Tara Lynne O'Neill
Born: 1975-11-16 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tara-Lynne O'Neill (born 16 November 1975) is a film, theatre and television actress from Northern Ireland. During her childhood, she aspired to become a dentist, but abandoned this after failing her General Certificate of Secondary Education in chemistry. At sixth-form college, she opted for a career in acting. O'Neill started work as a television presenter on Saturday Disney from 1993 to 1996. She was also a main presenter on The Over the Wall Gang, a young people's television show from BBC Northern Ireland O'Neill also appeared in film roles such as the town's seductress in The Most Fertile Man in Ireland (1999), and as Claire McKee in Wild About Harry (2000). She later played Joanne Ryan in EastEnders, appearing in 58 episodes between 20 September 2002, and 21 August 2003. Between 2013 and 2016, she appeared in The Fall. In 2018, she joined the main cast of Derry Girls as Mary Quinn, remaining on the show until the airing of the final episode on 18 May 2022. In April 2024, O'Neill was cast as Inspector Eve Dunlop in BBC's Hope Street for the show's fourth series. Her other roles include The Informant (1997), Disco Pigs (2001), Full Circle and Omagh (2004).
Filmography
2025
- Paddy and Nigel's Tourist Trap as Self
2024
- The Spin as Sadie
- Best Before
2023
- Malcolm as Dr Gallagher
- The Last Rifleman as Tracy Milligan
2021
- Just Johnny as Mrs. Wilson
2018
- Derry Girls as Ma Mary Quinn
2017
- Our Lives as Self - Narrator
2015
- Insulin as The Pharmacist's Wife
- A Patch of Fog as Vera
- Farr as Jennifer Conroy
2013
- The Fall as Martina Dean
- Made in Belfast as Jane
2012
- Line of Duty as Lorna
2011
- Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2005
- Omagh as Carol Radford
2003
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone as Angel Hunter
2002
- Chaos as Marie
2001
- Disco Pigs as Mags
2000
- The Most Fertile Man in Ireland as Mary Mallory
1997
- The Informant as RUC Policewoman