- Victoria Smurfit
Infobox Actor
name = Victoria Smurfit
birthdate = 1973
location =Dublin ,Republic of Ireland
occupation = Actress
spouse = Douglas Baxter
(2000 – present)Victoria Smurfit (born 1973) is an Irish actress. Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O'Connell in the
BBC television series "Ballykissangel ". Since 2003 she has taken over fromKate Buffery in the lead role in "Trial & Retribution " as DCI Roisin Connor. She has also guest starred in theBBC Radio 4 series "Baldi".Personal life
She is part of the Smurfit family, one of the richest in Ireland. The family, headed by Victoria's uncle
Michael Smurfit , sponsor a number of sporting events including theSmurfit European Open and theChampion Hurdle . She was educated at aChurch of Ireland school,Saint Columba's College, Dublin . [Sunday Independent 4 May 2008]She married advertising executive Douglas Baxter on
29 July ,2000 , and gave birth to her first child, daughter Evie Dorothy Baxter in Dublin, Ireland on2 November ,2004 . A second daughter, Ridley Belle Baxter was born in May 2007. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/property/2005/0901/3342536493RPINDOUG.html] She is now expecting a third child, due in November. [ [http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/news-gossip/cannesdo-irish-go-networking-1379006.html 'Cannes-do' Irish go networking - News & Gossip, Entertainment - Independent.ie ] ]Victoria writes an opinion blog for
The Dubliner (magazine) , which often features anecdotes from her personal life. [ [http://thedubliner.typepad.com/the_dubliner_magazine/victoria_smurfit/index.html The Dubliner Magazine: Victoria Smurfit ] ]elected credits
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