Olivia Nash

MBE
Olivia Nash
Bornmid-1940s[1]
Larne, Northern Ireland[1]
NationalityNorthern Irish
OccupationActress/Comedienne
Years active1985-present (actress)
Known forGive My Head Peace
Children1[1]

Olivia Nash MBE is an actress and performer from Northern Ireland. Nash has appeared on the Northern Ireland scene for over 40 years. Olivia performs on stage, television and radio where she has performed with James Young for 11 years and Northern Ireland comedian Nuala McKeever. She has toured the United States and Canada with the Charabanc Theatre Company, and is best known for her role as ‘Ma’ in the television series Give My Head Peace.

Personal life

Nash grew up in Larne, with her mother and father, Patsy and Tommy, and her sister Mel. When she left school, she got involved with the Larne Drama Circle and, as of 2019, is still a member.[1]

She and her husband, who died when Nash was 38, had one daughter together, Patricia. She has 3 grandchildren, Gabriel, Daisy and Livi.[1]

Career and Charity Work

Olivia Nash was awarded an MBE for services to theatre and charity in 2006.[2]

Olivia Nash has raised £189,000 for The Children's Hospice with the help of her ‘Mrs Walker’ character. She is also the face of the EHS Wake Up to Waste campaign.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1985 We'll Support You Evermore Woman at Farm TV movie
1986 The Daily Woman Dinner Guest TV movie
1987 First Sight Peggy
1990 Shoot to Kill McKerr's Mother TV movie
1991 Screenplay Bag Lady
Children of the North McCluskey's Mother
1993 Comedy Playhouse Mrs Mac
1995 Two Ceasefires and a Wedding Ma TV movie
1997 The Detectives Olivia
1998-2007, 2016, 2017 - present Give My Head Peace Ma
2000 Mad about Mambo Mrs Hannah
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland Ma
An Everlasting Piece Eileen McGivern
2002 Puckoon Maudie O'Toole
2003 I Fought the Law Sanndra
2007 Closing the Ring First Woman in Rain
2008 Miss Conception Cash Till Lady
2009 May's Panto Party Performer TV movie
2010 Small Change Mary Short
2013 Blandings Mrs Rossiter
Wasted Aunt Mary Short
A Belfast Story Detective's Wife
2016 V Sign TV movie
2018 Grace and Goliath Lily
2019 Island's Apart Mrs Cecil Short

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Actress Olivia Nash: The saddest time of my life was the death of my husband... he was a great dad". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ma mouths off ahead of the Give My Head Peace tour 2022 arriving at a theatre near you soon". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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