Victoria Smurfit

Victoria Smurfit Biography

Victoria Smurfit (born 1974) is an Irish actress.

Early life

She is part of the Smurfit family, one of the richest in Ireland. The family, headed by Victoria's uncle Michael Smurfit, sponsor a number of sporting events including the Smurfit European Open and the Champion Hurdle. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School in University College Dublin (UCD). She was educated at two Anglican schools, Saint Columba's College, Dublin and St. George's School, Ascot, England. She did an A level in theatre studies and then went to the Bristol Old Vic theatre school.

Career

Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series Ballykissangel. Since 2003, she has taken over from Kate Buffery in the lead role in Trial & Retribution as DCI Roisin Connor. She has also guest starred in the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi. Smurfit appeared in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple TV episode The Mirror Cracked From Side to Side. She also appeared in a small role in the movie The Beach and appeared at the Irish Premiere of the movie as its "star" as none of the other "stars" turned up.

Personal life

Smurfit married advertising executive Douglas Baxter on 29 July 2000, and gave birth to her first child, daughter Evie Dorothy Baxter in Dublin, Ireland on 2 November 2004. A second daughter, Ridley Belle Baxter was born in May 2007. Their third child and first son was born in November 2008 and named Flynn Alexander Baxter.

She writes an opinion blog for The Dubliner, which often features anecdotes from her personal life. and is a patron of the children's charity World Vision Ireland.

Selected credits

Year	Title	Role	Other notes
1997	Ivanhoe	Rowena	Television series
1998	Berkeley Square	Hannah Randall	Television series
1998	Ballykissangel	Orla O'Connell	2 series, 1998"1999
2000	The Wedding Tackle (film)	Clodagh	Feature film
	The Beach	Weather girl	Feature film
	North Square	Dr. Helen Ferryhough	One series, 10 episodes
	Cold Feet	Jane Fitzpatrick	Recurring role, 2000"2001
2002	About a Boy	Suzie	Feature film
2003	Bulletproof Monk	Nina	Feature film
2003	Trial & Retribution	DCI Roisin Connor	2003"2009
2011	Marple	Ella Blunt	1 episode ("The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side")
2006	The Shell Seekers	Olivia Keeling	Mini-series
2009	The Clinic	Dr. Edel Swift	TV Series

She also acted as a villain in one episode of Missing in 2011

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