caption years_active birth_place nationality name birth_date residence image article_title birth_name occupation
ronan at 2014 berlin film festival 2003 -- present the , u.s. bronx , new york city , new york irish saoirse ronan 12 april 1994 howth , county dublin , ireland saoirse -rrb- . jpg ronan at 2014 berlin film festival -lrb- cropped saoirse ronan
 saoirse Úna ronan actress
saoirse ronan

saoirse Úna ronan -lrb- ; born 12 april 1994 -rrb- is an irish actress .
she came to international prominence in 2007 after co-starring as briony tallis in the film `` atonement '' with james mcavoy and keira knightley , for which she received nominations for a bafta , a golden globe , and an academy award , making her one of the youngest actresses to receive an oscar nomination .
her film breakthrough was followed by her starring role in peter jackson 's `` the lovely bones '' -lrb- 2009 -rrb- for which she was awarded a critics ' choice award , a saturn award , and a second bafta award nomination for best actress .
other notable films include the romantic comedy `` i could never be your woman '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , the supernatural film `` death defying acts '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , the epic true story `` the way back '' , the action thriller `` hanna '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , `` how i live now '' -lrb- 2013 -rrb- , wes anderson 's comedy `` the grand budapest hotel '' -lrb- 2014 -rrb- and john crowley 's romantic drama `` brooklyn '' -lrb- 2015 -rrb- .
in february 2016 , ronan is set to make her broadway debut in a revival of `` the crucible '' , playing the role of abigail williams .
