Aisling Walsh (born September 1958) is an Irish screenwriter and director. Her work has screened at festivals around the world and she has won several accolades, including a BAFTA TV Award for Room at the Top (2012) as well as an Irish Film and Television Award and a Canadian Screen Award for her direction of Maudie (2016). She is known for her "unflinching honest portrayals of a Catholic Irish society".
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Early life
She was born in Dublin to Raphael Walsh, a furniture designer and manufacturer from Navan, County Meath. In 1975, aged 16, Walsh began studies at the Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology. She then continued her education at the National Film School in Beaconsfield, England, where one of her main influences was Bill Douglas, a Scottish filmmaker who tutored at the school. She later settled in London.
Career
In 1985, Walsh wrote and directed her first short film, Hostage. Her feature film directorial debut was Joyriders (1989). She then transitioned into television work throughout the 1990s, including episodes of The Bill (1991–1994), Doctor Finlay (1993), Roughnecks (1995), and Trial & Retribution (1997–2002).
