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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.
The roles that explain the career.
21 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | House of Guinness | Agnes Guinness | TV |
| 2021 | Smother | Val Ahern | TV |
| 2020 | The Stranger | Corinne Price | TV |
| 2018 | The Keeper | Clarice Friar | Film |
| 2012 | Entity | Ruth Peacock | Film |
| 2010 | Ondine | Maura | Film |
| 2008 | Doctor Who: The Next Doctor | Miss Hartigan | Film |
| 2005 | Casanova | Casanova's Mother | Film |
| 2004 | 55 Degrees North | CPS Claire Maxwell | TV |
| 2004 | Tetris: From Russia with Love | Narrator | Film |
| 2004 | School for Seduction | Clare | Film |
| 2002 | Pete's Meteor | Carmel | Film |
| 2001 | Shades | Maeve Sullivan | TV |
| 2001 | The Bombmaker | Andrea Hayes | Film |
| 1999 | The Flint Street Nativity | Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers | Film |
| 1999 | The Greatest Store in the World | Mum | Film |
| 1999 | With or Without You | Rosie Boyd | Film |
| 1999 | Eureka Street | Aoirghe Jenkins | TV |
| 1998 | Sex in a Cold Climate | Self - Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 1993 | Goodnight Sweetheart | Phoebe Sparrow | TV |
| 1986 | The Fantasist | Fiona | Film |
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