Catherine McCormack (born January 1, 1972) is an English
actress.
McCormack was born in Alton, Hampshire, England; one of her grandfathers was
Irish. She was raised in the Catholic religion (though is now a "lapsed
Catholic") and attended Convent of Our Lady of Providence. Her mother died of
lupus when McCormack was six years old, and she was subsequently raised by her
father, who was a steelworker.
Her first notable role was as the character Murron in the multiple Academy
Award-winning movie Braveheart, which also starred and was directed by Mel
Gibson. Her screen debut, however, was as the lead in the Anna Campion directed
film Loaded. After the success of Braveheart, McCormack had starring roles in
Nils Gaup's Northstar and Marshall Herskovitz's Dangerous Beauty. She has also
appeared in David Leland's The Land Girls and has played the leading role of
Hannah in Davy Kane's This Year's Love, which also starred Kathy Burke.
She also starred in Spy Game, opposite Robert Redford and Brad Pitt, and most
recently 28 Weeks Later.
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