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Fiona Dourif is on a rare sabbatical from her stellar turn as Dr. Cassie McKay, filling her time with a new role in a suburban horror movie.

Emma's first shift in the ER is marked by chaotic and traumatic cases, including maggots in a cast and a drug overdose, testing her emotional resilience.

This achievement is a thoroughly deserved testament not only to Jessie's outstanding performance in Hamnet, but to her performances both in film and on stage across her career to date.

I had an eating disorder, and it took time, and it took a lot of help, and also it was depression... I didn't know how to be alive the way I wanted to be, and it was difficult, but I do not for a second regret it, and I think I've been able to transform it and recognise our vulnerabilities as humans in the world.

Seeing this remarkable movie reminded me that we cannot look away from real-life tragedies

After a serious illness, the comedian decided to take her doctor's advice and lose weight. Here, she talks about her complex relationship with her body, the lifelong abuse she received because of her appearance and healing the inner hurt that weight-loss medication cannot address

I remember seeing it in drama school. I remember being so profoundly moved by it. I remember being so frightened by the performances in terms of seeing both sides to the thing that I think for most of us is, the most alive thing in our life, which is these, like, romantic relationships and the kind of inception of those things and the death of those things.

Our students go out into a world where there is a network and ecology of support through film, television and theatre, that is the most distinct thing in Ireland. This extraordinary and exponential growth reflects how the industry operates as an interconnected community rather than isolated entities.

I feel so grateful to have her in my life. And it's the best way to wake up in the morning. It's the best way to go to bed at night. It puts everything into perspective. You know it kind of grounds you, and I'm very lucky to do what I love as a woman, and I'm very lucky to love as a mother, and that's just an absolute gift to get to recognise myself in both of those things beside each other in this moment.

It wasn't about the person. It was about me. It was so scary. I didn't know then how to go, 'Hey, can I talk to you privately?' Now, I would want to believe that I could have taken this person aside," she argued. "A lot of people say that we've become too woke, but I think, no, it's great. The pendulum needs to swing to the other side so that we can find a balance in between.