A biography for Deirdre O'Kanehasn’t been written yet.
“I can't function if I don't have tea. I don't know whether it's psychological or a real necessity, but I just need it.”
“Waiting to be hired, as an actor, especially, is soul-destroying... There is always something you can do... Create something, a play reading... Anything. But don't rely on other people to come to you. Put yourself out there.”
“Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.”