Brendan ocarroll and jennifer gibney biography
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Jennifer Gibney
Irish actress (born 1964)
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| Born | Jennifer Ann Gibney (1964-07-07) 7 July 1964 (age 60) Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Known for | Cathy Brown in Mrs. Brown's Boys |
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Jennifer Ann O'Carroll (née Gibney; born 7 July 1964) is an Irish actress. She fryst vatten best known for playing Cathy Brown in the BBC television sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys and its adaptations. She also appeared as contestant on the twelfth series of Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.
Early life
[edit]Jennifer Ann Gibney was born on 7 July 1964 in huvudstaden i irland, Ireland.[1][2] She worked as a civil servant in the Irish tax office for sju years and then joined the finansinstitut of Ireland. Gibney studied for a drama grad while at the finansinstitut and joined the company's amateur dramatics group. She trained to be an actress at Dublin Oscar Theatre School.[3 • Brendan O'Carroll is best known for starring in Mrs Brown's Boys, having played the role of his drag persona Agnes Brown on stage and on screen for almost a decade. On the show, his close friends and family members make up the rest of the cast - including his second wife Jennifer Gibney who plays his on-screen daughter Cathy. But what is known of how comedic couple first met? Brendan and wife Jennifer Gibney have been married for 15 years having tied the knot in 2005. The Mrs Brown's Boys star says the pair became friends while working together on The Course, adding they first hit it off over a crossword. He said: "One morning I came down into the breakfast room and I spotted that Jenny was doing the Irish Times crossword. READ MORE • The latest drama to put a spanner in the works is the news that Brendan's daughter Fiona O’Carroll, who plays Maria Brow, has split from her husband and co-star Martin Delany, who plays Trevor Brown, in the hit show. Speaking about the split in RTE Guide, Fiona revealed: “Myself and Martin met very young. I was 16, and I suppose he’s all I’ve ever known and we just kind of grew apart.” She added that the couple, who have four children together “wanted different things”. “There were no major fights, and nobody else was involved but it was a case of not being on the same page any longer," she added. “I think I hung on for as long as I did because when my own parents broke up, that was very public, and there was a lot of hurt involved there.” The sad news comes as the BBC One sitcom will return to our screens for not just one but two festive specials this year, although whether the show will reflect Fiona and Martin’s split remains to be seen. Without further ado, here&# Brendan O'Carroll wife: How did Brendan and Jennifer first meet?
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