
Dervla Kirwan
Biography
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Dervla Kirwan (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress famous for roles in British television shows such as Ballykissangel and Goodnight Sweetheart. She also appeared in the Doctor Who Christmas special episode, "The Next Doctor" and provided the voiceovers for the well-known "this is not just food" television advertising campaign for UK retailer Marks & Spencer.
Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker, and her mother was a language teacher. She is the youngest of three daughters. Dervla is a great grand-daughter of Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll who was a sister of Michael Collins, one of the Irish leaders during the War of Independence.
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Acting History
2025
House of Guinness as Agnes Guinness
2022The Reunion as Annabelle Degalais
2021Silent Hours as DI Jane Ambrose
2021Last Call as Leticia
2021Smother as Val Ahern
2020The Stranger as Corinne Price
2018The Keeper as Clarice Friar
2017Interlude In Prague as Frau Luptak
2015Lunacy: The Making of Luna
2015Safe House as Elizabeth Ellroy
2014Luna as Christine
2014True Detective as Kate McKitterick
2012Entity as Ruth Peacock
2012Blackout as Alex
2011Injustice as Jane Travers
2010The Silence as Maggie
2010Ondine as Maura
2010Material Girl as Davina Bailey
2009Moving On as Laura
2009Law & Order: UK
2008Doctor Who: The Next Doctor as Miss Hartigan
2007True Dare Kiss as Phil Tyler
2006The One Show as Self
2005Keeping the Peace as Narrator (voice)
2005Casanova as Casanova's Mother
2004Agatha Christie's Marple as Bundle
2004School for Seduction as Clare
2004Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
200455 Degrees North as Claire Maxwell
2004The Deputy as Terri Leonard
2004Tetris: From Russia with Love as Narrator
2003A Tale of Two Wives as Charlie Goodman
2002Pete's Meteor as Carmel
2001Richard & Judy as Self
2001Shades as Maeve Sullivan
2001The Bombmaker as Andrea Hayes
2000Hearts and Bones as Emma Rose
2000Happy Birthday Shakespeare as Kate Green
2000Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
1999The Greatest Store in the World as Mum
1999The Flint Street Nativity as Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers
1999Eureka Street as Aoirghe Jenkins
1999With or Without You as Rosie Boyd
1999Loose Women as Self
1999The Dark Room as Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley
1999The Dark Room as Jinx
1998Sex in a Cold Climate as Self - Narrator (voice)
1997Mr White Goes To Westminster
1996Ballykissangel as Assumpta Fitzgerald
1994War of the Buttons as Adult Marie (Voice)
1993Shooting Stars as Self
1993Goodnight Sweetheart as Phoebe Sparrow
1992A Time to Dance as Bernadette
1990December Bride as Young Martha
1990The Lilac Bus as Celia
1988Troubles as Viola 'Neill
1986Casualty as Anna
1986The Fantasist as Fiona









