Orla Brady, born March 28, 1961, in Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish actress known for her work in television, film, and theater. She has appeared in Star Trek: Picard, Into the Badlands, Mistresses, and Bosch: Legacy.

     Brady grew up in Bray, County Wicklow, and studied at L'École Philippe Gaulier and Marcel Marceau’s École Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris. She began her career in theater, performing in Hamlet and Finnegans Wake before transitioning to television.

     Her television career includes roles in Family Law, Nip/Tuck, Shark, Wallander, Fringe, and Strike Back. She starred in Star Trek: Picard (2022) as Laris, a Romulan housekeeper and confidante to Jean-Luc Picard.

     Brady has also appeared in films such as The Foreigner (2017), Rose Plays Julie (2019), and The Price of Desire (2015). She has received seven Irish Film and Television Award nominations and a Saturn Award nomination. She has been married to Nick Brandt, a British photographer, since 2002, and they live in Southern California.