She's the kitchen hand-turned-movie extra who is (probably) the most famous background artist in the world right now.
As we countdown to Oscars night next Sunday, the film trailer for The Banshees of Inisherin – up for nine gongs – is clocking up millions more views around the globe. And slap bang in the middle of all the trailer action, enjoying a singalong next to Brendan Gleeson’s character Colm Doherty playing the fiddle in JJ DeVine’s pub, is Achill islander, Lisa Cattigan.
While many of the 140 extras cast for Martin McDonagh’s blockbuster didn’t make a single scene, lucky Lisa was in a handful – and was among the only non-stars to enjoy a trailer close-up. In the opening scene, Lisa and her pal Grainne O’Hagan smile and wave at Colin Farrell’s character Padraic Suilleabhain, as they pass him along the wild Atlantic Drive.
