Kelly Thornton

Birth : 1997-04-13, Dublin, Ireland

History

Chosen from an open casting for the leading role in Lance Daly's award winning feature Life's A Breeze, Kelly was nominated for a Lead Actress Film IFTA Award in 2014. Since then Kelly has been cast in a guest lead in RTE's most successful TV drama, Love Hate and appeared in season four of the show in the Autumn of 2013. Kelly appeared in John Carney's feature film Sing Street opposite Aidan Gillen and Jack Reynor.

Profile

Movies

Flora and Son

Heart

Single mom Flora is at a loss about what to do with her rebellious teenage son, Max. Her efforts to keep him out of trouble lead to a beat-up acoustic guitar, a washed-up LA musician, and harmony for this frayed Dublin family.

Bainne

An Irish ghost story set during The Great Famine of 1845-1852. It is inspired by ancient Irish mythology and traditional Japanese legends, as recorded by the Irish writer Lafcadio Hearn at the end of the 19th century.

Sing Street

Ann Lalor

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Life's a Breeze

Emma

An unemployed slacker, his aged mother and his niece must overcome their many differences to find a lost fortune.