Ciaran Madden

'Ciaran Madden' (qv), the English actress, was born on December 27, 1942 to Dr. James George Madden, a physician, and his wife, the former Maria Elizabeth Dawson. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her stage debut as "Shirley Hughes" in "The Man Most Likely To...", at the Alexandria Theatre, Birmingham.She established herself as an actress with memorable television roles during the 1970s, including "Ophelia", opposite of 'Richard Chamberlain' (qv)'s _ITV Sunday Night Theatre: Hamlet (1970)_ (qv), in the 1970 production directed by 'Peter Wood' (qv), "Marianne Dashwood" in the mini-series, _Sense and Sensibility (1971)_ (qv), "Gwendoline Churchill" in the mini-series, _Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1974)_ (qv), "Alison Porter" in 'John Osborne' (qv)'s _BBC Play of the Month: Look Back in Anger (1976)_ (qv), "Alithea" in 'William Wycherley' (qv)'s _BBC Play of the Month: The Country Wife (1977)_ (qv), "Hero" in 'William Shakespeare' (qv)'s _Much Ado About Nothing (1978)_ (qv), and as "Livia Vaynol" in the mini-series, _My Son, My Son (1979)_ (qv). In the 1980s and 1990s, she appeared in numerous TV series, TV movies and TV mini-series.::Jon C. Hopwood