is best known for her role as Professor Minerva McGonagall inFantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,but she has long been a fan of the famous franchise.
With a busy year ahead, Glascott, 36, spoke to PEOPLE about all thingsHarry Potterand also gave a little insight into her world.
Aside from her roles in the critically-acclaimed filmBrooklyn (oppositeSaoirse Ronan) and BBC2/Showtime seriesEpisodes(as Matt LeBlanc‘s ex-wife), Glascott has also dabbled in theater across the pond, where she currently resides with her husband and daughter.
Before you start seeing her all over the big screen, here are six things to know about the rising Irish actress.
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- She’s starring in two upcoming films in 2019
2019 will be a big year for Glascott, as she is slated to star in two major films.
InSUPERVIZED, the actress will be featured alongside Tom Berenger andBeau Bridgesto take on the gloriously villainous role of Alicia. The story will follow four elderly superheroes living in a retirement home in Ireland that come together for one last mission.
Also set to premiere this year isThe Martini Shot,which Glascott will star in alongsideJohn Cleeseand Matthew Modine. In the existential drama, which follows a film director beginning a project at his final leg of life, Glascott will play the role of Mary.
While Glascott said it was “amazing to work with these legends” on both projects, she revealed that one particular film was likely to captivate audiences.
“I have to sayThe Martini Shotis a film I haven’t seen before,” the actress said. “It’s something I think will really resonate with people because its quite an existential piece but it’s a comedy and it’s about humans and told in a very interesting way… it was a real joy to work on.”
Fiona Glascott and husband Tom Brooke.Jeff Spicer/Getty
- She has a background in theater — thanks to her mom and dad
Growing up, Glascott’s parents were both involved in hometown amateur groups — her mother, in the dramatic group, while her father participated in a musical group. At the time, the young actress often found herself in the excitement of being backstage or making tea and biscuit for the theatergoers.
“It really gave me the bug very early,” she said of her parents’ influence. “By 11 or 12, I was pretty convinced I wanted to be an actress. I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to do it for a small town in Ireland, but at least I thought I know what I wanted to do.”
Pretty soon, Glascott found her way into the musical society (don’t be fooled: “I’m not really a great singer,” she said) and nabbed her first solo-less role inWest Side Story.
“I wedged myself in there and convinced them to give me the job and I loved it,” she explained of her beginnings in theater.
- She’s aHarry Potterjunkie!
Not only did Glascott star in the spinoff of theHarry Potterseries, but she’s also an avid fan of the original books and movies — which made her decision to sign ontoFantastic Beastsquite an easy one.
“I absolutely jumped at the chance. I was a huge fan and anything to do with magic I adore,” she revealed. “So when the call came in to meet [filmmaker] David Yates I was thrilled. And then when the call came that they’d like [me] to do it, I was over the moon.”
While on set, Glascott — who played a younger version ofMaggie Smith‘s character in the film — even got to use the exact wand that Smith had used in theHarry Potterfilms, calling the moment “extraordinary.”
“It was so exciting. It didn’t feel like work, but this was so much fun,” she said of being on set. “Everyone there was huge fans of theHarry Potterbooks. It was a really fun place to be running around with a wand.”
Maggie Smith (left) and Fiona Glascott.Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros/Everett Collection; Fox Searchlight Pictures
- She would love to work with Edie Falco and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
In her career, she’s worked with many actors, but there’s still two people she’s dying to collaborate with.
“I would love to work withEdie Falco. I think she is absolutely extraordinary,” she revealed. “I lovedThe Sopranos, butNurse Jackiefor me… I’ve watched it twice, all the way through, and I constantly talk about it — I know it finished a few years ago but I think she’s incredible.”
“AndJulia Louis-Dreyfus, I think is the funniest woman alive and that would be incredible,” she added. “I would adore being opposite either of these ladies — or both! — at the same time.”
Edie Falco.Mike Coppola/WireImage
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- She’s married to someone in the entertainment business
Glascott’s husband is fellow actor Tom Brooke, who is best known for his role as Bill Wiggins in the BBC One’sSherlockand most recently, is starring in the network’s new dramaBodyguard.
Of being married to another person in the business, Glascott said the dynamic helps their relationship — especially when there’s always someone there to run lines with!
“It’s actually an enormous help,” she said of the practical marriage perks. “I imagine if somebody who wasn’t in the business was married to you and you were constantly asking them to run lines, I think eventually they would be like, ‘You know what? I have my own job going on.’ But with an actor it’s great… you’re very much at an even-keel there.”
“It works out very well for us, we really understand the job and the fact that sometimes we have to be away from each other,” she added of her husband of four years.
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- The couple shares a world-traveling toddler!
“You do have times when you’re off that you can be together,” she said of her and Brooke’s busy schedules. “We get a lot of time with our child that other people don’t get to have because they have to go to work.”
“We’ve been really lucky with it,” Glascott explained. “It’s a juggle with two actors — of course, as it is with anybody who has children — but we’ve been able to juggle it well. I think because we are so used to having to juggle things and things come up that are unexpected on a daily basis for us.”
source: people.com
