Aisling Bea

Aisling B a is born on 16 March 1984, in Kildare Ireland. She was on QI, as well as Stephen Fry. Aisling Claiodhnadh, or Aisling "Bea" is a famous Irish actor as well as a writer. Born on the 16th of March 1984. Bea began her stand-up comedy career in 2011after having appeared as a guest on a variety of Irish television shows and British series from 2009. From 2012 on, Bea was appearing on sketch comedy shows or sitcoms. In 2012, after she was awarded an award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards (ECA) in 2012, she began appearing frequently in panel programs. Between 2016 and 2017 she was a member of 8 Out of 10 Cats Team, as well as a participant on the 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown spinoff. She was the child of Brian O'Sullivan and Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead is her sister-in-law. In 2012, she became the first woman ever to receive the So You Think You Are Funny Award. Bea Her maiden name, which is her birth name, pays tribute to her dad who died in the year 2000. Aisling Claiodhnadh Sullivan was born 16 March 1984 from Kildare, County Kildare. Bea's father Brian passed away when he was just three years old. He was a horse veterinarian. Bea wasn't told the details of how he passed away until she turned 13. She adopted the stage name Bea in honor of her father. She also she wrote an article for The Guardian in 2017 about the suicide of her family members. Bea, along with her older sister Sinead was raised by Helen Moloney (n e Moloney) who was a jockey and teacher at a secondary-school. She and her family loved horses, races as well as the race industry. In her youth Bea worked as an instructor for the Irish National Stud however she knew from a young stage that she was not interested in the racing industry as a job, and enjoyed performing.