
Dervla Kirwan
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.
21
Films
30
TV Shows
Known For
51 Credits
True Detective
as Kate McKitterick
2014

The One Show
as Self
2006

Casualty
as Anna
1986

Agatha Christie's Marple
as Bundle
2004

Richard & Judy
as Self
2001

Loose Women
as Self
1999

Law & Order: UK
2009

Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2004

Moving On
as Laura
2009

Shooting Stars
as Self
1993

The Stranger
as Corinne Price
2020

House of Guinness
as Agnes Guinness
2025