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Tara Anne Cassandra FitzGerald (born 18 September 1967) is an English actress who has appeared in feature films, television, radio and the stage. FitzGerald appeared in a steady stream of independent feature films through the 1990s and 2000s, among them the all-star cast in A Man of No Importance (1994), the early Ewan McGregor comedy Brassed Off (1996), the Czech World War II fighter pilot drama Dark Blue World (2001), and a 2004 drama set in the Spanish Inquisition, Secret Passage (UK title The Lions Mouth) with John Turturro. List of credits Theatre
Tara Anne Cassandra FitzGerald 18 September 1967 (1967-09-18) (age42) Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Based on the Henry James novella The Turn of the Screw; Sapphic scene with Leelee Sobieski
Frances Sternhagen (1975) Rachel Roberts (1976) Rosemary De Angelis (1977) Eileen Atkins (1978) Pamela Reed (1979) Lois de Banzie (1980) Swoosie Kurtz (1981) Amanda Plummer (1982) Judith Ivey (1983) Christine Baranski (1984) Judith Ivey (1985) Joanna Gleason (1986) Mary Alice (1987) Christine Estabrook (1988) Tovah Feldshuh (1989) Frances Conroy (1990) Irene Worth (1991) Christine Baranski (1992) Madeline Kahn (1993) Jane Adams (1994) Tara FitzGerald (1995) Elaine Stritch (1996) Dana Ivey (1997) Allison Janney (1998) Anna Friel (1999) Marylouise Burke (2000)
The surname FitzGerald is a translation of the Norman fils de Grald, or son of Gerald (Gerald meaning "rule of the spear").
the FitzGeralds of Kildare (Earls of Kildare from 1316, later Marquesses of Kildare and from 1766 Dukes of Leinster and Premier Peers of Ireland) and
Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond (died 1565), cousin and wife of the 15th Earl of Desmond
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald, rebel killed in 1579-leader of the Desmond Rebellions (late 16th century)
Katherine FitzGerald, Countess of Desmond, known as the "old Countess of Desmond" (15th to 17th centuries).