Polymath Maria Doyle Kennedy has sustained a varied and eclectic career in the Arts for more than 3 decades . She began her acting career in 1990 with a starring role in Alan Parker's cult classic "The Commitments" and has gone on to feature in more than 50 films and TV series including John Boorman's "The General" , Cartoon Saloon's "Wolfwalkers" The Tudors, Downton Abbey , Orphan Black, Outlander ....and her own personal favorite.... an episode of Father Ted .

Music, her first love, has been equally rewarding, and following time spent ín several bands she set up her own record label in 2000 and has released 11 solo albums to date. Maria's most recent album " Fire on the roof of Eden " was listed in their albums of the year by the Irish Times and Hot Press described her as " one of Ireland's most accomplished vocalists and a national treasure".

In what seems a natural progression , she has moved into writing and directing films with 2 award winning short films already completed, 2 more slated for production this coming summer, and a feature film in development with Screen Ireland.

She collaborates in almost all her work with her husband Kieran Kennedy ( her partner in life , music and many crimes) and together they are raising 4 sons .

Maria Doyle Kennedy at an event for The Tudors (2007)

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Maria Doyle Kennedy and Natalie Simpson in Outlander (2014)

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Colin McFarlane, Caitríona Balfe, and Sam Heughan in Outlander (2014)

Maria Doyle Kennedy in Orphan Black (2013)

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Melanie Nicholls-King, and Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tatiana Maslany, and Skyler Wexler in Orphan Black (2013)

Maria Doyle Kennedy, Tatiana Maslany, and Jordan Gavaris in Orphan Black (2013)

James Frain, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Tatiana Maslany in Orphan Black (2013)

Joely Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Joss Stone, Tamzin Merchant, Natalie Dormer, and Annabelle Wallis in The Tudors (2007)

Michael Aherne, Robert Arkins, Angeline Ball, Dave Finnegan, Bronagh Gallagher, Félim Gormley, Glen Hansard, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dick Massey, Ken McCluskey, Johnny Murphy, and Andrew Strong in The Commitments (1991)

Glenn Close, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Mia Wasikowska in Albert Nobbs (2011)

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