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Ruth McCabe

Ruth McCabe

Actor

Ruth McCabe is an acclaimed Irish Actress who won an Irish Film and Television Academy Award in 2003 for her role in 'Any Time Now', and again in 2011 for 'Single-Handed'. She is considered one of the greatest names in Irish cinema and theatre. She has performed in numerous plays in the Abbey theatre in Dublin as well a in many TV shows and films.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 47 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 46% in 30 days

What are Ruth McCabe's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
29%
Self
19%
Society
18%
Morality
13%
Survival
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeObsession2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 6 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 5

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
13
Tense
7
Hopeful
7
Warm
5
Bittersweet
4
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ruth McCabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ruth McCabe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

47 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Lost Children of Tuam(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Small Town, Big Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Betty Battles

  • That They May Face the Rising Sun(2023)

    as Mary Murphy

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Aisha(2022)

    as Mrs. Keegan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Joyride(2022)

    as Noreen

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Out of Innocence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Patsy Kerrigan

  • Women on the Verge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunty Bronagh

  • Damo & Ivor: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Grano

  • Victoria & Abdul(2017)

    as Mrs. Tuck

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Run & Jump(2013)

    as Nora

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Lucan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Nanny Roberts

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Philomena(2013)

    as Mother Barbara

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Damo and Ivor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as Grano

  • The Note (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Lars's Mother

  • Life of Crime(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rose Woods

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Good Vibrations(2012)

    as Mavis Hooley

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Stella Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Miss Courtney

  • Wake Wood(2009)

    as Peggy O'Shea

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Single-Handed(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eithne Driscoll

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Breakfast on Pluto(2005)

    as Ma Braden

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Rory O'Shea Was Here(2004)

    as Annie

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Blackwater Lightship(2004)

    as Dr. Louise

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Intermission(2003)

    as Celia

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Foyle's War(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Greene

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sinners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Rev. Mother Paul

  • No Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nuala

  • Wild About Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Lily

  • American Women(2000)

    as Mary Mulligan

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • An Everlasting Piece(2000)

    as Mrs. O'Neill

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Nature Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Penny

  • Titanic Town (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Kathleen

  • Crossroads of Laredo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Barbara

  • Silent Witness(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · as Wyn Ryan

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Shadow of a Gunman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mrs. Grigson

  • An Awfully Big Adventure(1995)

    as Grace Bird

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Circle of Friends(1995)

    as Emily Mahon

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Scarlett(1994)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kathleen O'Hara

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Takin' Over the Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Rosalie

  • The Snapper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Kay Curley

  • Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Elaine Spence

  • Performance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Grigson

  • Fatal Inheritance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Mrs. Donovan

  • The Miracle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Wardrobe Mistress

  • The Field(1990)

    as Tinker Woman

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • The Lilac Bus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mary

  • My Left Foot(1989)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Kay Curley

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 47 titles from 1985 to 2026; peak year 2012.

Biggest box office

Philomena (2013)

$100M worldwide

Highest rated

My Left Foot (1989)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19852026

Peak 2012 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting47 of 47: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score71st

By decade

1980s2 · acting1990s15 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
8999

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ruth McCabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 71st percentile, the median of all 19; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 83rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The Blackwater Lightship (2004)

63rd percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

My Left Foot (1989)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 15 reviewed titles; fans 87, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ruth McCabe's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 4 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles21–51 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 27 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ruth McCabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ruth McCabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sean McGinley shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles