Actress Saoirse Ronan chuckles as she is asked over and over again how her Irish name is pronounced. Doing the rounds following one hit movie after another, she says: “It’s Sur-sha, like inertia.” Inertia...
quite ironic really, for the busy Hollywood star who could never be accused of inactivity. At 26, she is reckoned to be worth £5million and has been hailed as her generation’s Meryl Streep.
With good reason. Saoirse – get it right... Sur-sha – already has four Oscar nominations under her belt. She was feted for roles in films such as Brooklyn, Lady Bird and Little Women.
And with her new movie The French Dispatch out on Friday, she credits her mum for keeping her level-headed and coping with the challenges that Hollywood brings.
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