Rynagh O'Grady (18 April 1951 – 8 February 2021[1]) was an Irish actress who was known for her roles of Mary O'Leary in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted and Minnie Kennedy in the 1999 film A Love Divided.
She trained in the Abbey Theatre School and first appeared on their stage in 1969.
[2] In Father Ted, she starred alongside Patrick Drury as a husband and wife couple, John and Mary, who constantly argue and fight, but act happily married when talking to the priests.
[3][4] O'Grady died on 8 February 2021, at the age of 69.
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