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Dervla Kirwan

Dervla Kirwan

Acting
Born: 1971-10-24
Churchtown, Dublin, Ireland

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

51 Works
True Detective
8.3

True Detective

2014

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Agatha Christie's Marple
7.8

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

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Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986

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The One Show
4.4

The One Show

2006

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Law & Order: UK
7.0

Law & Order: UK

2009

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Ballykissangel
7.2

Ballykissangel

1996

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Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004

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Loose Women
3.6

Loose Women

1999

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Richard & Judy
3.4

Richard & Judy

2001

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Moving On
7.1

Moving On

2009

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House of Guinness
7.6

House of Guinness

2025

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The Stranger
7.2

The Stranger

2020

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