Aisling Bea

Aisling B a was born on 16 March, 1984 in Kildare Ireland. Bea was on the show with Stephen Fry on QI. Aisling O'Sullivan, more popularly than her stage name Aisling Bea (born on 16 March 1984), is an Irish actor, writer and stand-up comic. Bea was first seen as bit roles on Irish or British television programs in 2009, began her career as a stand-up comedian in 2011. As early as 2012 Bea began appearing on sitcoms or sketch comedy. In 2012, following her received an award from the Edinburgh Comedy Awards (ECA), she started to appear regularly in various panel shows. From 2016 to 2017 she served as the team captain on 8 Out of 10 Cats and is a frequent contestant on the follow-up show 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. She was the child of Brian O'Sullivan as well as Helen O'Sullivan. Sinead is the younger of her siblings. She was only the second ever woman to win So You Think You're Funny. Bea, her maiden name, was a tribute to her late dad. Aisling Cliodhnadh, born March 16, 1984, in Kildare Town, County Kildare. Bea's father Brian died at the age of three. He was an equine veterinarian. Bea wasn't told the details of how he passed to death until she was 13 years old. The stage name she chose was Bea in honor of her deceased father. She also wrote a 2017 article in The Guardian on her family's death experience. Bea as well as her sister Sinead were nurtured by their mother Helen (nee Moloney) an elementary school teacher and jockey trainer, as well as a former professional jockey. The family was horse and race meeting obsessed. Bea was initially an official guide for tourists at the Irish National Stud. But she realized her passion was for acting, not racing.