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Saoirse Ronan

Saoirse Ronan

Actor, also producer · Born April 12, 1994 (32) · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Golden Globe winner · Oscar nominee · BAFTA Award nominee · 4 other major award bodies

Saoirse Una Ronan (/ˈsɜːrʃə ˈuːnə ˈroʊnən/ SUR-shə OO-nə ROH-nən; born 12 April 1994) is an American-born Irish actress. Primarily known for her work in period dramas since adolescence, she has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and nominations for four Academy Awards and seven British Academy Film Awards. Ronan made her acting debut in 2003 on the Irish medical drama series The Clinic and had her breakthrough role as a precocious teenager in the period drama film Atonement (2007), which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her career progressed with starring roles in The Lovely Bones (2009) and Hanna (2011) and a supporting role in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Ronan received critical acclaim and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing an Irish immigrant in New York in Brooklyn (2015), the eponymous high school senior in Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird (2017)—which won her a Golden Globe—and Jo March in Gerwig's Little Women (2019). Ronan has since produced and starred in the drama The Outrun (2024). On stage, Ronan portrayed Abigail Williams in the 2016 Broadway revival of The Crucible and Lady Macbeth in the 2021 West End revival of The Tragedy of Macbeth. In 2016, she was featured by Forbes in two of their 30 Under 30 lists, and in 2020, The New York Times ranked her tenth on its list of the greatest actors of the 21st century. Description above from the Wikipedia article Saoirse Ronan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 12, 1994 (32)
From
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
33 on MovieCove · 44 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Saoirse Ronan's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 69th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th 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
Self
32%
Bonds
26%
Survival
17%
Morality
11%
Power
6%
Society
5%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 29 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 7 · Serious 8 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 11 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 15 · Intense 7

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

Steady 12 · Shifting 17 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 7 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 3

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 4 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 15

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 14 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

25 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 25 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 25
Ally
4 of 25
Shadow
2 of 25
Shapeshifter
2 of 25
Herald
1 of 25
Show the 25 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
20
Tense
13
Bittersweet
8
Hopeful
11
Contemplative
9
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

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 Saoirse Ronan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 33 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Saoirse Ronan'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

44 credits, 33 with a MovieCove page; 16 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Beatles: George (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Linda (Eastman) McCartney

  • The Beatles: John (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Linda (Eastman) McCartney

  • The Beatles: Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Linda (Eastman) McCartney

  • The Beatles: Ringo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2028)

    as Linda (Eastman) McCartney

  • Bad Apples(2025)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Paper Plane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Writer

  • Talking Heads: Psycho Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Woman

  • Blitz(2024)

    as Rita

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Outrun(2024)

    Producer · as Rona

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Foe(2023)

    as Hen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • See How They Run(2022)

    as Constable Stalker

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Tragedy of Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Lady Macbeth

  • The French Dispatch(2021)

    as Junkie / Showgirl #1

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Ammonite(2020)

    as Charlotte Murchison

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Little Women(2019)

    as Jo March

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mary Queen of Scots(2018)

    as Mary Stuart

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Seagull(2018)

    as Nina Zarechnaya

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • On Chesil Beach(2017)

    as Florence Ponting

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Great Performers: Horror Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as The Mannequin

  • Lady Bird(2017)

    as Lady Bird McPherson

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Loving Vincent(2017)

    as Marguerite Gachet

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Brooklyn(2015)

    as Eilis Lacey

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Weepah Way for Now(2015)

    as Emily (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lost River(2014)

    as Rat

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Stockholm, Pennsylvania(2015)

    as Leia Dargon

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Muppets Most Wanted(2014)

    as Ballet Dancer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

    as Agatha

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • How I Live Now(2013)

    as Daisy Ryback

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Justin and the Knights of Valour(2013)

    as Talia (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Violet & Daisy(2011)

    as Daisy

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Byzantium(2012)

    as Eleanor Webb

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Host(2013)

    as Melanie Stryder / Wanda

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Hanna(2011)

    as Hanna

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Way Back(2010)

    as Irena Zielińska

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Lovely Bones(2009)

    as Susie Salmon

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • City of Ember(2008)

    as Lina Mayfleet

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey(2007)

    as Celia Hardwick

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Death Defying Acts(2007)

    as Benji McGarvie

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • I Could Never Be Your Woman(2007)

    as Izzie

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Atonement(2007)

    as Briony Tallis (Age 13)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Proof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 8 episodes · as Orla Boland

  • The Clinic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Rhiannon Geraghty

  • Saturday Night Live(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Audience Member (uncredited) · as Self - Host

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Three Incestuous Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Bettine

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 44 titles, 39 of them dated from 1975 to 2026; peak year 2014.

Biggest box office

Little Women (2019)

$220M worldwide

Highest rated

Little Women (2019)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Bad Apples (2025)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19752026

Peak 2014 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 24 MovieCove titles. 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.

Show 3 more milestones

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 44: 42 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score59thDirecting1 of 44: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 44: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 44: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1970s1 · acting2000s8 · acting2010s20 · acting2020s10 · 9 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 50% of 28 roles
071217

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.

Awards

a Golden Globe and 1 other major award from 29 major nominations, 2008–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Venice award, nominated · Best Short Film
  2. 2025
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Outstanding British Film of the Year
  3. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  4. 2018
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +2 other major bodies · 3 nominations
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead
  5. 2016
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
  6. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  7. 2012
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actor/Actress
  8. 2010
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Leading Actress
    • +1 other major body · 1 win and 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Young Actor/Actress
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress
Show 1 earlier year
  1. 2008
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Supporting Actress
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Young Actress

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Saoirse Ronan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 29 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Reach · how many have seen their films

92ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 29

Midcredits score across 33 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th11

Shape of the crowd

15 of their 33 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · actor

Weepah Way for Now (2015)

80th percentile spread · 27% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 78/100 in their films, across 29 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 60. 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 Saoirse Ronan's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore20 titles8–74 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles16–54 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles19–64 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles15–57 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense20 titles12–72 · median 48 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian 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 Saoirse Ronan work with?

People who share at least 2 of Saoirse Ronan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eric Fellner shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles