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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-10-24 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland

Also Known As

데블라 키어완

Dervla Kirwan

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dervla Kirwan,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Silent Hours

2021

Silent Hours

as

DI Jane Ambrose

Sex in a Cold Climate

1998

Sex in a Cold Climate

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ondine

2010

Ondine

as

Maura

December Bride

1990

December Bride

as

Young Martha

The Flint Street Nativity

1999

The Flint Street Nativity

as

Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers

Entity

2012

Entity

as

Ruth Peacock

The Dark Room

1999

The Dark Room

as

Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley

With or Without You

1999

With or Without You

as

Rosie Boyd

Luna

2014

Luna

as

Christine

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

as

Miss Hartigan

Pete's Meteor

2002

Pete's Meteor

as

Carmel

Keeping the Peace

2005

Keeping the Peace

as

Narrator (voice)

The Lilac Bus

1990

The Lilac Bus

as

Celia

The Deputy

2004

The Deputy

as

Terri Leonard

War of the Buttons

1994

War of the Buttons

as

Adult Marie (Voice)

Interlude In Prague

2017

Interlude In Prague

as

Frau Luptak

The Keeper

2018

The Keeper

as

Clarice Friar

The Fantasist

1986

The Fantasist

as

Fiona

The Bombmaker

2001

The Bombmaker

as

Andrea Hayes

Last Call

2021

Last Call

as

Leticia

A Tale of Two Wives

2003

A Tale of Two Wives

as

Charlie Goodman

Hearts and Bones

Hearts and Bones

as

Emma Rose

Smother

Smother

as

Val Ahern

Goodnight Sweetheart

Goodnight Sweetheart

as

Phoebe Sparrow

True Dare Kiss

True Dare Kiss

as

Phil Tyler

55 Degrees North

55 Degrees North

as

Claire Maxwell

Ballykissangel

Ballykissangel

as

Assumpta Fitzgerald

Material Girl

Material Girl

as

Davina Bailey

Blackout

Blackout

as

Alex

The Silence

The Silence

as

Maggie

Injustice

Injustice

as

Jane Travers

Moving On

Moving On

as

Laura

Casualty

Casualty

as

Anna

Casanova

Casanova

as

Casanova's Mother

The Reunion

The Reunion

as

Annabelle Degalais

Troubles

Troubles

as

Viola 'Neill

True Detective

True Detective

as

Kate McKitterick

The Stranger

The Stranger

as

Corinne Price

A Time to Dance

A Time to Dance

as

Bernadette

Safe House

Safe House

as

Elizabeth Ellroy

Eureka Street

Eureka Street

as

Aoirghe Jenkins

Shades

Shades

as

Maeve Sullivan

House of Guinness

House of Guinness

as

Agnes Guinness

Production

Crew

Directing