Imelda May

Biography

Imelda Mary Higham, professionally known as Imelda May, is an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Although known primarily as a singer, she also plays the bodhrán, guitar, bass guitar and tambourine.

Career Overview

Imelda May has 18 screen credits in a career dating back to 2007. Their work is anchored in the Fisherman's Friends Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters, Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters, Christmas in Ireland with Imelda May and Friends. 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

18

Birth Date

1974-07-10 00:00:00

Birth Place

Dublin, Ireland

Known For

• 

  Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters
• Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters
• 

  Christmas in Ireland with Imelda May and Friends
• 

  The People Before
• 

  The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby
• 

  Sinéad

Associated Universes

• Fisherman's Friends Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Liz White (1 collaborations)
• Ray Fearon (1 collaborations)
• Mark Stobbart (1 collaborations)
• Craig Russell (1 collaborations)
• John Thomson (1 collaborations)
• Frances Barber (1 collaborations)
• Pat Ingoldsby (1 collaborations)
• Brush Shiels (1 collaborations)
• Don Baker (1 collaborations)
• Michael Ingoldsby (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (17 credits)

  • Lemonade

    Danny's Mother

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Four Letters of Love

    Bette Coughlan

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The People Before

    Eve

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • Rory Gallagher: Calling Card

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters

    Herself - Presenter

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Sinéad

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2024
  • Bono & The Edge: A Sort of Homecoming with Dave Letterman

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • Christmas in Ireland with Imelda May and Friends

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • The Peculiar Sensation of Being Pat Ingoldsby

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Fisherman's Friends: One and All

    Aubrey

    actor

    actors
    2022
  • Somebody Up There Likes Me

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • Billy Fury: The Sound of Fury

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • Irish Rock at the BBC

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • The Story of the Yardbirds

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2008
  • The Graham Norton Show

    - Rowan Atkinson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gary Barlow, Jeff Goldblum, Imelda May (2018) ... Self actor actors

    - Guy Ritchie, Charlie Hunnam, Imelda May (2017) ... Self actor actors

    - Ricky Gervais, Ronnie Corbett, Juliette Binoche, Imelda May (2014) ... Self actor actors

    - Keanu Reeves, Emilia Fox, Marcus Brigstocke, Imelda May (2011) ... Self actor actors
    2007

• crew (1 credits)

  • Imelda May - Amhráin na nGael

    presenter

    crew

    - Episode 3 (2025) ... presenter crew

    - Episode 2 (2025) ... presenter crew

    - Episode 1 (2025) ... presenter crew
    2025