Síle Bermingham was born the 7th of ten children in the great city of Dublin, Ireland. Her Mother Eileen, was an All Ireland Champion Camogie player for County Dublin & her father Sean, a west of ...Show More
Síle Bermingham was born the 7th of ten children in the great city of Dublin, Ireland. Her Mother Eileen, was an All Ireland Champion Camogie player for County Dublin & her father Sean, a west of Ireland man who passed his love of literature & poetry on to Síle at an early age. It was not unusual for her father to bring home musicians, poets, writers & travelers from all walks of life and fill the house with music & story telling.The name Síle/Sheelagh is the Irish form of the latin name Cecilia, the patron saint of music and implies "pure & musical" It's pronounced "she + la"Síle was bit by the acting bug and began her stage career in Dublin doing both fringe & performance art theatre throughout the city. After a short stint in London where Síle studied with legendary Acting coach Jack Walzter; She made the move to New York to continue her studies at Uta Hagen's HB Studios. Numerous stage productions followed including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Loot, The Trial, The Hostage, Dracula, A Touch of the Poet, A Woman of No Importance, Crimes & Crimes, Remembrance, Hitler's Head, Good Bobby - off Broadway & L.A.Síle works steadily in independent film appearing in the Lionsgate award winning hit Played with a star studded cast including Val Kilmer, Gabriel Byrne, Vinnie Jones, Anthony LaPaglia, the late great Bruno Kirby, Joanne Whalley & Patsy Kensit.Sile followed up Played with the dramatic heist thriller 2:22 where she played the role of Jody. 2:22 stars Val Kilmer & Gabriel Byrne and received 5 nominations at the Milan International Film Festival and won best film at the Malibu Film Festival.In A Kiss And A Promise directed by Phillip Guzman, Síle played a grieving mother whose only daughter falls victim to a serial killer.Next up for Síle is Waiting For The Miracle To Come where she stars opposite the legendary actress Charlotte Rampling & American Icon Willie Nelson.A lover of stories & the spoken word Síle has narrated many audio books for authors such as Maeve Binchy, Mark Tomkins, Siobhan Dowd, Andrea Cremer, Joanne Harris, Marian Keyes, Cecelia Ahern and many others etcSíle is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio in NY & LA. Síle resides in Los Angeles. Hide
