Biography
Maura O'Malley was an Irish actress. She was born on 12 November 1919 in Ballintobber, Claremorris, County Mayo, and died on 1 October 2014 in County Meath.
Before entering acting, she studied physical education in Scotland and worked as a PE teacher. She was one of the founding members of physical education in Ireland and Ireland's first PE teacher. She later appeared in films including The Commitments (1991), in which she played Joey's Mother, and Waking Ned (1998), in which she played Mrs. Kennedy. She also contributed to the soundtrack of both films and appeared in the 1995 short film Tongue.
