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Maria Doyle Kennedy

1964 - Today

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Maria Josephine Doyle Kennedy (born 25 September 1964) is an Irish singer and actress. With a singing and acting career that has spanned more than 30 years, she has established herself as one of Ireland's most prolific artists and entertainers. As an actress, she is best known for her extensive television roles as Patsy in Father Ted (1998), Catherine of Aragon in The Tudors (2007–2010), Vera Bates in Downton Abbey (2011), Siobhán Sadler in Orphan Black (2013–2017), and Jocasta Cameron in Outlander (2018–2022). More recently in 2022, she starred as the Scottish journalist Tannie Maria in the series Recipes for Love and Murder, set in the Karoo in South Africa and adapted for the screen from the book of the same name by Sally Andrew. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Maria Doyle Kennedy is the 2,040th most popular singer (down from 2,008th in 2024), the 332nd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 324th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Irish Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Maria Doyle Kennedy ranks 2,040 out of 4,381. Before her are Big Pun, Patricia Janečková, Katy Garbi, Seven, Mark Murphy, and Radojka Šverko. After her are Yesung, Anita Baker, Joacim Cans, Sophie Tucker, Emilia Rydberg, and Little Willie John.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Maria Doyle Kennedy ranks 452. Before her are Tony Fernandes, Jordi Arrese, Todd Field, Carlos Aguilera, Rui Maria de Araújo, and Rithy Panh. After her are Dunja Mijatović, Kevin Michael Richardson, John Swinney, Eytan Fox, Sean Pertwee, and Ernst Vettori.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Maria Doyle Kennedy ranks 332 out of 549. Before her are Desmond Connell (1926), William Hobson (1792), Mary Ward (1827), Damien Rice (1973), Geoffrey Keating (1569), and Graham Norton (1963). After her are James Cecil Parke (1881), Roddy Doyle (1958), George Brent (1904), Ciarán of Clonmacnoise (516), Siobhan Fahey (1958), and William Henry Harvey (1811).

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Among SINGERS In Ireland

Among singers born in Ireland, Maria Doyle Kennedy ranks 14. Before her are Luke Kelly (1940), Charlie McGettigan (1950), Róisín Murphy (1973), Paul Harrington (1960), Barney McKenna (1939), and Damien Rice (1973). After her are Siobhan Fahey (1958), Christy Moore (1945), Andrea Corr (1974), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), Glen Hansard (1970), and Stephen Gately (1976).

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