Phillipa Dunne

Biography

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. The series began airing on 8 February 2022. She also appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, with her specialist subject being the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining. 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.

Most Known For

Inside No. 9

as Elena

The Nevers

as Mrs. Hapslich

Derry Girls

as Geraldine Devlin

Bodies

as Lorna Dunnet

The Weakest Link

as Self - Contestant

The Cleaner

as Margaret

The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin

as Slake

The Moment

as Rebecca

Motherland

as Anne

This Is Going to Hurt

as Ria

The Woman in the Wall

as Niamh

Tall Tales & Murder

Amandaland

as Anne

The Walshes

as Carmel

The Bright Side

as Hospital Receptionist

Inside No. 9: The Party's Over

as Self

Showkids

as Sally Curtain

Motherland: Last Christmas

as Anne

Quiet

as Gert

Wife of the Future

as Mandy