Born in Dublin, Ireland. Daughter of Irish writer-director Jim Sheridan, sister of Irish writer-director Naomi Sheridan. As a filmmaker in Ireland, her credits include THE BENCH (1995, writer, director & editor), GENTLEMAN CALLER (1996, director & editor), WALKING INTO MIRRORS (1997, producer, director & editor), PATTERNS (1998, producer, writer, director & editor), THE CASE OF MAJELLA McGINTY (1999, director), DISCO PIGS (2001, director) and IN AMERICA (2002, writer). She has appeared on-camera in two of her father's films: MY LEFT FOOT (1989) and THE BOXER (1997). Her most recent film credit is as director of 2007's AUGUST RUSH.  Nominated for Writing (Original Screenplay) 2003: IN AMERICA Written by Jim Sheridan & Naomi Sheridan & Kirsten Sheridan 1 nomination