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name: "Marcella Plunkett"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marcella-plunkett"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "11 January 1980"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:18:37.579731+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marcella Plunkett

Actor. Born 11 January 1980 in Roundwood, Wicklow, Ireland.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 11 January 1980, Roundwood, Wicklow, Ireland
- **Active:** 2007–present
- **Works often with:** John Carney

## Biography

Marcella Plunkett is an Irish actor born on 11 January 1980 in Roundwood, County Wicklow. She began her career in the late 1990s with early film roles including *Falling for a Dancer* (1998) and *Cinderella* (2000).

She is known for appearances in *Once* (2007) as the Ex Girlfriend, *Sing Street* (2016) as Eamon's Mum, *Flora and Son* (2023) as Kathy, and *Power Ballad* (2026) as Rachel. Television credits include *The Tudors* (2010) as the Duchess of Suffolk and *Raw* (2010–2011).

Plunkett received Irish Film and Television Academy nominations for *Stella Days* (2011) and *Swansong: Story of Occi Byrne* (2009). She has collaborated repeatedly with director John Carney and has stage credits including productions at the National Theatre, London.

*Sources: imdb.com, lisarichardsagency.com, thetimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Once* (2007), Fi1m 88, as Ex Girlfriend — [page](https://film.one/film/once.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Power Ballad* (2026), Actor

## Also known for

- *Sing Street* (2016), Eamon's Mum
- *The Tudors* (2007), Duchess of Suffolk
- *Flora and Son* (2023), Kathy
- *Dark Touch* (2013), Nat
- *The Stag* (2013), Uli

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