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Saoirse Ronan Turns 30: From ‘Lady Bird’ to ‘Brooklyn,’ Her 11 Best Film Performances


Variety ranks Saoirse Ronan's best movies and performances including "Lady Bird," "Brooklyn," "Hanna" and "The Lovely Bones"

Image Credit: Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures In Tom George’s mystery comedy, Ronan plays Constable Stalker, an energetic and eager-to-please officer assigned to assist the alcoholic inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) in trying to solve the murder of a sleazy American director. Image Credit: Courtesy of NEON From writer-director Francis Lee, “Ammonite” takes place in 1840s England, where acclaimed but overlooked fossil hunter Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) works alone under brutal conditions on the southern coastline. Image Credit: ©Focus Features/Courtesy Everett Collection At the age of 13, Ronan plays the young Briony Tallis in the adaptation of Ian McEwan’s WWII-set novel, delivering a performance that’s both haunting and profoundly impactful, conveying an emotional maturity far beyond her years.

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