# Virginia Cole

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**Virginia Cole** (c. 1947–8 November 2018), was an Irish actress who appeared in several of Ireland's iconic tv shows and films, famous for playing Slightly Bonkers in Fortycoats and Co.

## Biography

Cole was seventeen when her acting career began in earnest with the part of Concepta Feeney in [Tolka Row](/source/Tolka_Row). From there she appeared in almost every iconic Irish tv show and film including [Wanderly Wagon](/source/Wanderly_Wagon), [The Irish R.M.](/source/The_Irish_R.M.), [The Clinic](/source/The_Clinic_(TV_series)), [The Snapper](/source/The_Snapper_(film)), and [Agnes Browne](/source/Agnes_Browne). She also performed on stage in a variety of plays and took some of her shows to [RTÉ](/source/RT%C3%89) Radio Drama. Cole had one daughter Lucy and son Justin with her then husband John McColgan. She later became a barrister in Dublin.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] She died of cancer in 2018.[5][8]

## Sources

1. ["Tribute to Actress, Virginia Cole"](https://irishequity.ie/tribute-to-actress-virginia-cole/). Irish Equity. 9 December 2019. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191209135021/https://irishequity.ie/tribute-to-actress-virginia-cole/) 2019-12-09 at the Wayback Machine.

1. ["THURSDAY PLAY DATE"](https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=61924). TCD.

1. ["IRISH RM, THE"](https://www.tcd.ie/irishfilm/showfilm.php?fid=60096). Trinity College Dublin.

1. Foley, Catherine. ["A Greek chorus of approval"](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/a-greek-chorus-of-approval-1.1027098). *The Irish Times*

1. ["Tribute to Virginia Cole - Laurence Foster"](https://superannrte.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6538&Itemid=104). *superannrte.ie*

1. ["Lord of the Riverdance"](https://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/lord-of-the-riverdance-26237576.html). *independent*

1. ["Irish playography"](http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=34091). *www.irishplayography.com*

1. ["Death Notice of Virginia Violet COLE"](https://rip.ie/death-notice/virginia-violet-cole-rathmines-dublin/370346). *rip.ie*

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