Buckley later turned down an offer to be the understudy to Prenger’s Nancy, instead going on to pursue her own role on the London stage.
She secured a role in Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music at the Menier Chocolate Factory theatre.
Staying in London, Buckley enrolled in the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Rada) in London, graduating with a degree in acting in 2013.
In the years since, her star has been on a consistent rise – TV roles in Taboo, Fargo and Chernobyl; an acclaimed turn opposite Jude Law in a West End production of Henry V; and a steady stream of film work, such as Beast, Men and Wild Rose, in which she was also able to highlight her singing skills.
In 2022, she was nominated for a best supporting actress Academy Award for The Lost Daughter and won an Olivier Award for her role in Cabaret.
She got married in 2023 and welcomed her first child last year.
Following her Golden Globe win, RIAM’s head of artistic programming, Ciara Higgins, said its staff were “very, very proud” of their former pupil.
She also stressed Buckley was “a person that has carved her own pathway” and had achieved her success “on her own terms”.
“I don’t think we can claim any of that, but it’s just wonderful to be a little of a part of that Golden Globes history and fingers crossed, a little bit of that Oscar history in the weeks ahead,” Higgins added.