February 19, 2009 — Desperate Housewives actress Dana Delany (pictured here with Laura Lee Williams) served as award-presenter tonight at the US-Ireland Alliance's "Oscar Wilde" event, a pre-Oscar party honoring actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Brendan Gleeson and Hylda Queally for their contributions to the film industry at The Ebell of Los Angeles. The US-Ireland Alliance, a non-profit organization created to foster ties between the US and Ireland, hosted the annual event where Laura Lee's handbags have made an appearance at the star-studded event for the last several years.
Among the celebrities in the room: Recent Golden Globe winner and Academy Award nominee Kate Winslet, a client of Queally’s, presented her with the award. Delany presented Meyers’ award to Morgan O’Sullivan. Golden Globe nominated actress Rose Byrne accepted the award for Brendan Gleeson, who was unable to attend for family reasons. Irish musicians Gemma Hayes, Laura Izibor and Republic of Loose wowed the crowd of about 400 people.
"I'm always honored to be asked to attend this event," says Laura Lee, who brought her signature M Bag for some of the famous actresses to carry. What was Laura Lee's favorite moment of the evening? "Grammy Award nominated singer Maura O'Connell sang a Clare song to honor Queally, who hails from the same county in the west of Ireland. It took my breath away."
For more information about the pre-Oscar party and the The US-Ireland Alliance, visit http://www.us-irelandalliance.org.
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