History Creator / MariaDoyleKennedy

* ChronicallyKilledActor: ''Series/TheTudors'' = [[IllGirl illness]], ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' = [[ThanatosGambit malicious]] [[DrivenToSuicide suicide]], ''Series/OrphanBlack'' = HeroicSacrifice.

'''Maria Doyle Kennedy''' (born September 25, 1964 in Clontarf, Ireland) is an Irish actress and singer. She first garnered the attention of the general public in ''Series/TheTudors'' as UsefulNotes/CatherineOfAragon and then later as Siobhan Sadler in the Canadian sci-fi/thriller series ''Series/OrphanBlack'', though she had done some television work before either of those. Though she's more known for her television work, she's also done some film work, including ''Film/JupiterAscending'', ''Film/{{Byzantium}}'' and ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' and also is a skilled singer.

'''Maria Doyle Kennedy''' (born September 25, 1964) is an Irish actress and singer. She first garnered the attention of the general public in ''Series/TheTudors'' as UsefulNotes/CatherineOfAragon and then later as Siobhan Sadler in the Canadian sci-fi/thriller series ''Series/OrphanBlack'', though she had done some television work before either of those. Though she's more known for her television work, she's also done some film work, including ''Film/JupiterAscending'', ''Film/{{Byzantium}}'' and ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' and also is a skilled singer.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Plays often villainous or morally questionable women in her work but is known to be very sweet to her fans and often gives autographs at her concerts.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Like Creator/GillianAnderson, she is in her 50's and yet is shockingly gorgeous.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Like Creator/GillianAnderson, she is in her mid to late 40's and yet is shockingly gorgeous.

'''Maria Doyle Kennedy''' (born September 25, 1964) is an Irish actress and singer. She first garnered the attention of the general public in ''Series/TheTudors'' as Catherine of Aragon and then later as Siobhan Sadler in the Canadian sci-fi/thriller series ''Series/OrphanBlack'', though she had done some television work before either of those. Though she's more known for her television work, she's also done some film work, including ''Film/JupiterAscending'', ''Film/{{Byzantium}}'' and ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' and also is a skilled singer.

* ''Seres/{{Dexter}}''

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Her roles tend to be this.

* FakeNationality: Played Jupiter Jones' Russian mother Aleksa in ''Film/JupiterAscending'' and Englishwomen several times. In fact, like her fellow Irish actress Creator/SaoirseRonan, she rarely plays characters who are actually irish.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Like Creator/GillianAnderson, she is in her mid to late 40's and yet is shockingly gorgeous.
* PlayingAgainstType: Her role as Attracta in 4x07 of ''Series/CallTheMidwife''.
* StarMakingRole: Catherine of Aragon in ''Series/TheTudors''.

Her character's tend to be the EnsembleDarkhorse and she's known to love her fans. She also [[https://mobile.twitter.com/mariadkennedy has a Twitter]].

* TheCastShowOff: Is a professional singer, which she showed in her film debut ''Film/TheCommitments''.

* FakeNationality: Played Jupiter Jones' Russian mother Aleksa in ''Film/JupiterAscending''.

Maria Doyle Kennedy (born September 25, 1964) is an Irish actress and singer. She first garnered the attention of the general public in ''Series/TheTudors'' as Catherine of Aragon and then later as Mrs. S in the Canadian sci-fi/thriller series ''Series/OrphanBlack'', though she had done some television work before either of those. Though she's more known for her television work, she's also done some film work, including ''Film/JupiterAscending'', ''Film/{{Byzantium}}'' and ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' and also is a skilled singer.

Her character's tend to be the EnsembleDarkhorse and she's known to love her fans.

* OlderThenTheyLook: Like Creator/GillianAnderson, she is in her mid to late 40's and yet is shockingly gorgeous.

* ''Seres/Dexter''

Her character's tend to be the EnsembleDarkhorse and she's known to love her fans.

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Maria Doyle Kennedy (born September 25, 1964) is an Irish actress and singer. She first garnered the attemtion of the general public in ''Series/TheTudors'' as Catherine of Aragon and then later as Mrs. S in the Canadian sci-fi/thriller series ''Series/OrphanBlack''. Though she's more known for her television work, she's also done some film work, including ''Film/JupiterAscending'', ''Film/{{Byzantium}}'' and ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' and also is a skilled singer.

Maria Doyle Kennedy (born September 25, 1964) is an Irish actress and singer. She first garnered the attemtion of the general public in ''Series/TheTudors'' as Catherine of Aragon and then later as Mrs. S in the Canadian sci-fi/thriller series ''Series/OrphanBlack''. Though she's more known for her television work, she's also done some film work, including ''Film/JupiterAscending'', ''Film/Byzantium'' and ''Film/AlbertNobbs'' and also is a skilled singer.