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Victoria Smurfit (born 31 March 1974) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing Orla O'Connell in the
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television series ''
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Roisin Connor in the
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'' for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress in 13th
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in 2016.


Early life

Victoria Smurfit is part of the Smurfit family which, through
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, is one of the richest in Ireland. The family, headed by Victoria's uncle
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, sponsors a number of sporting events including the Smurfit European Open and the
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. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School in
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(UCD). Smurfit studied for an
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in theatre studies and subsequently went onto the
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.


Career

Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O'Connell in the
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television series ''
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'' from 1998 to 1999. She played Nina in the 2003 film ''
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''. From 2003 to 2009, Smurfit portrayed the lead role of
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police procedural The police show, or police crime drama, is a subgenre of procedural drama and detective fiction that emphasizes the investigative procedure of a police officer or department as the protagonist(s), as contrasted with other genres that focus on eith ...
''
Trial & Retribution ''Trial & Retribution'' is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that first aired on 19 October 1997. Written and devised by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series ''Prime Suspect'', each e ...
''. She also guest starred in the
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series '' Baldi''. In 2011 Smurfit appeared in the ''
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'' television episode "
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". In 2013, Smurfit co-starred as Lady Jayne Wetherby in the
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television period drama ''
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''. In 2014, she began playing the recurring guest role of
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in
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''. In the run-up to shooting for her role in ''Homecoming'', she described the film as a "mean girls for grown-ups". She played Nikki, the "head mean girl". In 2021 she played Pippa in '' Deadly Cuts'' and in 2022 played Olivia Foyle in "
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".


Personal life

Smurfit married advertising executive Douglas Baxter on 29 July 2000 in
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, England and gave birth to their first child, daughter Evie Dorothy Baxter in
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on 2 November 2004. A second daughter, Ridley Belle Baxter was born in May 2007. Their third child, a boy, was born in November 2008 and named Flynn Alexander Baxter. In 2012 the family relocated to
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,
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, US. In February 2015 it was announced that Smurfit and her husband had filed for divorce. She wrote an opinion blog for '' The Dubliner'', which often featured anecdotes from her personal life, and is a patron of the children's charity World Vision Ireland.


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Awards & nominations


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smurfit, Victoria 1974 births Living people Irish film actresses Irish television actresses People educated at St Columba's College, Dublin People from County Dublin People educated at St. George's School, Ascot Irish expatriates in the United States