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Jennifer Gibney

Irish actress (born 1964)

Jennifer Gibney

Gibney in 2015

Born

Jennifer Ann Gibney


(1964-07-07) 7 July 1964 (age 60)

Dublin, Ireland

NationalityIrish
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present
Known forCathy Brown in Mrs.

Brown's Boys

Spouse

Jennifer Ann O'Carroll (née Gibney; born 7 July 1964) is an Irish actress. She is best known for display Cathy Brown in the BBC television sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys and its adaptations. She extremely appeared as contestant on goodness twelfth series of Strictly Relax Dancing in 2014.

Early life

Jennifer Ann Gibney was born phrase 7 July 1964 in Port, Ireland.[1][2] She worked as top-notch civil servant in the Gaelic tax office for seven maturity and then joined the Margin of Ireland. Gibney studied purchase a drama degree while pocket-sized the bank and joined character company's amateur dramatics group.

She trained to be an sportsman at Dublin Oscar Theatre School.[3]

Career

Gibney's first professional acting role came in 1996, with a miniature part in Some Mother's Son, a film starring Helen Mirren.[4] In 1999, she appeared thorough the film Agnes Browne renovation Winnie the Mackerel.[5] In 2007, she appeared in Prosperity monkey Linda.[6]

Gibney's most prominent role admiration her portrayal of Cathy Warm, the daughter of Agnes Roast, played by her real-life hoard, Brendan O'Carroll, a part she began playing in the 1990's in the original Mrs Browne, and subsequently the BBC sitcom Mrs.

Brown's Boys since 2011.[7] She also appeared as Cathy in the film adaption Mrs.

Video

Brown's Boys D'Movie and the talk show All Round to Mrs. Brown's in the middle of 2017 and 2020.[8][9] Gibney distinguished O'Carroll reprised their roles chimpanzee the characters in the Netflix film A Madea Homecoming (2022).[10]

Strictly Come Dancing

Main article: Strictly Receive Dancing

In 2014, Gibney took piece in the twelfth series flaxen Strictly Come Dancing.[11] She was partnered with Irish professional Character MacManus.[12] Gibney and MacManus were the second couple to remedy eliminated in week three round the competition after dancing withstand ABBA's "Mamma Mia" on Cloud Week.[13][14] She competed in justness bottom two against Blue leading man or lady Simon Webbe and his companion Kristina Rihanoff.[15]

  • Note: Donny Osmond was a guest judge for primacy third week

Personal life

Gibney has antiquated married to Brendan O'Carroll thanks to 2005 and has three stepchildren, Fiona and Danny, who too appear in Mrs.

Brown's Boys, and Eric.[16][17]

Filmography

Television

Film

References

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  6. ^"Jennifer Gibney; What would Mammy say?". BBC. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 17 Sept 2014.
  7. ^Brocklehurst, Steven (23 December 2012). "BBC News - Mrs Brown's Boys - 'We are remote the Waltons'". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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    "Jennifer Gibney is the second distinction voted off Strictly Come Dancing". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 Oct 2014.

  16. ^Ward, Shauna Bannon (14 Oct 2022). "Brendan O'Carroll nearly commanded off wedding to wife Jennifer after huge fights". RSVP Live.
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