--- name: "Nora-Jane Noone" canonical: "https://film.one/person/nora-jane-noone" fi1m_id: "nora-jane-noone" imdb_id: "nm1172901" tmdb_id: 53998 wikidata_id: "Q292107" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 March 1984" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 84 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-09-17T18:14:09.392290+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." --- # Nora-Jane Noone ## Identity Nora-Jane Noone - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/nora-jane-noone - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** nora-jane-noone - **IMDb ID:** nm1172901 - **TMDB ID:** 53998 - **Wikidata ID:** Q292107 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora-Jane_Noone, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292107, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1172901/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53998 Actor. Born 8 March 1984 in Newcastle, Galway, Ireland. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 March 1984, Newcastle, Galway, Ireland - **Active:** 2005–2015 - **Also known as:** Nora Jane Noone - **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 2 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 83 (1) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora-Jane_Noone, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q292107, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1172901/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53998 ## Streaming the US now - **Apple TV:** [*The Descent*](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md) (85) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Nora-Jane Noone is an Irish actress. She made her screen debut as Bernadette in *The Magdalene Sisters* (2002). She trained at the Performing Arts School in Galway and graduated with a science degree from the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2004. Noone is known for her role as Holly in *The Descent* (2005) and its sequel *The Descent: Part 2* (2009), as well as appearances in *Ella Enchanted* (2004), *Doomsday* (2008), *Brooklyn* (2015) and *Bring Them Down* (2025). She has received IFTA nominations for her work in *The Descent*, *Savage* (2009) and *Wildfire* (2020). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Brooklyn* (2015), Fi1m 83, as Sheila Heffernan — [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md) - *The Descent* (2005), Fi1m 85, as Holly — [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md) ## Complete filmography (32) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bring Them Down* (2025), as Caroline - *My Sailor, My Love* (2022), as Kelly - *The Ipcress File* (2022), series, as Dr. Karen Newton - *Hidden Assets* (2021), series, as DS Claire Wallace - *Wildfire* (2021), as Lauren - *I Am Normal* (2021), as Keira - *I Hate the Man in My Basement* (2020), as Kyra - *Faith* (2019), as Carol - *Darlin'* (2019), as Sister Jennifer - *12 Feet Deep* (2018), as Bree - *Know Your Enemy* (2018), as Chantal - *The Capture* (2017), as Alex - *Brooklyn* (2015), as Sheila Heffernan — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md) - *Estranged* (2015), as Kathrine - *Identicals* (2015), as Nadia - *Wasted* (2013), as Sarah - *Through the Night* (2010), as Lil - *Jack Taylor* (2010), series, as Kate - *Small Change* (2010), as Karen - *The Day of the Triffids* (2009), series, as Lucy - *Garrow's Law* (2009), series, as Catherine Quinn - *The Descent: Part 2* (2009), as Holly - *Savage* (2009), as Michelle - *Legend of the Bog* (2009), as Saiorse Reilly - *Insatiable* (2008), as Ellie - *Beyond the Rave* (2008), as Jen - *Doomsday* (2008), as Read - *Speed Dating* (2007), as Juliet Van Der Bexton - *Afterlife* (2005), series, Actor - *The Descent* (2005), as Holly — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md) - *Ella Enchanted* (2004), as Fairy No. 1 - *The Magdalene Sisters* (2002), as Bernadette ## Gallery - ![lors de Reims Polar en 2025.](https://film.one/media/person/99032/gallery-0426a4e5b51a.jpg) lors de Reims Polar en 2025. — Gérald Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Chris_andrews_1561121.jpg/1280px-Chris_andrews_1561121.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Nora-Jane Noone, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Bring Them Down.](https://film.one/media/person/99032/gallery-300a0e134eb7.jpg) Nora-Jane Noone, actor, at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) for the movie Bring Them Down. — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Nora-Jane_Noone_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg/1280px-Nora-Jane_Noone_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Nora-Jane Noone](https://film.one/media/person/99032/gallery-1f323a674a18.jpg) Nora-Jane Noone — Kevin Payravi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Nora-Jane_Noone_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Nora-Jane_Noone_at_the_2024_Toronto_International_Film_Festival_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Nora-Jane Noone](https://film.one/media/person/99032/gallery-b6ea67eba01d.jpg) Nora-Jane Noone — Image via TMDB - ![Nora-Jane Noone](https://film.one/media/person/99032/gallery-59c11f992587.jpg) Nora-Jane Noone — Image via TMDB - ![Nora-Jane Noone](https://film.one/media/person/99032/gallery-8d62b9c29fbf.jpg) Nora-Jane Noone — Image via TMDB --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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