Mary Coughlan

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Mary Coughlan was born in Galway, Ireland Her father was a soldier from County Donegal. She was the eldest of five and had endured an erratic youth. She left convent school and started drinking alcohol and taking drugs when she was fifteen. At this age she spent time in a mental hospital. After time in hospital and a belated graduation, Coughlan decided to leave home. In the mid-1970s, she moved to London, England, where she married Fintan Coughlan and had three children.In 1981, she left her husband and took custody of her children. In 1984, she moved back to her hometown of Galway. On her return to Ireland, when she started to perform in public, she was noticed by Dutch musician and producer Erik Visser.

Mary had a small but significant part in the cult classic comedy film High Spirits, with Peter O'Toole, Daryl Hannah, Steve Guttenberg, Beverly D'Angelo, Jennifer Tilly, Liz Smith, Peter Gallagher, Jurassic Park's Martin Ferrero, Connie Booth (ex-wife of Montey Python's John Cleese).

References

• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6572147-bloody-mary