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Maria Doyle Kennedy

Known for Dexter · Outlander · Father Ted

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 television series "Orphan Black".

Snapshot 2026-10-15

Born
Sep 25, 1964
Birthplace
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Known For
Acting

Biography

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 television series "Orphan Black".

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Known For

TVDexter
DexterSonya · 2006
★ 8.2
TVOutlander
OutlanderJocasta Cameron · 2014
★ 8.2
TVFather Ted
Father TedPatsy · 1995
★ 8.2
TVCall the Midwife
Call the MidwifeAttracta · 2012
★ 7.6

Filmography

Movies

The CommitmentsNatalie Murphy
1991
Moll FlandersAlice
1996
Nothing PersonalAnn
1996
A Further GestureRoisin
1997
The MatchmakerSarah Kelly
1997
The GeneralFrances
1998
Gregory's Two GirlsBel
1999
I Could Read the SkyMaggie
1999
Miss JulieChristine
1999
MysticsFoxy
2003
Spin the BottleAnastasia
2003
Thursday the 12thNina Bannister
2003
Tara RoadRosemary
2005
Albert NobbsMary
2011
After the Triumph of Your BirthSister Roisin
2012
A Thousand Times Good NightTheresa
2013
ByzantiumMorag
2013
Eliza Lynch: Queen of Paraguay
2013
Jupiter AscendingAleksa
2015
The TimberMaggie
2015
Sing StreetPenny Lalor
2016
The Conjuring 2Peggy Nottingham
2016
A Different Kind of DayDirector
2017
A Different Kind of DayWriter
2017
We Have Always Lived in the CastleMrs. Blackwood
2019
WolfwalkersMebh's Mother, Moll MacTíre (voice)
2020
A SongMother
2025
TB
The Body Is Water
UG
Untitled Granny Lee FilmIrene
UG
Untitled Granny Lee FilmExecutive Producer

Television

Father TedPatsy · 1 eps
1995
Oliver TwistIrish Shop Assistant · 4 eps
1999
Queer as FolkMarie Threepwood · 2 eps
1999
Queer as FolkMarie Jones · 1 eps
1999
No TearsKitty Fogarty · 4 eps
2002
DexterSonya · 8 eps
2006
SortedRoisin · 6 eps
2006
The TudorsCatherine of Aragon · 30 eps
2007
The Meaning of LifeSelf · 1 eps
2009
Downton AbbeyVera Bates · 2 eps
2010
Corp + AnamMairéad Mhic Iarnáin · 8 eps
2011
Call the MidwifeAttracta · 1 eps
2012
TitanicMuriel Batley · 4 eps
2012
Orphan BlackSiobhan 'Mrs. S' Sadler · 50 eps
2013
OutlanderJocasta Cameron · 10 eps
2014
OutlanderJocasta Innes · 1 eps
2014
Cold CourageSuzie Hawkins · 5 eps
2020
KinBridget 'Birdy' Goggins · 16 eps
2021
The Wheel of TimeIla · 4 eps
2021
Recipes for Love and MurderTannie Maria · 18 eps
2022
Lost Boys and FairiesSandra · 3 eps
2024

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