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Copyright Camille
O’Sullivan 2002
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Born in London
of a French mother and Irish father, Camille moved to Cork when she was a
child. She spent a year studying Painting than moved onto UCD, where she
graduated as an Architect. She won the prestigious Architectural Association
of Ireland Award in 2000 and has also exhibited in the Royal Hibernian
Academy as a painter.
As an actress she’s worked with Stephen Frears on the Oscar
winning Mrs Henderson Presents with Dame Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins & Will Young,
(also she an Will are the soundtrack to the movie, music by George Fenton
(Gandhi , Dangeroues Liasons, Blue Planet) Conall Morrison (Abbey Theatre
& Bickerstaff production) and also in film, with roles in John Carney and
Tom Hall (Dir: Bachelors Walk) films ‘November Afternoon’ and ‘On the Edge’
as well as Graham Cantwell’s ‘L’Etranger’. Recent projects also include Lola
Montez in ‘Her
Name was Lola’ RTE 1, The Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd
at the Gate Theatre directed by Selina Cartmell, Aldoinza Man of La Mancha,
Cork Opera House Finola Cronin’s critically acclaimed Tanztheatre piece
‘Murder Ballads’, Gavin Kosticks ‘One Night Stand’ and George Kreisler’s
‘Tonight Lola Blau’
It is as a
singer she is most fulfilled, well known for her passionate and dramatic
interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel, Kurt Weill, Nick Cave, Hans
Eisler, Bowie , Tom Waits Following her sellout success at the Sydney Opera
House, Melbourne international festival, New York, Irish, UK and Australian
tours Camille returns this year with her award winning show La Fille du
Cirque and also a new show. She was awarded Best Music 2005 and Star of the
Festival 2006 Brighton Festival and ‘Best Cabaret Artiste’ Green Room Theatre
Awards Australia 2005. She currently sold out her three week run at the
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2007 and was delighted to receive five 5 Star
reviews! Meow
She has
appeared several times on The Late Late Show and as guest with Damien Rice,
Shane McGowan, Jack L and Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club and released her
Albums ‘A Little Yearning’ ‘La Fille du Cique’ CD and DVD. With a love of
storytelling she performs in English, French and German mixing lost songs of
old with the contemporary. Nothing is quite what it seems…
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