Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Born: October 24, 1971
in Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland
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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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Title: The Reunion
Character: Annabelle Degalais
Released: October 17, 2022
Type: TV
The story opens in the present day, at a high school reunion in the south of France where three former friends reconnect. They grew apart and lost touch, but they are still bound by a tragic secret tied to the disappearance of a high school girl who went missing 25 years ago in the region.
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Silent Hours
Title: Silent Hours
Character: DI Jane Ambrose
Released: September 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Private detective John Duval, an ex-lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy and Naval Intelligence, finds himself the prime suspect in a police hunt for a sexual killer when three women are brutally murdered.
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Last Call
Title: Last Call
Character: Leticia
Released: March 19, 2021
Type: Movie
A real estate developer returns to his old Philly neighborhood and must decide to raze or resurrect the family bar.
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Title: Smother
Character: Val Ahern
Released: March 7, 2021
Type: TV
On the rugged coast of County Clare, Val Ahern's husband is found dead at the foot of a cliff the morning after a family party. The matriarch starts to dig into the family's secrets to find out who might be responsible.
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Title: The Stranger
Character: Corrine Price
Released: January 30, 2020
Type: TV
A web of secrets sends family man Adam Price on a desperate quest to uncover the truth about the people closest to him.
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The Keeper
Title: The Keeper
Character: Clarice Friar
Released: December 5, 2018
Type: Movie
The story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret, saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann, the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by winning the FA Cup Final for Manchester City in 1956 - playing on with a broken neck to secure victory.
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Interlude In Prague
Title: Interlude In Prague
Character: Frau Luptak
Released: May 25, 2017
Type: Movie
The incredible tale of Mozart's Prague years.
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Lunacy: The Making of Luna
Title: Lunacy: The Making of Luna
Released: May 19, 2015
Type: Movie
The making-of documentary for Dave McKean's film "Luna."
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Title: Safe House
Character: Elizabeth Ellroy
Released: April 20, 2015
Type: TV
Former police officer Robert and his wife Katy left city life behind them after Robert was injured, whilst trying to protect a witness in his care. The witness, Susan Reynolds was fatally shot. Robert has been struggling with the guilt he feels over the death of Susan. In a bid to put the past behind them, Robert and Katy now run a guest house, hidden away in the idyllic Lake District. A surprise visitor turns up, DCI Mark Maxwell, an ex-colleague and old friend. He suggests that the guest house is perfectly positioned to operate as a safe house, Robert is tempted but will Katy agree?
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Luna
Title: Luna
Character: Christine
Released: September 26, 2014
Type: Movie
Renowned artist and filmmaker Dave McKean (MirrorMask) brings his distinctive blend of live action and gorgeously wrought animation to this dreamlike reverie about four people whose weekend idyll in an isolated English seaside home becomes an opportunity for spiritual healing.
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Title: True Detective
Character: Kate McKitterick
Released: January 12, 2014
Type: TV
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
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Entity
Title: Entity
Character: Ruth Peacock
Released: October 24, 2012
Type: Movie
In 1998, thirty four unidentified bodies were found in shallow graves in a remote Siberian forest. After subsequent investigations, no official explanation by the Russian authorities was ever offered about the circumstances of the deaths.
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Title: Blackout
Character: Alex
Released: July 2, 2012
Type: TV
Daniel Demoys has gone from being an idealistic young man with a burning desire to make the world a better place, to a disillusioned and corrupt council official. His alcoholism has driven a wedge between him and his family. When Daniel wakes up after another drunken night, he realizes that he might be responsible for a murder. A dramatic act of redemption buys him public adoration, so much so that he has become a candidate in the race for Mayor, but as his public star rises ever higher and he tries to repair the damage done to his private life, he is painfully aware that it could all come crashing down at any moment.
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Title: Injustice
Character: Jane Travers
Released: June 6, 2011
Type: TV
On the surface William Travers is a picture of success. An accomplished criminal barrister happily living with his wife in rural Suffolk. However, Travers is still recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his belief in the legal system. Reluctantly, he is drawn into a case that involves his old friend Martin Newall who faces conspiracy and murder charges while at the same time being investigated by a vicious and vengeful detective DS Mark Wenborn.
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Title: The Silence
Character: Maggie
Released: July 12, 2010
Type: TV
Drama about a deaf girl who witnesses the audacious murder of a policewoman.
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Title: Material Girl
Character: Davina Bailey
Released: January 14, 2010
Type: TV
Drama about dreams, love, clothes and how we all use them to run away from who we are and towards who we should be.
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Ondine
Title: Ondine
Character: Maura
Released: September 14, 2009
Type: Movie
On the coast of Cork, Syracuse is a divorced fisherman who has stopped drinking. His precocious daughter Annie has failing kidneys. One day, he finds a nearly-drowned young woman in his net; she calls herself Ondine and wants no one to see her. He puts her up in an isolated cottage that was his mother's. Annie discovers Ondine's presence and believes she is a selkie, a seal that turns human while on land. Syracuse is afraid to hope again.
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Dress to Impress
Title: Dress to Impress
Character: Laura
Released: May 20, 2009
Type: Movie
A 17-year-old boy's secret love of dressing in women's clothes is discovered. The turn of events ignites a ticking time bomb that threatens to destroy his parents' marriage and his family.
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Title: Moving On
Character: Laura
Released: May 18, 2009
Type: TV
Moving On is a British television series set in contemporary Britain consisting of standalone dramas all sharing the theme of someone going through some kind of change in their life and moving on.
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Title: Law & Order: UK
Released: February 23, 2009
Type: TV
Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.
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Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Title: Doctor Who: The Next Doctor
Character: Miss Hartigan
Released: December 25, 2008
Type: Movie
The Doctor arrives in Victorian London. It's Christmas, but snow isn't the only thing descending on the tranquil and jubilant civilization, as familiar silver giants from an alternate reality are amassing in numbers. The Cybermen are on the move again, and the only beings who can stop them are the Doctor and... another Doctor?
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Title: True Dare Kiss
Character: Phil Tyler
Released: June 28, 2007
Type: TV
True Dare Kiss is a British television drama produced for BBC One. It is written by Debbie Horsfield and produced by Marcus Wilson and features Dervla Kirwan, David Bradley and Lorraine Ashbourne. It concerns the reunion of four sisters and a brother following the death of their estranged father, uncovering the truth, hiding secrets, and a cataclysmic event in the past. The series, set in the city of Manchester in the North-West of England, was aired in six parts from 28 June 2007. Filming for the series began on 8 January 2007.
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Title: The One Show
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2006
Type: TV
A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD. The programme is currently hosted by Alex Jones and Matt Baker from Monday-Thursday, with Chris Evans appearing instead of Baker on Fridays and relief presenters appearing when required.
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Title: Doctor Who
Character: Miss Hartigan
Released: March 26, 2005
Type: TV
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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Title: Casanova
Character: Casanova's Mother
Released: March 13, 2005
Type: TV
Castle Dux, Bohemia, 1798. Casanova, now a penniless librarian in his seventies, tells Edith, a young kitchen maid in the castle, his remarkable life story, and about falling in love with Henriette.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Marple
Character: Bundle
Released: December 12, 2004
Type: TV
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
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School for Seduction
Title: School for Seduction
Character: Clare
Released: December 3, 2004
Type: Movie
An Italian temptress arrives at a school in Newcastle to teach a group of Geordies about the art of romance.
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Title: Who Do You Think You Are?
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2004
Type: TV
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.
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Title: 55 Degrees North
Character: Claire Maxwell
Released: July 6, 2004
Type: TV
Armed with a self-effacing manner and a lively sense of humour, Nicky quickly discovers that being a good cop doesn't always win you friends. Stuck away from the land of the living as a night detective, he learns that new friends are in short supply”the other detectives look upon him with suspicion and his boss DI Carter doesn't do much to make his new recruit welcome. Although his methods can, at times, be unorthodox, Nicky always tries to do the right thing, even if it does make him unpopular with his new colleagues.
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The Deputy
Title: The Deputy
Character: Terri Leonard
Released: February 23, 2004
Type: Movie
The Deputy explores Bob Galway's life and work in the House of Commons and how it impacts on his personal life. Bob's a Deputy PM who is a man of the people - opinionated, principled and pragmatic. Surrounded by inefficient, highly-sexed private secretaries, a beleaguered Bob strives to protect his reputation, his career and his conscience as he tries to outsmart his adversaries in the cut and thrust world of Westminster.
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Tetris: From Russia with Love
Title: Tetris: From Russia with Love
Character: Narrator
Released: February 9, 2004
Type: Movie
This is the story behind the fiendishly addictive game, a tale of high stakes, intimidation and legal feuds set against the backdrop of Cold War tensions between East and West.
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Pete's Meteor
Title: Pete's Meteor
Character: Carmel
Released: December 31, 2002
Type: Movie
Lives change for members of an Irish family after a meteor crashes in their backyard. The kids believe that it was sent down to them by their dead parents, but the government hauls the rock away and sends it to the local university.
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Title: Richard & Judy
Character: Self
Released: November 26, 2001
Type: TV
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, from 2001 to 2008, but later moved to digital channel, Watch, in October 2008. The programme featured a number of celebrities and a book club. Its final episode aired in July 2009 due to low ratings.
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The Bombmaker
Title: The Bombmaker
Character: Andrea Hayes
Released: April 8, 2001
Type: Movie
Expert IRA bomb-maker turned police informant Andrea Hayes retires and starts a new life after four school-children are killed by one of her bombs. Ten years later, her blissful home life shattered when her daughter, Katie, is abducted from her bedroom in the dead of night. Andrea later discovers a ransom note, instructing her to leave her husband Martin and fly to London by herself. It also states that if the police are contacted, she and Martin will never see Katie again. In the hope of being reunited with Katie, Andrea obeys orders and follows instructions to meet with the kidnappers. Back in Dublin, Martin is powerless to help and becomes frantic with worry when he learns from Andrea that no ransom demand has been made, and that the kidnappers' request is something much more dangerous.
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Title: Hearts and Bones
Character: Emma Rose
Released: April 30, 2000
Type: TV
Hearts and Bones is television drama series, about a group of friends who move from Coventry to London, starring Damian Lewis, Dervla Kirwan, Sarah Parish and Andrew Scarborough which aired on BBC One in 2000. A second series followed in 2001. It featured the first screen appearance of Michael Fassbender. The complete DVD set was released in 2007
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Happy Birthday Shakespeare
Title: Happy Birthday Shakespeare
Character: Kate Green
Released: April 23, 2000
Type: Movie
Family man Will Green, a tourist bus driver is convinced that life would be better if he and his family moved to the birthplace of his favourite man Shakespeare’s birthplace Stratford-Upon-Avon where he could open his own restaurant. Will also harboured dreams about beginning a romance with tour guide Alice.
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Title: Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Released: March 18, 2000
Type: TV
A modern day version of the 1969 detective series about Private Investigator Jeff Randall, who is aided in cases by the ghost of his deceased partner Marty Hopkirk.
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The Greatest Store in the World
Title: The Greatest Store in the World
Character: Mum
Released: December 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Geraldine and her two daughters, Livvie and Angeline, are living rough on the streets on London. When their van blows up, they must find an alternative place to stay. At first, they live in temporary housing, but the conditions are unbearable. Geraldine reacts quickly and the family decides to take up residence in Scottley's, the best department store in London. They must keep it a secret from doorman Brian (whom the girls call Mr. Whiskers), and a couple of bumbling thieves who want to rob the store safe of its jewels.
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The Flint Street Nativity
Title: The Flint Street Nativity
Character: Angel Gabriel/Jaye Dackers
Released: December 22, 1999
Type: Movie
With angels crying in the toilets all because of a jealous Angel Gabriel, it could only be the eagerly awaited performance of the Primary school nativity play - this time with a twist! The UK's finest comedy actors take the leading roles as the eight year old performers. Through the inevitable mishaps, misunderstandings, young egos, fears of failure and fallings out, the children's characters evolve into mirror images of thier parents, the nativity play's audience. You'll be drawn into the amusing and enchanting worlds and minds of young children and reminisce about your own childhood performances!
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With or Without You
Title: With or Without You
Character: Rosie Boyd
Released: September 10, 1999
Type: Movie
Rosie and Vincent know each other for ten years, and are married for five. She doesn't like her job, he isn't too pleased working with her dad. They're trying to have a baby. One morning Benoit, a Frenchman and former pen pal of Rosie, whom she never met, comes to visit. Did Rosie love him? Does she love him now?
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The Dark Room
Title: The Dark Room
Character: Jane 'Jinx' Kingsley
Released: April 2, 1999
Type: Movie
In hospital, photographer Jinx Kingsley wakes from a coma after a car crash - a failed suicide attempt, prompted by her fiance Leo jilting her to elope with Jinx's lifelong best friend, Meg. The discovery of Leo and Meg's bodies - brutally murdered in the same manner as Jinx's first husband - makes Jinx the prime suspect. Then, with the help of eminent neuroscientist Dr.Alan Protheroe, some memories begin to surface. Memories of desperation and paralysing terror.
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Sex in a Cold Climate
Title: Sex in a Cold Climate
Character: Self - Narrator (voice)
Released: March 16, 1998
Type: Movie
Interlocking interviews of 4 women interred in various Magdalene asylums and/or orphanages because of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, being sexually assaulted, or just being "too pretty".
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Mr White Goes To Westminster
Title: Mr White Goes To Westminster
Released: December 31, 1997
Type: Movie
A journalist becomes an independent MP. Loosely based on the election of Martin Bell to the constituency of Tatton between 1997 and 2001.
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Title: Ballykissangel
Character: Assumpta Fitzgerald
Released: February 11, 1996
Type: TV
Ballykissangel is a BBC television drama set in Ireland, produced in-house by BBC Northern Ireland. The original story revolved around a young English Roman Catholic priest as he became part of a rural community. It ran for six series, which were first broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2001.
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Title: Father Ted
Character: Assumpta
Released: April 21, 1995
Type: TV
A crazy comedy about three rather strange parish priests exiled to Craggy Island, a remote island off the Irish west coast.
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War of the Buttons
Title: War of the Buttons
Character: Adult Marie (Voice)
Released: September 29, 1994
Type: Movie
War between two Irish youth gangs consists of removing and retrieving buttons from each other's clothing.
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Title: Shooting Stars
Character: Self
Released: December 27, 1993
Type: TV
Shooting Stars is a British television comedy panel game broadcast on BBC Two as a pilot in 1993, then as 3 full series from 1995 to 1997, then on BBC Choice from January to December 2002 with 2 series before returning to BBC Two for another 3 series from 2008 until its cancellation in 2011. Created and hosted by double-act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer, it uses the panel show format but with the comedians' often slapstick, surreal and anarchic humour does not rely on rules in order to function, with the pair apparently ignoring existing rules or inventing new ones as and when the mood takes them.
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Title: Goodnight Sweetheart
Character: Phoebe Sparrow
Released: November 18, 1993
Type: TV
Gary Sparrow is an ordinary bloke in 1990s Britain, married to the ambitious Yvonne and working as a TV repairman. Then his whole world changes when he stumbles upon a portal to WWII-era London and begins a dual life as an accidental time traveler.
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Title: A Time to Dance
Character: Bernadette
Released: January 12, 1992
Type: TV
A fifty something English Banker falls for and has an affair with a teenage Irish waif from the wrong side of the tracks causing him grief at work and at home.
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December Bride
Title: December Bride
Released: May 17, 1990
Type: Movie
At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the father.
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The Lilac Bus
Title: The Lilac Bus
Character: Celia
Released: January 1, 1990
Type: Movie
The lives of seven friends who share a bus from their village to Dublin every day get complicated as the reasons for their discontent are revealed.
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Title: Troubles
Character: Viola 'Neill
Released: May 1, 1988
Type: TV
In 1919, Major Brendan Archer arrives in Ireland to reunite with his fiancée, Angela Spencer. Unfortunately, the family home, The Majestic Hotel, is a decaying shadow of its former self, as is Angela. Puzzled by the changes, Archer's attentions are soon drawn to her lively friend, Sarah Devlin, a passionate Irish Nationalist. They fall in love, but the Major soon discovers some disturbing aspects about their relationship, which threatens to explode into violence, destruction, and murder.
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The Fantasist
Title: The Fantasist
Character: Fiona
Released: February 27, 1987
Type: Movie
A young Dublin woman is stalked by a telephone charmer who poses victims nude and then stabs them.
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Title: Casualty
Character: Anna
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.