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Valerie O'Connor

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Valerie O'Connor
Bornc. 1981–82
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActor
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[1]
SpousePeter Campion
Children2
Websitewww.macfarlane-chard.ie/clients/actors-female/valerie-oconnor

Valerie O'Connor is an Irish television actress, theatre actress and singer.[2] She is best known for playing Det. Insp. Nikki Grogan in soap-opera Red Rock and Miss Jervis in ROY.

Personal life[edit]

O'Connor lives in Dublin city centre, but occasionally lives at a house in Wicklow at the weekends.[1] O'Connor is an ambassador for Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and for their 'One in 1,000 Campaign'.

O'Connor revealed in August 2016 that she was nine months pregnant,[3] and announced that she gave birth to a baby girl on 15 September 2016.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2008 City of Ember Person in Line
The Daisy Chain Jenny Gahan
2010 Round Ireland with a Fridge Roisin
2014 Davin Alyssa
2015 Cherry Tree Claire
2019 Extra Ordinary Angela
2020 Nowhere Special Ella
2024 The Apprentice Rona Barrett

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 The Tudors Lady Unkindness Episode: "Wolsey, Wolsey, Wolsey!"
The English Class Tracey 6 episodes
2010 Jack Taylor Nuala Donnelly Episode: "The Priest"
2011 Love/Hate Miss Byrne Episode #2.1
2014 My Whole Half Life Mirella Episode: "Between Heaven and Here"
2014–2015 Roy Miss Jane Jervis 11 episodes
2015–2017 Red Rock Insp Nikki Grogan 102 episodes
2018 Can't Cope, Won't Cope Dee 2 episodes
2024 Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale Bridget Paterson 7 episodes

Theatre[edit]

Show Role
The Threepenny Opera Dolly
Jezebel Jezebel
Durang Durang
Plaza Suite Jean
Serious Money Scilla Todd
Richard III Lady Ann

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Feighan, Irene (27 February 2016). "The shape I'm in: Valerie O'Connor, actress". Irish Examiner.
  2. ^ "Valerie O'Connor CV" (PDF). Archived from the original on 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ O'Loughlin, Mikie. "Valerie O'Connor is nine months pregnant". RSVP. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ Valerie O'Connor [@Valmaryoconnor] (22 December 2016). "Thank you so much to everyone for all the well wishes. Myself and Peter had a beautiful baby girl, called Mary Rae on the 15th of September" (Tweet) – via Twitter.