# Caroline Menton
**Caroline Menton** is an Irish film and television actress from Dublin, known for playing Yana in the 2024 horror film *[Oddity](https://www.edgepedia.org/oddity-film)* and Rachel Walsh in the RTÉ/BBC comedy-drama *[The Walsh Sisters](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-walsh-sisters)* (2025), an adaptation of [Marian Keyes](https://www.edgepedia.org/marian-keyes)'s novels.[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Nationality and hometown | Irish, from Dublin, Ireland[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/) |
| Screen debut | Saoirse in the short film *Altar Boys* (2018)[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9665108/) |
| Breakout film role | Yana in *Oddity* (2024), directed by Damian McCarthy[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9665108/) |
| Television | Doris in *All Creatures Great & Small*, 2 episodes (2024); Rachel Walsh in *The Walsh Sisters*, 6 episodes (2025)[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/434461/caroline-menton) |
| Family background | Youngest of six siblings: five sisters and one brother[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/) |
## Training and early work
While training in London she appeared in theater productions including *Macbeth* (as Witch 3, 2016), *Borderline* (as Ava, 2016), and *Gathering Dust* (2017) with the 6th Space Theatre Company.[4](https://www.backstage.com/tal/caroline-menton/)
Her first listed screen credit is the short film *Altar Boys* (2018), in which she played Saoirse.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9665108/)
## Oddity (2024)
Menton played Yana in *Oddity*, a 2024 Irish horror film directed by [Damian McCarthy](https://www.edgepedia.org/damian-mccarthy); this role brought her to a wide screen audience and became an important early feature-film credit.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9665108/) • [1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/) The film screened at [South by Southwest](https://www.edgepedia.org/south-by-southwest), where it won the Audience Award in the [Midnighter](https://www.edgepedia.org/midnighter) category, and coverage of the festival highlighted her performance.[2](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9665108/) In the same year she appeared as Doris in two episodes of the British television series *All Creatures Great & Small*, broadcast in September and October 2024.[3](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/434461/caroline-menton)
## The Walsh Sisters (2025)
In 2025 Menton was cast as Rachel Walsh in *The Walsh Sisters*, a six-part RTÉ/BBC comedy-drama adapted from Marian Keyes's novels, alongside Louisa Harland, Danielle Galligan, Máiréad Tyers, and Stefanie Preissner, with [Aidan Quinn](https://www.edgepedia.org/aidan-quinn) and Carrie Crowley cast as the sisters' parents.[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/) Rachel is one of Keyes's best-known characters, described in interviews as sharp-tongued and fun-loving, with drinking that masks deeper struggles; the series explores sisterhood, addiction, and family life.[5](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/caroline-menton)
Menton prepared for the role by meeting an addiction counselor and speaking with someone in recovery, and she has said she wanted to avoid a stereotypical portrayal of addiction. Filming began with Rachel's rehabilitation scenes, which director Ian FitzGibbon scheduled first because of location availability.[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/) • [5](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/caroline-menton)
The casting connected with her own background: she grew up in Dublin as the youngest of six siblings, with five sisters and one brother, and has said the show's large-family dynamics felt familiar.[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/)
## Personal life
A confirmed public date of birth has not been established in the sources covering her career, and profiles of Menton note that several personal details circulating online are not independently verified.[1](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/)
## References
1. [Caroline Menton: Biography, Career, Movies & TV Roles, celebsworld.co.uk](https://celebsworld.co.uk/caroline-menton/)
2. [Caroline Menton, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9665108/)
3. [Caroline Menton, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/people/434461/caroline-menton)
4. [Caroline Menton, Backstage profile](https://www.backstage.com/tal/caroline-menton/)
5. [Caroline Menton, Revamp Magazine interview](https://www.revamp-magazine.co.uk/caroline-menton)
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