Carrie Crowley

Caroline Anne Crowley (born 23 May 1964) is an Irish actress, Gaeilgeoir and former radio and television presenter. She appeared on television shows such as The Morbegs and Echo Island for Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). She also had her own chat show, Limelight, and co-presented Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with Ronan Keating. More recently she has had acting roles in shows such as The Clinic, School Run and An Crisis. She appeared as the character Jackie Ferguson in the RTÉ soap opera Fair City. She has also appeared as Elisef in the first two seasons of the TV series Vikings. Early life Crowley was born and raised in Waterford, Ireland. Her mother Nodhlaig (originally from The Rosses in the west of County Donegal) was a teacher and her father Con (originally from Cork) was a garda, while she also has one sister, Bríd. She first went on stage in a local production of Oliver!. She graduated with a B.Ed. from St. Patricks College, Drumcondra. Broadcasting career Before she began a career in television, Crowley was a primary school teacher.