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 Dervla (meaning "Daughter of a poet") Kirwan was born in October 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin. Her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher. She has two older sisters. She was just 15 when she landed her first role in the BBC Drama Troubles (1988) and a year later she got a part in the first part of Billy Roche's "Wexford Trilogy," which ran from 15 Feb-19 Mar 1988 at the Bush Theatre, London. She played this role again when the plays were made into a TV series broadcast 31 July 1993. Her stage work continued with "Poor Beast In The Rain," the second part of the Wexford Trilogy, (Bush theatre 13 Nov-22 December 1992/TV 7 August 1993), "Hush" (Royal Court Theatre 10 Aug-7 Sept. 1992), "Water Music" (Cockpit Theatre 23 Sept-17 October 1992), "Once A Catholic" (Tricycle Theatre 18 December 1992) and "An Absolute Turkey" (Globe Theatre 27 Dec 1993). Her only feature film to date is December Bride (1990) although she is currently waiting to hear about 3 or 4 film projects. On television she has appeared in A Time to Dance (1992) (12 Jan-2 February 1992), Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) (which she quit at the end of the 1996 series, handing over the character to Elizabeth Carling), and Ballykissangel (1996). On October 8th 1996 she won the National Television Award for 'Most Popular Actress' for her role as Assumpta in Ballykissangel.
Bio:
Dervla (meaning "Daughter of a poet") Kirwan was born in October 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin. Her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher. She has two older sisters. She was just 15 when she landed her first role in the BBC Drama Troubles (1988) and a year later she got a part in the first part of Billy Roche's "Wexford Trilogy," which ran from 15 Feb-19 Mar 1988 at the Bush Theatre, London. She played this role again when the plays were made into a TV series broadcast 31 July 1993. Her stage work continued with "Poor Beast In The Rain," the second part of the Wexford Trilogy, (Bush theatre 13 Nov-22 December 1992/TV 7 August 1993), "Hush" (Royal Court Theatre 10 Aug-7 Sept. 1992), "Water Music" (Cockpit Theatre 23 Sept-17 October 1992), "Once A Catholic" (Tricycle Theatre 18 December 1992) and "An Absolute Turkey" (Globe Theatre 27 Dec 1993). Her only feature film to date is December Bride (1990) although she is currently waiting to hear about 3 or 4 film projects. On television she has appeared in A Time to Dance (1992) (12 Jan-2 February 1992), Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) (which she quit at the end of the 1996 series, handing over the character to Elizabeth Carling), and Ballykissangel (1996). On October 8th 1996 she won the National Television Award for 'Most Popular Actress' for her role as Assumpta in Ballykissangel.
Tivia:
Remarkable talent for accents, which she says comes from her parents. Her portrayal of cockney landlady Phoebe Bamford in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) was so good many people refused to believe she is Irish.On the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) (2 Aug. 2010), Kirwan discovered that she was distantly related to Michael Collins, Irish patriot and Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Free State Army.Was engaged to Ballykissangel (1996) co-star, Stephen Tompkinson, for 2 years.She apparently plays the piano, saxophone, clarinet, violin, guitar and hopes to take up the flute, as it is 'more portable'.She gave birth to her daughter Florence in April, 2004. The father of the baby is her partner, actor Rupert Penry-Jones.Co-owns the production company Aphra Productions with actress Sarah Parish.Secretly fought a bulimia disorder for 18 years.Dervla is an anglicised form of Deirbhile, which means `daughter of a poet'.Also a keen writer - she has kept a diary of all her experiences since she was 17 and jokes that one day, she will publish them under a pseudonym!She is the youngest of three daughters, her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher.Daughter-in-law of actress Angela Thorne and actor Peter Penry-Jones.She gave birth to her second child with Penry-Jones, a son Peter, on 8 April 2006. Choosing his name was easy, as both his grandparents are called Peter.Best actress, National TV Awards 1996 Best Irish Entertainer, Irish Post Awards 1997Sister-in-law of actor Laurence Penry-Jones and Polly Walker.Met husband-to-be Rupert Penry-Jones when both appeared in J.B. Priestley's play "Dangerous Corner" at London's Garrick Theatre in 2001.She shaved her head for the crime thriller The Dark Room.Her first major role came at 15.Performing in Harold Pinter's play Betrayal at the Donmar Warehouse, London as the character of Emma. (June 2007) |
| Name: |
Dervla Kirwan |
Type: |
Actress,Producer,Executive (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Producer,Executive |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Producer,Executive |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:26:00 |
| Height: |
5' 4' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
Dervla (meaning \"Daughter of a poet\") Kirwan was born in October 1971 in Churchtown, Dublin. Her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher. She has two older sisters. She was just 15 when she landed her first r |
| Trivia: |
Remarkable talent for accents, which she says comes from her parents. Her portrayal of cockney landlady Phoebe Bamford in Goodnight Sweetheart (1993) was so good many people refused to believe she is Irish.On the TV series Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) (2 Aug. 2010), Kirwan discovered that she was distantly related to Michael Collins, Irish patriot and Commander-in-Chief of the Irish Free State Army.Was engaged to Ballykissangel (1996) co-star, Stephen Tompkinson, for 2 years.She apparently plays the piano, saxophone, clarinet, violin, guitar and hopes to take up the flute, as it is 'more portable'.She gave birth to her daughter Florence in April, 2004. The father of the baby is her partner, actor Rupert Penry-Jones.Co-owns the production company Aphra Productions with actress Sarah Parish.Secretly fought a bulimia disorder for 18 years.Dervla is an anglicised form of Deirbhile, which means `daughter of a poet'.Also a keen writer - she has kept a diary of all her experiences since she was 17 and jokes that one day, she will publish them under a pseudonym!She is the youngest of three daughters, her father worked in insurance and her mother was a French and English teacher.Daughter-in-law of actress Angela Thorne and actor Peter Penry-Jones.She gave birth to her second child with Penry-Jones, a son Peter, on 8 April 2006. Choosing his name was easy, as both his grandparents are called Peter.Best actress, National TV Awards 1996 Best Irish Entertainer, Irish Post Awards 1997Sister-in-law of actor Laurence Penry-Jones and Polly Walker.Met husband-to-be Rupert Penry-Jones when both appeared in J.B. Priestley's play "Dangerous Corner" at London's Garrick Theatre in 2001.She shaved her head for the crime thriller The Dark Room.Her first major role came at 15.Performing in Harold Pinter's play Betrayal at the Donmar Warehouse, London as the character of Emma. (June 2007) |
| Job title: |
Actress,Producer,Executive |
| Others works: |
(1997) TV commercial for British Telecom
(2002 - 2003) TV commercials for Kenco Coffee
(2005) TV commercial for Marks and Spencer - voice-over
(July 2005 - October 2005) Theatre: played "Alice" in the play "Aristocrats" at the Natio |
| Spouse: |
Rupert Penry-Jones (August 2007 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
FlorencePeter Penry-Jones |
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