Maria Doyle Kennedy
Biography
Maria Doyle Kennedy, born September 25, 1964 in Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland, is an Irish film and television actress who also works as a singer and songwriter. She is credited with 47 acting roles and is frequently identified under the names Maria Josephine Doyle and Maria Doyle M. Kennedy is best known for portraying Queen Katherine of Aragon in the series The Tudors, Frances, the wife of the title character in The General, and Siobhan “Mrs. S” Sadler in the series Orphan Black. Her career spans both screen and music, and she continues to be recognized for her contributions to Irish and international entertainment.
Career overview
Maria Doyle Kennedy is an Irish actress born on 25 September 1964 in Clontarf, Dublin. Her acting career spans both film and television, and she has accumulated a total of 47 credited appearances according to the Motion Picture Database. Kennedy is perhaps best recognised for her portrayal of Queen Katherine of Aragon in the historical drama series The Tudors, a role that placed her at the centre of the show’s depiction of early‑sixteenth‑century English court life. She also played Frances, the wife of the title character, in the film The General, and took on the recurring part of Siobhan “Mrs. S” Sadler in the science‑fiction series Orphan Black, where her character contributed to the series’ complex narrative of cloned identities. In addition to her screen work, she is identified as a singer and songwriter, though this overview focuses on her acting contributions. Kennedy’s body of work reflects a range of genres, from period drama to contemporary thriller, and her Irish background has been a consistent element of her public profile. Her professional name appears in records as Maria Doyle Kennedy, with alternate listings including Maria Josephine Doyle and Maria Doyle M.
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- A Song (2025) as Mother
- Lost Boys and Fairies (2024) as Sandra
- Recipes for Love and Murder (2022) as Tannie Maria
- The Wheel of Time (2021) as Ila
- Kin (2021) as Bridget 'Birdy' Goggins
- Wolfwalkers (2020) as Mebh's Mother, Moll MacTíre (voice)
- Cold Courage (2020) as Suzie Hawkins
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2019) as Mrs. Blackwood
- A Different Kind of Day (2017) Director
- A Different Kind of Day (2017) Writer
- The Conjuring 2 (2016) as Peggy Nottingham
- Sing Street (2016) as Penny Lawlor
- Jupiter Ascending (2015) as Aleksa
- The Timber (2015) as Maggie
- Outlander (2014) as Jocasta Cameron
- Outlander (2014) as Jocasta Innes
- Orphan Black (2013) as Siobhan 'Mrs. S' Sadler
- Byzantium (2013) as Morag
- A Thousand Times Good Night (2013) as Theresa
- Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay (2013)
- Call the Midwife (2012) as Attracta
- Titanic (2012) as Muriel Batley
- After the Triumph of Your Birth (2012) as Sister Roisin
- Albert Nobbs (2011) as Mary
- Corp + Anam (2011) as Mairéad Mhic Iarnáin
- Downton Abbey (2010) as Vera Bates
- The Meaning of Life (2009) as Self
- The Tudors (2007) as Catherine of Aragon
- Dexter (2006) as Sonya
- Sorted (2006) as Roisin
- Tara Road (2005) as Rosemary
- Thursday the 12th (2003) as Nina Bannister
- Spin the Bottle (2003) as Anastasia
- Mystics (2003) as Foxy
- No Tears (2002) as Kitty Fogarty
- Miss Julie (1999) as Christine
- Queer as Folk (1999) as Marie Threepwood
- Queer as Folk (1999) as Marie Jones
- Oliver Twist (1999) as Irish Shop Assistant
- I Could Read the Sky (1999) as Maggie
- Gregory's Two Girls (1999) as Bel
- The General (1998) as Frances
- The Matchmaker (1997) as Sarah Kelly
- A Further Gesture (1997) as Roisin
- Moll Flanders (1996) as Alice
- Nothing Personal (1996) as Ann
- Father Ted (1995) as Patsy
- The Commitments (1991) as Natalie Murphy
- Untitled Granny Lee Film as Irene
- Untitled Granny Lee Film Executive Producer
- The Body Is Water