Occupation Actress Name Victoria Smurfit Spouse Douglas Baxter (m. 2000) | Years active 1995–present Role Actress | |
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Victoria Smurfit (born 31 March 1974) is an Irish actress. She may be best known for her role as Cruella De Vil in Once Upon a Time.
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- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Victoria Smurfit is part of the Smurfit family, one of the richest in Ireland, through the Smurfit Kappa Group. The family, headed by Victoria's uncle Michael Smurfit, sponsors a number of sporting events including the Smurfit European Open and the Champion Hurdle. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School in University College Dublin (UCD). She was educated at two Anglican schools, Saint Columba's College, Dublin and St. George's School, Ascot, England. She did an A level in theatre studies and then went to the Bristol Old Vic theatre school.
Career
Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series Ballykissangel. From 2003 to 2009, she took over from Kate Buffery in the lead role in Trial & Retribution as DCI Roisin Connor. She also guest starred in the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi. Smurfit appeared in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple TV episode The Mirror Cracked From Side to Side.
She also appeared in a small role in the movie The Beach.
Recently she has appeared on the NBC television network drama Dracula as Lady Jane. The show aired in the fall of 2013. Smurfit also had a guest-starring role on ABC's Once Upon a Time as the iconic character known as Cruella de Vil in spring of 2015.
She is currently shooting for her role in Homecoming, a film she has described as a "mean girls for grownups." She plays Nikki, the "head mean girl."
Personal life
Smurfit married advertising executive Douglas Baxter on 29 July 2000 in Surrey, England. She gave birth to their first child, daughter Evie Dorothy Baxter in Dublin, Ireland on 2 November 2004. A second daughter, Ridley Belle Baxter was born in May 2007. Their third child, a boy, was born in November 2008 and named Flynn Alexander Baxter.
In 2012, the family relocated to Santa Monica, California. In February 2015 it was announced that Smurfit and her husband had filed for divorce.
She writes an opinion blog for The Dubliner, which often features anecdotes from her personal life. and is a patron of the children's charity World Vision Ireland.
Filmography
Actress
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Rivals (TV Series) (filming)
- Episode #1.8
- Episode #1.5
- Episode #1.6
- Episode #1.7
- Episode #1.4
- Episode #1.2
- Episode #1.1
- Episode #1.3
2022
Bloodlands (TV Series) as
Olivia Foyle
- Episode #2.6 (2022) - Olivia Foyle
- Episode #2.5 (2022) - Olivia Foyle
- Episode #2.4 (2022) - Olivia Foyle
- Episode #2.3 (2022) - Olivia Foyle
- Episode #2.2 (2022) - Olivia Foyle
- Episode #2.1 (2022) - Olivia Foyle
2022
Moriarty: The Devil's Game (Podcast Series) as
Charlotte
2022
The Man Who Fell to Earth (TV Series) as
Penny Morgan
- The Man Who Sold the World (2022) - Penny Morgan
- Cracked Actor (2022) - Penny Morgan
- Moonage Daydream (2022) - Penny Morgan
2021
Around the World in 80 Days (TV Series) as
Lady Clemency Rowbotham
- Episode #1.5 (2021) - Lady Clemency Rowbotham
2021
Deadly Cuts as
Pippa
2019
Strike Back (TV Series) as
Lauren Gillespie
- Revolution: Part 6 (2019) - Lauren Gillespie
- Revolution: Part 5 (2019) - Lauren Gillespie
2014
Once Upon a Time (TV Series) as
Cruella De Vil
- Homecoming (2018) - Cruella De Vil
- Last Rites (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- Firebird (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- Sisters (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- Ruby Slippers (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- The Brothers Jones (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- Devil's Due (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- Labor of Love (2016) - Cruella De Vil
- Sympathy for the De Vil (2015) - Cruella De Vil
- Best Laid Plans (2015) - Cruella De Vil
- Poor Unfortunate Soul (2015) - Cruella De Vil
- Enter the Dragon (2015) - Cruella De Vil
- Unforgiven (2015) - Cruella De Vil
- Darkness on the Edge of Town (2015) - Cruella De Vil
- Heroes and Villains (2014) - Cruella De Vil
2018
Marcella (TV Series) as
Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.7 (2018) - Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.6 (2018) - Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.5 (2018) - Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.4 (2018) - Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.3 (2018) - Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.2 (2018) - Maya Whitman
- Episode #2.1 (2018) - Maya Whitman
2017
Milk (TV Movie) as
Fran
2017
The Secret Market (Short) as
Dr. Amy McCarthy
2017
The Lears as
Diana
2016
Best Fake Friends as
Nikki
2016
Tales from the Underworld: A Knight with Cruella (Video short) as
Cruella De Vil
2015
Kowalski (TV Series) as
Woman
2014
Bait as
Bex
2014
Rush (TV Series) as
Isabel Thoreau
- Don't Ask Me Why (2014) - Isabel Thoreau
2014
Among Ravens as
Emma
2014
Amnesia: Who Are You? as
Monica
2014
The Mentalist (TV Series) as
Monica Giraldi
- Blue Bird (2014) - Monica Giraldi
2013
Dracula (TV Series) as
Lady Jayne Wetherby
- Let There Be Light (2014) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- Four Roses (2014) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- Come to Die (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- Servant to Two Masters (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- Of Monsters and Men (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- The Devil's Waltz (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- From Darkness to Light (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- Goblin Merchant Men (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- A Whiff of Sulfur (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
- The Blood Is the Life (2013) - Lady Jayne Wetherby
2012
Missing (TV Series) as
Sloane
- Ice Queen (2012) - Sloane
2011
A Proper Send-Off (Short) as
Natalia
2011
Honeymoon for One (TV Movie) as
Hilary
2010
Marple (TV Series) as
Ella Blunt
- The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2010) - Ella Blunt
2009
The Clinic (TV Series) as
Dr. Edel Swift
- Episode #7.8 (2009) - Dr. Edel Swift
- Episode #7.7 (2009) - Dr. Edel Swift
- Episode #7.6 (2009) - Dr. Edel Swift
- Episode #7.5 (2009) - Dr. Edel Swift
- Episode #7.4 (2009) - Dr. Edel Swift
2003
Trial & Retribution (TV Series) as
DCI Roisin Connor
- Shooter: Part 2 (2009) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Shooter: Part 1 (2009) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Ghost Train: Part 2 (2009) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Ghost Train: Part 1 (2009) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Siren: Part 1 (2009) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Tracks: Part 1 (2008) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Conviction: Part 2 (2008) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Conviction: Part 1 (2008) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Kill the King: Part 1 (2008) - DCI Roisin Connor
- The Rules of the Game: Part 1 (2008) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Mirror Image: Part 1 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Curriculum Vitae: Part 2 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Curriculum Vitae: Part 1 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Paradise Lost: Part 1 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Closure: Part 2 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Closure: Part 1 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Sins of the Father: Part 2 (2007) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Sins of the Father: Part 1 (2006) - DCI Roisin Connor
- The Lovers: Part 2 (2005) - DCI Roisin Connor
- The Lovers: Part 1 (2005) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Blue Eiderdown: Part 2 (2004) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Blue Eiderdown: Part 1 (2004) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Suspicion: Part 2 (2003) - DCI Roisin Connor
- Suspicion: Part 1 (2003) - DCI Roisin Connor
2006
The Shell Seekers (TV Mini Series) as
Olivia
- Episode #1.2 (2006) - Olivia
- Episode #1.1 (2006) - Olivia
2004
The Alan Clark Diaries (TV Series) as
Clark's Mistress
- Into the Wilderness (2004) - Clark's Mistress
2003
Bulletproof Monk as
Nina
2002
About a Boy as
Suzie
2002
The Last Great Wilderness as
Claire
2000
Cold Feet (TV Series) as
Jane Fitzpatrick
- Episode #4.3 (2001) - Jane Fitzpatrick
- Episode #4.2 (2001) - Jane Fitzpatrick
- Episode #3.6 (2000) - Jane Fitzpatrick (as Victoria Smurfitt)
2000
North Square (TV Series) as
Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.10 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.9 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.8 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.7 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.6 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.5 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.4 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.3 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.2 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
- Episode #1.1 (2000) - Helen Fernyhough
2000
The Wedding Tackle as
Clodagh
2000
The Beach as
Weathergirl
1998
Ballykissangel (TV Series) as
Orla O'Connell
- The Wedding (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Love's Labours (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- With a Song in My Heart (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- The Outsiders (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- A Few Dollars More (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Brendan's Crossing (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Behind Bars (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Eureka (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Moving Out (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Catch of the Day (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Hello and Farewell (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- Two Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1999) - Orla O'Connell
- The Final Frontier (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- It's a Man's Life (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- Births, Deaths and Marriages (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- As Stars Look Down (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- Rock Bottom (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- It's a Family Affair (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- Turf (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- The Odd Couple (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- Par for the Course (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- Bread and Water (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- He Healeth the Sick (1998) - Orla O'Connell
- All Bar One (1998) - Orla O'Connell
1998
Berkeley Square (TV Mini Series) as
Hannah Randall
- I, Said the Sparrow (1998) - Hannah Randall
- Wednesday's Child (1998) - Hannah Randall
- Who Killed Cock Robin? (1998) - Hannah Randall
- Gone a'Hunting (1998) - Hannah Randall
- When the Bough Breaks (1998) - Hannah Randall
- A Pocket Full of Posies (1998) - Hannah Randall
- All on a Summer's Day (1998) - Hannah Randall
- Ladybird, Ladybird (1998) - Hannah Randall
- Hide and Seek (1998) - Hannah Randall
- Pretty Maids All in a Row (1998) - Hannah Randall
1997
So This Is Romance? as
Helen
1997
Ivanhoe (TV Mini Series) as
Lady Rowena
- Part Six (1997) - Lady Rowena
- Part Five (1997) - Lady Rowena
- Part Four (1997) - Lady Rowena
- Part Three (1997) - Lady Rowena
- Part Two (1997) - Lady Rowena
- Part One (1997) - Lady Rowena
1996
The Leading Man as
Annabel
1995
The Run of the Country as
Annagh
Producer
2017
Milk (TV Movie) (executive producer) / (producer)
2017
The Secret Market (Short) (producer)
2016
Best Fake Friends (assistant producer)
Self
2023
Celebrity Mastermind (TV Series) as
Self - Contestant
- 2022/23: Episode 4 (2023) - Self - Contestant
2022
The 18th Irish Film & Television Academy Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2021
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Episode #10.3 (2021) - Self - Guest
2021
Craic on with Mairéad Doyle-Heffernan (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Victoria Smurfit (2021) - Self - Guest
2021
The Divorce Social (Podcast Series) as
Self - Guest
- Victoria Smurfit (2021) - Self - Guest
2019
Niall Tóibín - Everyman (Documentary) as
Self
2017
Kiki Mobile (TV Series) as
Self
- On Top of the World (2017) - Self
2014
11th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2013
Why We (Heart) Vampires (TV Movie documentary) as
Self
2013
10th Annual Irish Film & Television Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2011
Choccywoccydoodah (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Special Delivery (2011) - Self
2010
The 7th Annual Irish Film and Television Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Hostess
2008
Xposé (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.111 (2010) - Self
- Episode #4.58 (2009) - Self
- Episode #4.57 (2009) - Self
- Episode #4.19 (2009) - Self
- Episode #3.163 (2009) - Self
- Episode #3.106 (2009) - Self
- Episode #3.66 (2008) - Self
2009
The Late Late Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 25 September 2009 (2009) - Self
2008
Seoige and Seoige (TV Series) as
Self
2008
Drama Trails (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- 'The Fixer' to 'Trial and Retribution' (2008) - Self
2007
Loose Women (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #11.9 (2007) - Self
2005
The Brendan Courtney Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.2 (2005) - Self
2005
Ireland: am (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #6.32 (2005) - Self
2005
3rd Irish Film and Television Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2003
Irish Film and Television Awards (TV Special) as
Self - Presenter
2003
The Terry and Gaby Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 1 September 2003 (2003) - Self
2003
Spotlight on Location: The Making of 'About a Boy' (Video documentary short) as
Suzie (uncredited)
2001
Kelly (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 22 November 2001 (2001) - Self
2001
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- James Ellis (2001) - Self
Archive Footage
2018
Once Upon a Time (TV Series) as
Cruella De Vil
- Leaving Storybrooke (2018) - Cruella De Vil (uncredited)
2015
Once Upon a Time: Secrets of Storybrooke (TV Movie documentary) as
Cruella De Vil (uncredited)
2003
About a Boy: Deleted Scenes (Video short) as
Suzie
References
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