Born and raised in Dublin and trained at the city's distinguished Abbey Theatre and in Switzerland, stage actress Fionnula Flanagan now resides in Los Angeles.
Nominated for Broadway's 1974 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Ulysses in Nighttown". Is expertly skilled at playing viola which is why she was cast as Dr. Tainer in her guest appearance on Star Trek: The Next Generation, as producers needed an actress who could play so well that it would hint at her later revealed android status.