Maria Doyle Kennedy
Mary Josephine Doyle Kennedy (* 25. September 1964 in Clontarf in Dublin as Mary Josephine Doyle ) is an Irish actress and singer .
Life
Doyle Kennedy made her debut as an actress in the musical comedy The Commitments from 1991. In the comedy Marriage Not Ruled out (1997) she was seen at the side of Janeane Garofalo . She played one of the leading roles in the comedy Mystics - Gangster, Geister und ihr Meister (2002) and was nominated for an IFTA Award in 2003 . In the television series The Tudors , Doyle played Catherine of Aragón from 2007 . This role earned her the IFTA Award in 2008. She played a recurring role as Mrs. S on the series Orphan Black . In October 2017, it was officially confirmed that she will play the role of Aunt Jocasta in the fourth season of the television series Outlander .
As a singer, Doyle Kennedy performed intermittently with the music group Black Velvet Band . In September 2001 she released her solo album Charm . Her album Skullcover followed in 2004 and Mothers , the production of which took four years to complete.
Maria Doyle Kennedy has been married to Kieran Kennedy since 1988. Together they have four sons who were born between 1985 and 2008. One of the sons was born with Down syndrome .
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: The Commitments (The Commitments)
- 1995: Limitless Hatred (Nothing Personal)
- 1996: Moll Flanders
- 1997: Marriage not excluded (The MatchMaker)
- 1998: The General (The General)
- 1999: I Could Read the Sky
- 1999: Gregory's Two Girls
- 1999: Miss Julie
- 2001: JJ Biker
- 2002: Mystics - gangsters, ghosts and their masters (Mystics)
- 2005: A House in Ireland (Tara Road)
- 2007–2008: The Tudors ( The Tudors , TV series)
- 2010: Dexter (TV series)
- 2011: Downton Abbey (TV series)
- 2011: Albert Nobbs
- 2012: Titanic (miniseries)
- 2012: Byzantium
- 2013–2017: Orphan Black (TV series, 40 episodes)
- 2015: Jupiter Ascending
- 2016: Sing Street
- 2016: Conjuring 2 (The Conjuring 2)
- Since 2018: Outlander (TV series)
Web links
- Official Website of Maria Doyle Kennedy (English)
- Maria Doyle Kennedy in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maria Doyle Kennedy on AllMovie (English)
- Maria Doyle Kennedy in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Twitter. Retrieved October 12, 2017 .
- ↑ a b biography in the IMDb , accessed on August 10, 2008
- ↑ Maria Doyle Kennedy. In: The Headline Agency. Retrieved December 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Chrissy Iley: 'Thank God I'm nothing like evil Mrs Bates': She adored playing Downton's villain but her real life revolves around her family . In: dailymail.co.uk . April 27, 2012. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Doyle Kennedy, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Doyle Kennedy, Maria Josephine (full name); Doyle, Maria Josephine (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish actress and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Clontarf near Dublin , Ireland |