Michelle Fairley (born 11 July 1963) is an actress from Northern Ireland. She is best known for playing Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones (2011–2013). She has since appeared in the USA Network series Suits (2013), the Fox series 24: Live Another Day (2014), the RTÉ miniseries Rebellion (2016), the science fiction series The Feed (2019), and the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London (2020–).

Fairley was born in Coleraine to parents Brian and Teresa Fairley, the second eldest of six children. Her father was a popular publican, owner of Fairley's Bar and several off-licences, in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, but Fairley remembers both Catholics and Protestants frequenting the pub.

Fairley appeared in a number of British television shows, including The Bill, Holby City and Casualty. Some of her earlier roles were as Cathy Michaels on ITV1's Inspector Morse in the episode titled "The Way Through The Woods" and as Nancy Phelan in Lovejoy in the episode 9 of Season 3 titled "Smoke Your Nose".

She took over the role of Mrs. Granger from Heather Bleasdale (who had played Mrs. Granger in Chamber of Secrets) in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows films. From 2011 to 2013, Fairley starred as Catelyn Stark (née Tully) in the first three seasons of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, replacing Jennifer Ehle who played the character in the original, unaired, pilot episode.

Fairley joined the cast of the USA Network series Suits for its third season, playing the recurring role of Dr. Ava Hessington, a chemical engineer and oil CEO accused of bribery, and after that, accused for murder. She played Margot Al-Harazi in 24: Live Another Day on Fox. Her film roles included The Invisible Woman (2013) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015). In 2014, Fairley was cast as Margaret Langston in the ABC TV Series Resurrection (2014-2015).

In 2017, it was announced Fairley would appear in a revival of Jim Cartwright's play Road at the Royal Court Theatre In 2018, she played Cassius in Julius Caesar at the Bridge Theatre, alongside David Calder, David Morrissey and Ben Whishaw. In 2019, Fairley led the Virgin Media and Amazon Prime science fiction series The Feed as Meredith Hatfield. As of June 2020, Fairley stars as Marian Wallace in the Sky Atlantic crime drama Gangs of London. She starred as Millie in the 2021 film Nobody Has To Know alongside Bouli Lanners. In 2023, Fairley starred as Princess Augusta in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on Netflix. She also contributed to The Gone a TVNZ and RTE coproduction.

米歇尔·费尔利，1963年7月11日出生，是一位来自北爱尔兰的女演员。她因在HBO剧集《权力的游戏》（2011-2013年）中扮演凯特琳·史塔克而闻名。此后，她曾出演美国网络剧《金装律师》（2013年）、福克斯系列剧《24：再活一天》（2014年）、RTSYS迷你剧《爱尔兰起义情》（2016年）、科幻剧《馈联》（2019年）和Sky Atlantic犯罪剧《伦敦黑帮》（Gangs of London）（2020-）中。

米歇爾·費爾利，1963 年 7 月 11 日出生，是一位來自北愛爾蘭的女演員。她因在 HBO 劇集《權力的遊戲》（2011 - 2013 年）中扮演凱特琳·史塔克而聞名。此後，她曾出演美國網絡劇《金裝律師》（2013 年）、福克斯系列劇《24：再活一天》（2014 年）、RTSYS 迷你劇《愛爾蘭起義情》（2016 年）、科幻劇《饋聯》（2019 年）和 Sky Atlantic 犯罪劇《倫敦黑幫》（Gangs of London）（2020-）中。

Michelle Fairley (ur. 11 lipca 1963) jest aktorką z Irlandii Północnej. Najbardziej znana jest z roli Catelyn Stark w serialu HBO Gra o tron ​​(2011–2013). Od tego czasu pojawiła się w serialu USA Network W garniturach(2013), serialu Fox 24: 24: Jeszcze jeden dzień (2014), miniserialu RTÉ Rebellion (2016), serialu science fiction The Feed (2019) i dramacie kryminalnym Sky Atlantic Gangi Londynu (2020–).

Michelle Fairley es una actriz británica de cine, televisión y teatro.

Apareció en una gran cantidad de programas de televisión norirlandeses, entre ellos The Bill y Holby City Heartbeat. Una de sus primeras apariciones fue interpretando a la asesina Cathy Michaels en la serie de ITV1, Inspector Morse, en el episodio titulado «The Way Through The Woods».

Interpretó a la señora Granger en la primera parte de Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte, papel que en Harry Potter y la cámara secreta desempeñó Heather Bleasdale.

El 19 de marzo de 2010 se anunció que remplazaría a Jennifer Ehle en el papel de Catelyn Stark en la serie de HBO Game of Thrones. También interpreta a la madre de Nathan en la serie británica Misfits. El 4 de junio de 2013 se confirmó que la actriz formaría parte del conjunto de actores de la serie Suits de la cadena USA Network en su tercera temporada desde el primer capítulo. Representa a Ava Hessington, una empresaria británica que dirige una compañía petrolífera. Contacta con Harvey Specter cuando se ve envuelta en un pleito judicial que podría costarle su empresa y varios años en la cárcel.

Ha vivido en Londres muchos años de su vida.

Мішель Фейрлі (англ. Michelle Fairley; нар. 1964, Колрейн, Північна Ірландія) — північноірландська акторка кіно, театру і телебачення.