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name: "Britta Smith"
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roles: ["Actor"]
died: "19 October 2008"
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average_fi1m_score: 81
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# Britta Smith

Actor. Died 19 October 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Died:** 19 October 2008
- **Active:** 1991–1993

## Biography

Britta Smith was an Irish actress. Her screen credits include the role of Nurse in *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Annie Maguire in *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Katy in *The Magdalene Sisters* (2002) and Mrs Clarke in *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005). She appeared as Kitty Ryan in *Hear My Song* (1991).

Other film roles encompass Mrs Taffin in *Taffin* (1988), Mrs Hogan in *Circle of Friends* (1995), the Artist's Mother in *Moll Flanders* (1996) and Mrs Boots in *The Boxer* (1997). She also worked in television, with appearances in series such as *The Clinic* and *Silent Witness*. Smith died on 19 October 2008.

*Sources: imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *In the Name of the Father* (1993), Fi1m 83, as Annie Maguire — [page](https://film.one/film/in-the-name-of-the-father.md)
- *The Snapper* (1993), Fi1m 82, as Woman in Police Station — [page](https://film.one/film/the-snapper.md)
- *Hear My Song* (1991), Fi1m 78, as Kitty Ryan — [page](https://film.one/film/hear-my-song.md)

## Also known for

- *My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown* (1989), Nurse
- *The Magdalene Sisters* (2002), Katy
- *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005), Mrs. Clarke
- *The Boxer* (1997), Mrs Boots
- *Circle of Friends* (1995), Mrs Hogan
- *Moll Flanders* (1996), Artist's Mother
- *The Return* (2003), Prison Governor
- *Taffin* (1988), Mrs. Taffin

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