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Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Known For Acting
Birthday Oct 24, 1971 (53)
Birthplace Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland
Popularity 0.8 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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​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 voiceove ... rs 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.

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Filmography

Silent Hours

Silent Hours

2021

as DI Jane Ambrose

Last Call

Last Call

2021

as Leticia

Interlude In Prague

Interlude In Prague

2017

as Frau Luptak

Luna

Luna

2014

as Christine

Entity

Entity

2012

as Ruth Peacock

Ondine

Ondine

2010

as Maura

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

Doctor Who: The Next Doctor

2008

as Miss Hartigan

The Deputy

The Deputy

2004

as Terri Leonard

School for Seduction

School for Seduction

2004

as Clare

Pete's Meteor

Pete's Meteor

2002

as Carmel

The Bombmaker

The Bombmaker

2001

as Andrea Hayes

Happy Birthday Shakespeare

Happy Birthday Shakespeare

2000

as Kate Green

The Dark Room

The Dark Room

1999

as Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley

With or Without You

With or Without You

1999

as Rosie Boyd

The Flint Street Nativity

The Flint Street Nativity

1999

as Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers

War of the Buttons

War of the Buttons

1994

as Adult Marie (Voice)

The Lilac Bus

The Lilac Bus

1990

as Celia

The Fantasist

The Fantasist

1987

as Fiona

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Television Credits

Goodnight Sweetheart

as Phoebe Sparrow

Episodes: 58

First Aired: Nov 18, 1993

Ballykissangel

as Assumpta Fitzgerald

Episodes: 25

First Aired: Feb 11, 1996

Smother

as Val Ahern

Episodes: 18

First Aired: Mar 07, 2021

55 Degrees North

as Claire Maxwell

Episodes: 14

First Aired: Jul 06, 2004

Hearts and Bones

as Emma Rose

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 30, 2000

The Stranger

as Corinne Price

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jan 30, 2020

True Dare Kiss

as Phil Tyler

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jun 28, 2007

Material Girl

as Davina Bailey

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 14, 2010

The Reunion

as Annabelle Degalais

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 17, 2022

Shades

as Maeve Sullivan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 21, 2001

Injustice

as Jane Travers

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 06, 2011

The Silence

as Maggie

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Jul 12, 2010

Eureka Street

as Aoirghe Jenkins

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 1999

Blackout

as Alex

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 02, 2012

Casanova

as Casanova's Mother

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 13, 2005

True Detective

as Kate McKitterick

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 12, 2014

A Time to Dance

as Bernadette

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 12, 1992

Troubles

as Viola 'Neill

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 01, 1988

Father Ted

as Assumpta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1995

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Bundle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 12, 2004

Moving On

as Laura

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 18, 2009

Doctor Who

as Miss Hartigan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 26, 2005

Casualty

as Anna

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Safe House

as Elizabeth Ellroy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 2015

House of Guinness

as Agnes Guinness

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Unknown

The One Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Law & Order: UK

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 23, 2009

Shooting Stars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 27, 1993

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 18, 2000

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 12, 2004

Loose Women

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1999

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