My Favourite Actress: Saoirse Ronan.

My favourite actress was not an obvious choice, but she an actress who I have liked for quite a while now, and she is gradually becoming a star.

Saoirse Ronan 

I first saw Saoirse Ronan in the 2009 film 'The Lovely Bones', I thought she gave a very compelling performance and that she portrayed the character perfectly. The next time I saw her was in the film 'How I Live Now' which was not a very critically acclaimed film, however her performance really made the film for me. I also really liked her performance in 'The Host', which i thought would be quite a difficult role to play, and just recently she played a small role in 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' which was a film that I throughly enjoyed. She is now being recognised for her role in the film 'Brooklyn', which is a new release and very highly critically acclaimed. She was nominated for 'Best Actress' at the Oscars for this film.

Heres some more information on her:

Saoirse Una Ronan was born in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, to Irish parents, Monica Ronan and Paul Ronan, an actor. When Saoirse was three, the family moved to Ireland, and Saoirse grew up in its County Carlow.

Saoirse made her first TV appearance with a small role in a few episodes of the TV series,The Clinic (2003). Her first film appearance was in the 2007 movie, I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007). Saoirse received international fame after appearing in the movie,Atonement (2007), which was directed by Joe Wright. The movie co-starred Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. The film was successful, both critically and commercially, and Saoirse earned an Oscar nomination for her role. She became one of the youngest people to be nominated for an Oscar.

After this, she continued to earn success and fame. Between 2008 to 2011, she starred in a number of successful movies, including City of Ember (2008), which earned her a nomination for Irish Film & Television Award, The Lovely Bones (2009), for which she was nominated for a BAFTA Award, and The Way Back (2010), for which she won Irish Film & Television Award for Actress in a Supporting Role.  

Academy Awards, USA

2016	Nominated Oscar	Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role Brooklyn (2015)
2008	Nominated Oscar	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Atonement (2007)

Golden Globes, USA

2016	Nominated Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Brooklyn (2015)
2008	Nominated Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Atonement (2007)

BAFTA Awards

2016	Nominated BAFTA Film Award	Best Leading Actress Brooklyn (2015)
2010	Nominated BAFTA Film Award	Best Leading Actress The Lovely Bones (2009)
2008	Nominated BAFTA Film Award	Best Supporting Actress Atonement (2007)

Source: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1519680/