Simone Kirby (born 28 October 1976) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing Oonagh in the Ken Loach film Jimmy's Hall. Other credits include Irene O'Donnell in Peaky Blinders (2014), Marilyn Hull in Notes on Blindness (2016), Tyva Hightopp in Alice Through The Looking Glass (2016), Sr. Grace in Houdini and Doyle (2016), Maria Roche in The Truth Commissioner (2016), Annette Rane in Clean Break (2015), Tracey Moynihan in Love/Hate (2014), Dolores in Kneecap (2024), and Geraldine Grehan in the RTÉ series Pure Mule. She co-wrote and performed in the RTÉ comedy sketch show Meet Your Neighbours in 2011 with P.J. Gallagher. She also appeared in Season of the Witch in 2011.
On stage she has appeared in Dancing at Lughnasa at The Old Vic, Macbeth at Shakespeare's Globe, Molly Sweeney at the Irish Rep in New York and Curve in Leicester, Festen at the Gate Theatre, Mud and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with the Corn Exchange, Dublin, Don Carlos and The Taming of the Shrew with Rough Magic and The Tinker's Wedding under Garry Hynes for the Druid Theatre Company's DruidSynge. She also portrayed Nuala in The Cavalcaders under Robin Lefevre and Lady Teasle in The School For Scandal under Jimmy Fay at Dublin's Abbey Theatre.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Season of the Witch Midwife2014 Jimmy's Hall Oonagh Xmoor Patsy2016 Notes on Blindness Marilyn Hull The Truth Commissioner Maria Roche Alice Through The Looking Glass Tyva Hightopp The Flag Liz 2017 England Is Mine Elizabeth Morrissey2019 The Hole in the Ground Louise Caul Calm with Horses June 2020 Dating Amber Jill Artemis Fowl Miss Byrne 2024 Kneecap Dolores
Television Year Title Role Notes 2005 Pure Mule Geraldine Grehan 6 episodes 2008 Single Handed Brigid 2 episodes 2009 Pure Mule: The Last Weekend Geraldine Grehan 2 episodes 2011 Meet Your Neighbours Auntie Maureen / Mrs. Balfe 2014 Peaky Blinders Irene O'Donnell 3 episodes Love/Hate Tracey Moynihan Episode #5.2 2015 Clean Break Annette Rane 4 episodes2016 Houdini and Doyle Sister Grace Episode: "The Maggie's Redress" Rebellion Ursula Sweeney 5 episodes2018 Mother's Day Fran Television film Dark Heart Debbie Collins 2 episodes2019 Silent Witness Geraldine Lawson 2 episodes Resistance Ursula Sweeney 5 episodes 2020–2022 His Dark Materials Dr. Mary Malone 12 episodes 2021 The One Charlotte Driscoll 6 episodes 2021–2023 Hidden Assets Bibi Brannigan Melnick 12 episodes 2023 The Buccaneers Laura Testvalley Main role 2025 Video Nasty Ethel2025Irish BloodUna Murphy6 episodes
Awards and nominations +YearAwarding BodyCategoryNominated workResultRef2015IFTA AwardBest Actress in a Lead Role - FilmJimmy's HallNominated2017Best Supporting Actress – FilmNotes on BlindnessNominated2022Best Supporting Actress – DramaHidden AssetsNominated2025Best Supporting Actress – FilmKneecapNominated
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