Aisling Bea

Aisling B a is born on 16 March, 1984 in Kildare Ireland. She's appeared on QI alongside Stephen Fry. Aisling Cliodhnadh Sullivan (born on 16 March 1984), also known as Aisling bea Aisling Cliodhnadh Sullivan, is an Irish comedian actor, writer and director. Bea started her professional career in stand-up comedy in 2011, after playing a few small roles she played for Irish and British TV dramas beginning in 2009. Bea began performing regularly on sketch comedy and sitcoms in 2012. In 2012, after winning an award in the Edinburgh Comedy Awards she began being booked frequently for different panel shows, where she is now a regular. Between 2016 and 2017 she was a part of 8 Out of 10 Cats' team, and also a part-time participant in the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown spinoff. Her parents include Brian as well as Helen O'Sullivan. She has an older sister named Sinead. She was in 2012 the second woman to ever be awarded the So You Think You're Funny award. Bea is her surname in honor of her deceased father. Aisling Cliodhnadh, O'Sullivan is an Kildare born woman. She was born March 16th 1984. Bea's father Brian was an equine vet who committed suicide when she was only three years old. Bea didn't learn how her father passed away until she reached the age of thirteen. Bea adopted the stage name Bea as a tribute to her father and she wrote an article for The Guardian in 2017 about her family's experience of suicide. Bea's mother Helen She is a jockey-trainer and former pro jockey was in charge of the care of her daughter as well as Sinead. She and her family loved horses, races and the racing industry. Bea began her career as a tourist guide at the Irish National Stud. But she quickly realized that her love was acting, not racing.