âSaoirse Ronan is in "a bit of a dream"
Ronan
Among those waiting for THE ENVELOPE  PLEASE ... tonight is a young actress with a distinctive name ... which  she  very patiently helped Jane Pauley learn:
With  her  Oscar-nominated role in the movie " Brooklyn " Saoirse Ronan  is making a name for  herself . But Saoirse can be tough to pronounce  and even harder to spell.
"It's an Irish word  and it means freedom  or liberty  " Ronan  said.
At 21   she 's the youngest two-time Oscar nominee since Angela Lansbury in 1946.
Fonan's first nomination came when  she  was just 13  for  her  supporting role as Briony in "Atonement."
"It's very intimate " said  Ronan   "and none of us expected for it to go down the route that it did."
 Ronan   who was born in the Bronx  took Pauley to the Riverdale Diner  where  she  used to go with  her  parents.
"No  I haven't been here since I was three  which is nuts  " Ronan  said. "It was so weird when I came in. I remember everything. I remember where we used to sit. I remember what the outside looks like. The smells  everything."
And  she  remembers what  she  used to eat: Grilled cheese sandwich and pickles.
But when  she  was three  the family moved back to Ireland.  Her  father had become an actor and would introduce  Ronan  to his agent: "I was quite imaginative. I would put on voices  would do different accents."
Known for  her  skill with accents   she 's gone from an American teenager in "The Lovely Bones " to a teenage German assassin opposite Cate Blanchett in "Hanna." The role brought  her  to the attention of theatre director Ivo van Hove  who had been in touch with Blanchett.  She  told him  "I'm working now with such a fabulous young actress." He then saw "Hanna " "and I was blown away by her performance " he told Pauley.
Among those waiting for THE ENVELOPE  PLEASE ... tonight is a young actress with a distinctive name ... which  she  very patiently helped Jane Pauley learn:
With  her  Oscar-nominated role in the movie " Brooklyn " Saoirse  [TGT] is making a name for   [TGT]  . But Saoirse can be tough to pronounce  and even harder to spell.
"It's an Irish word  and it means freedom  or liberty  "  [TGT] said.
At 21    [TGT]  's the youngest two-time Oscar nominee since Angela Lansbury in 1946.
Fonan's first nomination came when   [TGT]   was just 13  for   [TGT]   supporting role as Briony in "Atonement."
"It's very intimate " said  Ronan   "and none of us expected for it to go down the route that it did. [TGT] 
took Pauley to the Riverdale Diner  where   [TGT]   used to go with   [TGT]   parents.
"No  I haven't been here since I was three  which is nuts  "  [TGT] said. "It was so weird when I came in. I remember everything. I remember where we used to sit. I remember what the outside looks like. The smells  everything."
And  she  remembers what  she  used to eat: Grilled cheese sandwich and pickles.
But when  she  was three  the family moved back to Ireland.  Her  father had become an actor and would introduce  Ronan  to his agent: "I was quite imaginative. I would put on voices  would do different accents."
Known for  her  skill with accents   she 's gone from an American teenager in "The Lovely Bones " to a teenage German assassin opposite Cate Blanchett in "Hanna." The role brought  her  to the attention of theatre director Ivo van Hove  who had been in touch with Blanchett.  She  told him  "I'm working now with such a fabulous young actress." He then saw "Hanna " "and I was blown away by her performance " he told Pauley.