Aisling Franciosi

Aisling Franciosi (/ˈæʃlɪŋ frænˈtʃoʊzi/ ASH-ling fran-CHOH-zee, Italian: [ˈɛʃliŋɡ franˈtʃoːzi]; born 6 June 1993[1][2]) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing the part of Katie Benedetto in the RTÉ-BBC Two crime drama television series The Fall[3] and for her role as Kate Crawford in the TNT series Legends.[4]

Aisling Franciosi
Franciosi in 2016
Born (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993
Dublin, Ireland
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

In 2016, Franciosi appeared in the HBO series Game of Thrones in the sixth season as Lyanna Stark and reprised her role in the seventh season.[5] In 2017, she took the lead role in The Nightingale, a period film set in Tasmania and directed by Jennifer Kent.[6] She is set to star as Kate Rothko in the upcoming biographical-drama film Rothko, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.[7]

Early life

Franciosi was born and grew up in Dublin, Ireland. Her father is Italian and her mother is Irish and she has two older brothers and a younger sister. She is trilingual, fluent in English, Italian and Irish. She studied French and Spanish at Trinity College Dublin.[8]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Jimmy's Hall Marie
2014 Ambition Apprentice Short film for the European Space Agency Rosetta mission
2016 Ambition – Epilogue Master Short film for the ESA Rosetta mission
2018 The Nightingale Clare Carroll
2020 Home Delta
2021 The Unforgivable Katherine Malcolm
2023 Last Voyage of the Demeter Anna Filming
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Trivia Trish Episode 2.5
2013–2016 The Fall Katie Benedetto Main role
2014 Quirke Phoebe Griffin 3 episodes
2015 Vera Sigourney O'Brien Episode: "Muddy Waters"
2015 Legends Kate Crawford Main role (season 2)
2016–2017 Game of Thrones Lyanna Stark Episodes: "The Winds of Winter", "The Dragon and the Wolf"
2017 Clique Georgia Cunningham
2018 Genius (TV Series) Fernande Olivier 6 episodes
2020 Black Narcissus Sister Ruth The miniseries premiered on 23 November 2020 on FX in the US, and on 27 December 2020 on BBC One in the UK.

Awards
Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2015 12th Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Fall Won [9]
2019 AACTA Award Best Leading Actress The Nightingale Won [10]
2020 16th Irish Film & Television Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role (film) The Nightingale Nominated [11]

References
  1. "Aisling Franciosi". Filmow.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. Franciosi, Aisling [@AisFranciosi] (6 June 2014). "Another year older and no wiser?!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. Morgan Jeffery (5 January 2016). "The Fall will wrap up with a third and final series". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  4. "Legends: Sean Bean Returns in Season Two of TNT Series". TVSeriesFinale. October 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  5. White, James. "Game Of Thrones: the Jon Snow revelation and what it all means" Archived 2016-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, Empire Online, 28 June 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  6. Nordine, Michael (14 March 2017). "'The Nightingale': Jennifer Kent Begins Production on Her Follow-up to 'The Babadook'" Archived 2017-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, IndieWire. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  7. Wiseman, Andreas (5 March 2021). "'Rothko': Sam Taylor-Johnson To Direct Art-World Drama With Russell Crowe, Aisling Franciosi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, More — EFM Hot Package". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. Greco, Patti. ""The Fall" Star Aisling Franciosi on Getting Tied Up by Jamie Dornan" Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine, Cosmopolitan, 26 January 2016. Retrieved on 28 June 2016.
  9. "IFTA 2015 Nominees". The Irish Film & Television Academy. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  10. "Winners & Nominees". Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  11. "IFTA 2020 Film and Drama Nominees". The Irish Film & Television Academy. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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