Genevieve O'Reilly

Genevieve O'Reilly earns my respect as the consummate slow-burn professional. Dublin-born and Irish-Australian, she has quietly inhabited Mon Mothma across the Star Wars saga since Revenge of the Sith, and her work in Andor, with two Saturn Award nominations, finally let the wider audience see her range. I love that she made a supporting role indelible through patience rather than flash. With serious stage, film and television credits, she's the kind of actor who builds trust over decades. That steadiness, anchoring a world rather than dominating it, is exactly the craft I find most undervalued and most admirable.

Name (English)

Genevieve O'Reilly

Name (Japanese)

ジュヌヴィエーヴ・オライリー

Reading

じゅぬゔぃえーゔ・おらいりー

Born

January 6, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Snake

Origin

Dublin, County Dublin, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Occupation

stage actor / film actor / actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve%20O'Reilly
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438161

Tags

• County Dublin
• stage actor
• film actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-16

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