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Maria Doyle Kennedy
Actress 61 years old

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

Maria Doyle Kennedy is an Irish film and television actress, singer and songwriter, best known for her roles as Queen Katherine of Aragon in the television series "The Tudors", the title character's wife Frances in "The General", and as Siobhan "Mrs. S" Sadler in the... Read full bio →

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17 titles
WolfWalkers

WolfWalkers

Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart 2020 1h 42m 8.0

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack.

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

Stacie Passon 2018 1h 36m 5.0

In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago.

The Conjuring 2

The Conjuring 2

James Wan 2016 2h 14m 6.9

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.

Sing Street

Sing Street

John Carney 2016 1h 45m 7.6

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski 2015 2h 7m 5.6

In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty.

Tusen ganger god natt

Tusen ganger god natt

Erik Poppe 2013 1h 51m 6.5

On assignment while photographing a female suicide bomber in Kabul, Rebecca – one of the world’s top war photojournalists - gets badly hurt. Back home, another bomb drops as her husband and daughters give her an ultimatum: her work or her family.

Orphan Black

Orphan Black

2013 44m 8.0

A streetwise hustler is pulled into a compelling conspiracy after witnessing the suicide of a girl who looks just like her.

Byzantium

Byzantium

Neil Jordan 2012 1h 58m 7.1

Residents of a coastal town learn, with deadly consequences, the secret shared by the two mysterious women who have sought refuge at a local boarding house, the Byzantium.

Albert Nobbs

Albert Nobbs

Rodrigo García 2011 1h 53m 5.7

Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.

Tara Road

Tara Road

Gillies MacKinnon 2005 1h 41m 5.0

Two women -- one American, one Irish -- swap houses and alter the course of their lives.

Mystics

Mystics

David Blair 2003 1h 30m 9.0

A black comedy about two old-time conmen who pretend to be able to communicate with the dead.

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1999 1h 35m 6.0

An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Miss Julie

Miss Julie

Mike Figgis 1999 1h 43m

A footman seduces a count's daughter. Adaptation of August Strindberg's famous play.

Gregory's Two Girls

Gregory's Two Girls

Bill Forsyth 1999 1h 56m

Twenty years after his teenage crush on a football-mad schoolgirl, Gregory is back at his old school, teaching English. When two of his pupils uncover evil practices at a local factory they want their teacher to help them expose the wrong-doer, who happens to be Greg's old schoolfriend.

The General

The General

John Boorman 1998 2h 4m 9.0

In a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, Cahill netted over £40 million. He was untouchable - until a bullet from an IRA hitman ended it all.

The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

Mark Joffe 1997 1h 37m

Marcy, a worker in the reelection campaign of bumbling Senator John McGlory, is sent to Ireland on a quest to find the Irish ancestry of Sen. McGlory, to help him win the Irish vote.

The Commitments

The Commitments

Alan Parker 1991 1h 58m 8.2

Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin.

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