Birth Name: Saoirse Ronan
Date of Birth: 12 April 1994
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Occupation: Actress
Height: 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Trade Mark: Has an uncanny ear for accents

Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan (Sur-shuh RO-nuhn; born 12 April 1994) is an Academy Award-nominated Irish actress. She is the eleventh youngest person to be nominated for an Academy Award and the seventh youngest to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Ronan received multiple award nominations for her role as the young Briony Tallis in the film Atonement. She plays Susie Salmon in the 2009 film adaptation The Lovely Bones.

Early life

Ronan, an only child, was born in New York City. She is the daughter of Irish parents Monica and Paul Ronan – the latter an actor – who were living in New York at the time. She was raised in County Carlow, Ireland, having moved to Ireland when she was three years old. As a small child, she sometimes accompanied her father on the set when he was working on such films as The Devil’s Own and Veronica Guerin.

Personal life

Ronan currently attends Kilkenny College in Ireland and lives in County Carlow.