berlinale in 2022 and has received critical acclaim.[1][3][4] It was nominated for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards in the US.[5]

Personal life

Bairéad is married to Colm Bairéad, who wrote and directed The Quiet Girl. They have two children.[1]

Partial filmography

As producer

Year Title Notes
2010 Coiscéimeanna Television miniseries
2012 Lorg na gCos: Súil Siar ar Mise Éire Documentary film
2015 The Joy Television miniseries
2022 An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) Feature film

References

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