Irish actress and singer

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Josephine Doyle Kennedy is an Irish singer and actress. With a singing and acting career that has spanned more than 30 years, she has established herself as one of Ireland's most prolific artists and entertainers. As an actress, she is best known for her extensive television roles as Patsy in Father Ted (1998), Catherine of Aragon in The Tudors (2007–2010), Vera Bates in Downton Abbey (2011), Siobhán Sadler in Orphan Black (2013–2017), and Jocasta Cameron in Outlander (2018–2022). More recently in 2022, she starred as the Scottish journalist Tannie Maria in the series Recipes for Love and Murder, set in the Karoo in South Africa and adapted for the screen from the book of the same name by Sally Andrew.

Born

1964

September 25

Died

Living

Era

1960s

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Key dates

1964 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

275 For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus.
762 Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate.
1066 In the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harald Hardrada, the invading King of Norway, is defeated by King Harold II of England.
1237 England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border.

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The world in 1964

When Maria arrived

april 1 The British Admiralty, War Office and Air Ministry are replaced by a unified Defence Council of the United Kingdom.
april 11 Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.
april 13 At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American man to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
april 17 Jerrie Mock completes the first around-the-world airplane flight by a woman. Her solo flight in the Spirit of Columbus, which took 29+1⁄2 days, took off and landed at the Port Columbus International Airport in Ohio.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on September 25

Agostino Bassi 1773–1856 Italian entomologist and academic (born 1773) Barbara Walters 1929–2022 American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) Bella Ramsey 2003– English actor Billy Hughes 1862–1952 English-Australian politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (born 1862) Chauncey Billups 1976– American basketball player Deendayal Upadhyaya 1916– Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (died 1968) Feroz Khan 1939– Indian actor, director, and producer (died 2009) Hansie Cronje 1969–2002 South African cricketer (born 1969) Hyun Bin 1982– South Korean actor

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1964

Abhisit Vejjajiva 1964– English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand Andrew Bartlett 1964– Australian social worker and politician Andy Serkis 1964– English actor and director Đặng Thân 1964– Vietnamese writer and poet Arlie Petters 1964– Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic Azmin Ali 1964– Malaysian mathematician and politician Brian Adams 1964–2007 American wrestler (died 2007) Bridget Fonda 1964– American actress Calista Flockhart 1964– American actress

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