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name: "Genevieve O'Reilly"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "6 January 1977"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:39.056398+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Genevieve O'Reilly

Actor. Born 6 January 1977 in Dublin, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 6 January 1977, Dublin, Ireland
- **Also known as:** جنيفيف أوريلي, 吉娜薇·欧瑞丽

## Biography

Genevieve O'Reilly is an Irish-Australian actress. Born on 6 January 1977 in Dublin, Ireland, she moved with her family to Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of ten. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 2000.

O'Reilly is known for portraying Mon Mothma in the *Star Wars* franchise, beginning with *Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith* (2005). She reprised the role in *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), the series *Andor* (2022–2025) and *Ahsoka* (2023). Her other film credits include *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003), *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016) and *The Dry* (2020). She has received nominations for Saturn Awards and Irish Film and Television Awards for her work in *Andor*, and an AACTA Award nomination for *The Dry*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Andor* (2022), Fi1m 86, as Mon Mothma — [page](https://film.one/tv/andor.md)

## Also known for

- *Rogue One: A Star Wars Story* (2016), Mon Mothma
- *Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith* (2005), Mon Mothma
- *The Matrix Reloaded* (2003), Officer Wirtz
- *The Matrix Revolutions* (2003), Officer Wirtz
- *The Legend of Tarzan* (2016), Alice Clayton
- *The Snowman* (2017), Birte Becker
- *Tolkien* (2019), Mrs. Smith
- *Ahsoka* (2023), Mon Mothma

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