Irish actress Sorcha Cusack is famous for essaying the title role Jane Eyre in the BBC’s 1973 television drama, Jane Eyre. She has also depicted the character of Helen Connor in the British Soap Opera, Coronation Street in 2008. The Jane Eyre actress is also known for her role in the Guy Ritchie's movie, Snatch (2000).
What Is Sorcha Cusack’s Net Worth?
The 69-year-old Irish actress has summoned the majority of her net worth from her acting career since 1973. She elevated her earnings from her role portrayal of Justice Dickie in the 2014 Irish comedy movie, Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie. The funny flick was made under a budget of £3.6 million, which made a huge box office collection of $28.8 million.
She has also been part of Irish Playwright 1998 stage drama, By The Bog of Cats.
Sorcha Cusack (left) with an actress, Holly Hunter at Wyndham's Theatre in London in 2004 (Gettyimages.com)
In the picture, Sorcha is seen with American actress, Holly Hunter who portrayed the protagonist character of Hester Swane at Wyndham's Theatre in central London in 2004.
Married To Actor Husband; Her Son Goes Against Family Tradition
The Irish performer is married to The Crown actor, Nigel Cooke. They have two kids; a son named Liam and a daughter named Beth Cooke. Liam is involved in furniture making on the contrary to his family career in entertainment industry.
However, her daughter, Beth shares a passion of acting and is also reckoned for her role as Emma Moody in the 2014 Brtish TV series, The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher.
Her daughter has never taken any acting guides from her mother according to Cusack's interview with Pressreader in 2017. Sorcha further reveals that she and her husband enjoys the time they spent on movie sets.
Family: Father Died After Neuron Ailment
Sorcha Cusack is the second daughter of late artists, Cyril Cusack and Maureen Kiely. Her father, Cyril was Irish actor, who passed away at the age of 82 in Burlington Lane, Chiswick in October 1993 after being diagnosed with motor neuron disease.
Her mother, Maureen was also an Irish actress best remembered for her 1947 British film, Odd Man Out. The prolific actress died on 18 December 1977 in Dublin and was buried in Saint Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Ireland.
Cusack has four siblings and a half-sister, two sisters, named Sinead and Niamh Cusack and two brothers, Paul and Pádraig Cusack. She also has another half-sister, Catherine Cusack from her father’s relationship with a lady named Mary Rose Cunningham. During her 2011 Interview for Guardian, Cusack reveals that she is much closer to her half-sister, Catherine after her father died.
Her sisters are established-actresses while her brothers are producers.
Short Bio
Sorcha Cusack was born on 9 April 1949 in Dublin, the Republic of Ireland as per wiki. The Irish actress birth sign is Aries. Sorcha, 59, stands at the height of 1.65 meters (5' 5'').
