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Biography
Siobhán McSweeney (born 27 December 1979) is an Irish actress and presenter. She is best known for her role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. McSweeney was born in County Cork, Ireland where she grew up in Aherla. Before acting, she earned a science degree at the University College Cork. In 2001, she moved to London when she secured a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Filmography19 titles

Derry Girls
2018as Sister Michael
2018as Sister Michael

The Fall
2013as Mary McCurdy
2013as Mary McCurdy

Porters
as Alice
as Alice

London Irish
2013as Aoife
2013as Aoife

The Great Pottery Throw Down
2015as Self - Host
2015as Self - Host

No Offence
2015as Ruth Cheetham
2015as Ruth Cheetham

Extraordinary
2023as Mary
2023as Mary

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006as Julia (uncredited)
2006as Julia (uncredited)

Nowhere Special
2020as Pam
2020as Pam

The Graham Norton Show
2007as Self
2007as Self

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
2019as Self - Guest Judge
2019as Self - Guest Judge

Redemption
2022as Jane Connolly
2022as Jane Connolly

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021as Dr Cooke
2021as Dr Cooke

Amandaland
2025as Della
2025as Della

Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016as Witzender
2016as Witzender

Extra Ordinary
2019as Boring Noreen
2019as Boring Noreen

Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue
2025as Lisa Davies
2025as Lisa Davies

Holding
2022as as Bríd Riordan
2022as as Bríd Riordan

Exploring Northern Ireland With Siobhán McSweeney
as Self - Presenter
as Self - Presenter