Background
Noone grew up in Newcastle, Galway, Ireland.
Noone grew up in Newcastle, Galway, Ireland.
She graduated in 2004 from National University of Ireland Galway with a degree in Science, and then moved to London.
Noone trained for two years at the Performing Arts School in Galway, and is a proficient musician (piano to Grade 7 level) and dancer. Her previous acting role before The Magdalene Sisters was as January in a secondary school production of "Grease". She is Catholic. Noone made her professional film debut playing the leading role of Bernadette in Peter Mullan"s film The Magdalene Sisters.
She has also been nominated for best supporting actress in 2005 and 2010 at the Irish and Awards.
Noone also co-starred in The Descent and Doomsday, both directed by Neil Marshall, Speed Dating and Ella Enchanted. Other work includes the short films News for the Church written and directed by Andrew McCarthy and The Listener directed by Michael Chang.
Noone also recorded Walking at Ringsend for British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4. In 2008, Noone appeared in Beyond the Rave and Insatiable.
Noone has also appeared in The Descent Participant 2, The Day of the Triffids,The Runaway and she has co-starred in the entire season one of Jack Taylor.In 2013 she also began writing a film short.