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'Dervla Kirwan' (born 24 October 1971) is an Irish actress famous for roles in television shows such as ''Ballykissangel'' and ''Goodnight Sweetheart''.
Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker and her mother was a French and Latin teacher.
She got her big acting break in the 1991 production ''A Time To Dance''. Whilst filming ''Ballykissangel'' she became engaged to co-star Stephen Tompkinson, but they later split.
She appeared in the first three series of ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst before leaving where her role as 'Phoebe Sparrow' was recast to Elizabeth Carling.
She also sang with Dustin the Turkey on his cover of ''Fairytale of New York'' for his album ''Faith of Our Feathers''.
Kirwan starred in ''School for Seduction'', a 2004 film. She also starred in BBC 1 crime drama series ''55 Degrees North'' which aired in 2004. She returned for a second series in 2005. It is unknown if a third series will be made. The series was shown in the U.S. under the title ''"The Night Detective"''. In 2007, she worked in BBC drama ''True Dare Kiss'' and on stage in Harold Pinter's ''Betrayal'' at the Donmar Warehouse[1].
She is now the voice of Marks & Spencer on their food advertisements on British television.
Once engaged to ''Ballykissangel'' co-star Stephen Tompkinson, Kirwan's current partner is actor Rupert Penry-Jones[2], with whom she has a daughter Florence, and a son Peter. She and Penry-Jones both appeared in ''Casanova'' in 2005, although they did not share any scenes.
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Kirwan was born in Churchtown, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Her father was an insurance broker and her mother was a French and Latin teacher.
She got her big acting break in the 1991 production ''A Time To Dance''. Whilst filming ''Ballykissangel'' she became engaged to co-star Stephen Tompkinson, but they later split.
She appeared in the first three series of ''Goodnight Sweetheart'' alongside Nicholas Lyndhurst before leaving where her role as 'Phoebe Sparrow' was recast to Elizabeth Carling.
She also sang with Dustin the Turkey on his cover of ''Fairytale of New York'' for his album ''Faith of Our Feathers''.
Kirwan starred in ''School for Seduction'', a 2004 film. She also starred in BBC 1 crime drama series ''55 Degrees North'' which aired in 2004. She returned for a second series in 2005. It is unknown if a third series will be made. The series was shown in the U.S. under the title ''"The Night Detective"''. In 2007, she worked in BBC drama ''True Dare Kiss'' and on stage in Harold Pinter's ''Betrayal'' at the Donmar Warehouse[1].
She is now the voice of Marks & Spencer on their food advertisements on British television.
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Personal life
Once engaged to ''Ballykissangel'' co-star Stephen Tompkinson, Kirwan's current partner is actor Rupert Penry-Jones[2], with whom she has a daughter Florence, and a son Peter. She and Penry-Jones both appeared in ''Casanova'' in 2005, although they did not share any scenes.
External links
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