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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 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.
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CasualtySeries • 1986
True DetectiveSeries • 2014
Agatha Christie's MarpleSeries • 2004
Dalziel and PascoeSeries • 1996
Law & Order: UKSeries • 2009
Moving OnSeries • 2009
The StrangerSeries • 2020
Goodnight SweetheartSeries • 1993
BallykissangelSeries • 1996
SmotherSeries • 2021
House of GuinnessSeries • 2025
Safe HouseSeries • 2015
CasanovaSeries • 2005
InjusticeSeries • 2011
The SilenceSeries • 2010
OndineMovie • 2010
The KeeperMovie • 2018
Doctor Who: The Next DoctorMovie • 2008
Interlude in PragueMovie • 2017
Silent HoursMovie • 2021
War of the ButtonsMovie • 1994
School for SeductionMovie • 2004
EntityMovie • 2012