Caoilfhionn Dunne ( or ) is an Irish stage, television, and film actress. On stage, she was nominated for the

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for Outstanding Newcomer in 2013. In 2014, she was nominated for best supporting actress in a television series at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards. Her film roles include '' Saint Maud'' (2019).

Early life

From

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, she was born in

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. She attended the

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Career

Dunne's first screen role was in ''Little White Lie'', a 2008 romantic comedy for

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. Her theatre work included

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’s ''The Veil'' at London’s

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. She also appeared in Mike Bartlett’s play Wild, Laurence Boswell's ''Forever Yours Mary Lou'', Lyndsey Turner's ''Fathers and Sons'' at the

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as well as Conor McPherson’s plays ''The Nest'' which he translated from the German writer

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and ''The Night Alive'', for which she was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Outstanding Newcomer in 2013. She played Lizzie from the third series of RTÉ Television drama '' Love/Hate''. In 2014, she was nominated for best supporting actress in a television series at the 11th Irish Film & Television Awards. She appeared in Suzy Storck from the book by Magali Mougel at the

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, London in 2017. In 2017, she was nominated for best actress at the

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for her role in the film ''In View''. She appeared in the 2019 horror film '' Saint Maud''. She plays Jackie Walsh in the BBC television series ''

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'' and as Brearn in the historical fantasy series, ''

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''. In July 2024, she was cast in a lead role in Lisa McGee series '' How to Get to Heaven from Belfast''. She has a role in

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historical drama ''

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'' (2025).

Partial filmography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunne, Caoilfhionn Date of birth unknown Living people 21st-century Irish actresses Irish stage actresses Irish television actresses Irish film actresses Actresses from Dublin (city)