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Quiz: How much do you know about Saoirse Ronan?

The Irish actress turns 32 today.
10.01pm, 12 Apr 2026
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FOUR-TIME OSCAR nominee and overall national treasure Saoirse Ronan celebrates her 32nd birthday today.

To mark it we have decided to test your knowledge of one of Ireland’s most successful actresses.

How well do you know her? 

She was born in the US to Irish parents but what county did she spend her early years in?
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Dublin
Wicklow

Carlow
Kilkenny
Saoirse started as a child actress. For what film did she earn her first Oscar nomination?
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The Lovely Bones
Atonement

Brooklyn
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Saoirse reached new levels of fame after starring in Brooklyn. Which Irish author wrote the book the film is based on?
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Colm Tóibín
Sally Rooney

Roddy Doyle
Joseph O'Connor
Saoirse has also done significant theatre work. In what play did she make her Broadway debut?
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The Importance of being Earnest
The Plough and the Stars

The Field
The Crucible
Saoirse once featured in a music video for Ed Sheeran. Which song was it for?
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Castle on the Hill
Galway Girl

Nancy Mulligan
Shape of You
Saoirse might be most well known for playing Jo March in Greta Gerwig's Little Women. What year did the film come out?
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2016
2017

2018
2019
One of Saoirse's first big roles was at age 14 in The Lovely Bones. Which famous actor played her father in the film?
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Mark Wahlberg
Brad Pitt

Robert Downey Jnr
Matt Damon
Which fellow actor did Saoirse welcome her first child with in 2025?
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Sam Claflin
Nicholas Hoult

Jack Lowden
Henry Cavill
Which New York borough was Saoirse born in?
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The Bronx
Manhatten

Queens
Brooklyn
True or false? As a thank you for her Golden Globe nomination she sent the Hollywood Foreign Press Association a box of Barry’s Tea
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True
False
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