Philippa Dunne

Actor · Born March 1, 1981 (45) · Westport, County Mayo, Ireland

Dunne was born in County Dublin and raised in County Mayo, Ireland. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting before beginning her professional career in 2009.She made her acting and writing debut in the television film Dublin Stories and appeared in two episodes of Rental Boys. In 2010, she co-wrote and appeared in The Taste of Home. In 2014, she wrote and starred in the RTÉ One comedy The Walshes as Carmel Walsh. Since 2016, Dunne has portrayed Anne Flynn in the BBC Two comedy Motherland, appearing in all 19 episodes. In 2019, she began appearing in the Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls as Geraldine Devlin, the mother of established character Clare Devlin. Dunne appeared in the series on a recurring basis until its end in May 2022. Dunne was then cast in the BBC One medical comedy-drama series This Is Going to Hurt as Ria, the receptionist. The series began airing on 8 February 2022. She also appeared as a contestant on Celebrity Mastermind, with her specialist subject being the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film The Shining. Dunne is married; she and her husband have one child, born in late 2020. Dunne's infant child appeared in the third series of Motherland as Niamh, the daughter of Dunne's character.

What are Philippa Dunne's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

45%

Self

29%

Survival

18%

Society

7%

Identity3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Shadowas Anne in Motherland (2016)
Allyas Anne Flynn in Amandaland (2025)

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

2

Absurd

2

Warm

2

Melancholic

2

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Fun2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Philippa Dunne's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Lionsgate+2 titles, show their 2 titles on Lionsgate+
Acorn TV1 title, show their title on Acorn TV

Subscription and free streaming for Philippa Dunne's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

21 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Believe Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 2 episodes · as Harriet Wistrich
The Moment(2026)
as Rebecca
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Showkids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · as Sally Curtain
Quiet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
as Gert
Amandaland(2025)
Show 12 episodes · as Anne
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Wife of the Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
as Mandy
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin(2024)
Show 1 episode · as Slake
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Bodies(2023)
Show 3 episodes · as Lorna Dunnet
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
The Woman in the Wall(2023)
Show 6 episodes · as Niamh
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Motherland: Last Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
as Anne
This Is Going to Hurt(2022)
Show 6 episodes · as Ria
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Cleaner(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Margaret
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
The Bright Side (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
as Hospital Receptionist
The Nevers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hapslich
Derry Girls(2018)
Show 7 episodes · as Geraldine Devlin
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Motherland(2016)
Show 17 episodes · as Anne
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
The Walshes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 3 episodes · as Carmel
Inside No. 9(2014)
Show 1 episode · as Elena
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
In Between (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
as Anna 15
Tall Tales & Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Actor
West the Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 71^st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles, 18 of them dated from 2014 to 2026.

Highest rated

Motherland (2016)

Midcredits 89^th

Film career

20142026

2017Screen debut· Motherland
2026First film· The Moment

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting21 of 21 · 70^th

By decade

2010s4 · acting2020s14 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Philippa Dunne's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 29 · mild

Profanity3 titlesmedian 65 · intense

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Philippa Dunne work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philippa Dunne's MovieCove titles; Lucy Punch shares the most, 2.

Lucy Punch2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Lucy Punch