---
name: "Maria McDermottroe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maria-mcdermottroe"
fi1m_id: "maria-mcdermottroe"
imdb_id: "nm0567589"
tmdb_id: 185437
wikidata_id: "Q131705772"
roles: []
born: "1 January 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-03T21:27:39.465403+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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# Maria McDermottroe

## Identity

Maria McDermottroe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/maria-mcdermottroe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** maria-mcdermottroe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0567589
- **TMDB ID:** 185437
- **Wikidata ID:** Q131705772
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_McDermottroe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131705772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185437

Actor. Born 1 January 1951 in Sligo.

## Details

- **Born:** 1 January 1951, Sligo
- **Active:** 1987–1997
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 86 (1), 1990s 68 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_McDermottroe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131705772, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0567589/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/185437

## Biography

Maria McDermottroe is an Irish actress. She trained at the Abbey Theatre School and began her career in theatre, appearing in productions at the Gate Theatre in the 1970s.

Her film roles include Molly Ivors in *The Dead* (1987), Betty in *The Boxer* (1997), Bridey Hannon in *Angela's Ashes* (1999), Geraldine Gilligan in *Veronica Guerin* (2003) and Tessie in *The Winter Lake* (2020). On television she played Venetia Crosby in the RTÉ series *Glenroe* (1995–2000) and Mrs Gilhooley in *Killinaskully* (2004–2009), for which she received a Golden Nymph nomination.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, decadenttheatrecompany.ie.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Boxer* (1997), Fi1m 68, as Betty — [page](https://film.one/film/the-boxer.md)
- *The Dead* (1987), Fi1m 86, as Molly Ivors — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (19)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Field Queens* (2026), as Margaret
- *The Martini Shot* (2023), as Ethel
- *The Winter Lake* (2020), as Tessie
- *Secret of the Cave* (2006), as Mrs. MacIntyre
- *The Blackwater Lightship* (2004), as Madge Kehoe
- *Killinaskully* (2003), series, as Mrs GilHolley
- *Veronica Guerin* (2003), as Geraldine Gilligan
- *Give Up Yer Aul Sins* (2002), as Teacher (voice)
- *The Bombmaker* (2001), as Miss O'Mara
- *Saltwater* (2000), as Headmistress
- *Angela's Ashes* (1999), as Bridey Hannon
- *This Is My Father* (1999), as Mrs. Maney
- *The Boxer* (1997), as Betty — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/the-boxer.md)
- *Bogwoman* (1997), Actor
- *Trojan Eddie* (1996), as Rosy
- *August Saturday* (1990), as Angela
- *Dear Sarah* (1990), as Mrs Moore
- *The Hen House* (1989), as The Teacher
- *The Dead* (1987), as Molly Ivors — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead.md)

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