Catherine McCormack

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Characters played by Catherine McCormack

Murron MacClannough — Braveheart (1995)

Wallace's childhood friend and wife, executed by English, sparking the rebellion.

Alice — 28 Weeks Later (2007)

Young girl surviving the initial outbreak with her brother.

Francesca Deane — The Tailor of Panama (2001)

An embassy staffer who is sleeping with Osnard. She is the only embassy staff member mentioned as part of the channel through which Osnard operates.

Greta Schröder — Shadow of the Vampire (2000)

The female lead actress playing Ellen/Helen. She becomes increasingly distressed by the production's occult nature and eventually discovers Schreck casts no reflection. To protect her, the men drug her with laudanum, which inadvertently makes her blood sedative to the vampire. She becomes a target for Schreck's feeding during the final shoot.

Elizabeth Hadley — Spy Game (2001)

Elizabeth Hadley is a relief worker in Lebanon who meets Tom Bishop while he is posing as a photojournalist. Their professional contact becomes a romance, but her past involvement in a bombing makes her vulnerable to Chinese abduction and prompts Bishop to risk his life rescuing her.

Helen Simmonds — The Song of Names (2019)

A member of the Simmonds family who takes in young violin prodigy Dovidl, providing him a home in England while his father returns to Warsaw.

Lady Carmichael — Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)

Lady Carmichael is Sir Eustace Carmichael's wife and becomes involved in the case after he receives orange pips and repeatedly fears the Bride. Holmes later suspects that she belongs to the women's society and concludes that she may have killed her husband before confronting the disguised Bride.

Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy — Dancing at Lughnasa (1998)

Christina 'Chrissy' Mundy is one of the Mundy sisters and the mother of Michael 'Mike' Mundy. Her unstable relationship with Gerry Evans is exposed when he returns, bringing excitement but also disappointment. His visit highlights the emotional uncertainty surrounding their family and his absence from Michael 'Mike' Mundy's life.

Jean Janes — The Weight of Water (2001)

Jean is a newspaper photographer and the principal present-day investigator of the Smuttynose murders. She discovers papers attributed to Maren, but privately grows jealous of Adaline's attention toward Thomas. Her jealousy culminates in pushing Adaline overboard, after which Thomas drowns and Jean encounters Maren and Anethe underwater.

Lesley Blanch — Promise at Dawn (2017)

A woman who tries to help Romain when he is seriously ill in a hotel at the beginning of the film.

Zita — Strings (2004)

A Zerith leader who secretly operates under the name Sahro. She captures Hal, falls in love with him, and teaches him that peace and unity are the only ways to break the cycle of hatred, ultimately helping him reject vengeance and restore harmony.

Sarah — North Star (1996)

Sean McLennon's young Irish immigrant wife, initially loyal to him and skeptical of Hudson Saanteek's accusations about his land seizures. After Sean abandons her and orders gunfire on Hudson, she becomes disillusioned, witnesses the massacre of officials, informs on Sean, and is later defended from him by Hudson.

Career Overview

Catherine McCormack has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1994. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently 28 Days Later / 28 Years Later with 1 titles. Signature works include Braveheart, My Oxford Year, Lockerbie: A Search for Truth. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
35
Birth Date
1972-04-03
Birth Place
Epsom, Surrey, England, UK

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Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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Related entry on Wikidata (Q138327), public domain (CC0).