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Jennifer Gibney (born 7 July 1964) is an Irish actress. She is best known for playing
Cathy Brown in the
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sitcom
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Mrs. Brown's Boys
''Mrs. Brown's Boys'' is an Irish television sitcom created by and starring Brendan O'Carroll and produced in the United Kingdom by BBC Scotland in partnership with BOC-PIX and Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
The series stars O'Carroll as Agnes ...
''.
Gibney appears in ''Mrs. Brown's Boys'' as the daughter of
Agnes Brown
''Mrs. Brown's Boys'' is a sitcom produced by BBC Scotland in partnership with BocPix and RTÉ, written by and starring Brendan O'Carroll. Originally a radio series starting in 1992, the series became more and more popular, which led to the tel ...
, played by her real-life husband,
Brendan O'Carroll
Brendan O'Carroll (born 17 September 1955) is an Irish actor, comedian, director, producer and writer. He is best known for portraying foul-mouthed matriarch Agnes Brown on stage and in the BBC and RTÉ television sitcom '' Mrs. Brown's Boys''. ...
.
Career
Gibney started work as a civil servant in the
Irish tax office for seven years, and then joined the
Bank of Ireland. She studied for a drama degree while at the bank and joined the company's
amateur dramatics
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History
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group. She trained to be an actress at Dublin Oscar Theatre School,
gaining her first professional acting role in 1996, with a minor part in ''
Some Mother's Son
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'', a film starring
Helen Mirren.
''Strictly Come Dancing''
In 2014, Gibney took part in the
twelfth series of ''
Strictly Come Dancing''. She was partnered with Irish professional,
Tristan MacManus
Tristan MacManus (born 23 July 1982) is an Irish dancer and television presenter. He best known for his professional appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars'', ''Strictly Come Dancing'' and '' Dancing with the Stars Australia''. In 2017, he wen ...
. She was voted off in week three of the series after dancing to
ABBA
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's Mamma Mia on Movie Week. She competed in the bottom two against
Blue
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star
Simon Webbe and his partner
Kristina Rihanoff
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She has a degree in Tourism and Hospital ...
.
*Note: Donny Osmond was a guest judge for the third week
Personal life
Gibney has been married to Brendan O'Carroll since 2005 and has three
stepchildren:
Fiona,
Danny
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People
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—who also appear in ''Mrs. Brown's Boys''—and Eric.
Filmography
;Television
;Film
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibney, Jennifer
1964 births
Living people
20th-century Irish actresses
20th-century Irish civil servants
21st-century Irish actresses
Actresses from Dublin (city)
Bank of Ireland people
Irish film actresses
Irish television actresses