Phillipa Dunne

Phillipa Dunne

Dunne was born in County Dublin and raised in County Mayo, Ireland. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting before beginning her professional career in 2009.She made her acting and writing debut in the television film Dublin Stories and appeared in two episodes of Rental Boys. In 2010, she co-wrote and appeared in The Taste of Home. In 2014, she wrote and starred in the RTÉ One comedy The Walshes as Carmel Walsh. Since 2016, Dunne has portrayed Anne Flynn in the BBC Two comedy Motherland, appearing in all 19 episodes. In 2019, she began appearing in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls as Geraldine Devlin, the mother of established character Clare Devlin. Dunne appeared in the series on a recurring basis until its end in May 2022.] Dunne was then cast in the BBC One medical comedy-drama series This Is Going to Hurt as Ria, the receptionist.[13] The series began airing on 8 February 2022.[14] She also appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, with her specialist subject being the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining.[15][16] Dunne is married; she and her husband have one child, born in late 2020. Dunne's infant child appeared in the third series of Motherland as Niamh, the daughter of Dunne's character.[17]

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2025

Amandaland
Amandaland
as Anne
TV - Released: 2/5/2025

2024

Wife of the Future
Wife of the Future
as Mandy
Movie - Released: 7/13/2024
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
Inside No. 9: The Party's Over
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/22/2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin
as Slake
TV - Released: 3/1/2024

2023

The Woman in the Wall
The Woman in the Wall
as Niamh
TV - Released: 8/27/2023
Bodies
Bodies
as Lorna Dunnet
TV - Released: 10/19/2023

2022

This Is Going to Hurt
This Is Going to Hurt
as Ria
TV - Released: 2/8/2022

2021

The Bright Side
The Bright Side
as Hospital Receptionist
Movie - Released: 8/20/2021
The Nevers
The Nevers
as Mrs. Hapslich
TV - Released: 4/11/2021
The Cleaner
The Cleaner
as Margaret
TV - Released: 9/10/2021

2018

Derry Girls
Derry Girls
as Geraldine Devlin
TV - Released: 1/4/2018

2017

Motherland
Motherland
as Anne
TV - Released: 11/7/2017

2014

The Walshes
The Walshes
as Carmel
TV - Released: 3/7/2014
Inside No. 9
Inside No. 9
as Elena
TV - Released: 2/5/2014