
While on the Harry Potter set, she was tutored for at least three hours a day. In 2008, Lynch studied speculative fiction and drama at the Centre for the Talented Youth of Ireland, a summer school for gifted teens, in Glasnevin. She attended Cartown National School in Termonfeckin until June 2004 and then moved to Our Lady's College in Drogheda, where her father was the deputy principal.
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Īs a child, Lynch read the Harry Potter series and became a fan, sending letters to the author, J. Lynch's maternal uncle is Declan Kiberd, a distinguished scholar of Irish literature who is a professor at University of Notre Dame. She has two elder sisters and one younger brother.

Lynch starred in the indie drama My Name Is Emily, which premiered at the 2015 Galway Film Fleadh to critical acclaim. She made her stage debut in Houdini as Bess Houdini, which toured the UK in 2013. (2013), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival to positive reviews.

She is best known for portraying Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter film series.īorn in County Louth, Ireland, Lynch made her film debut in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) and reprised her role in successive sequels to critical praise, concluding with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011). Evanna Patricia Lynch (born 16 August 1991) is an Irish actress and activist.
