
Tara Lynne O'Neill
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1975-11-16 (49 years old)
Place of Birth
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Tara Lynne O'Neill
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).
Acting
(2024)
The Spin
as Sadie
(2024)
(2023)
The Last Rifleman
as Tracy Milligan
(2023)
Malcolm
as Dr Gallagher
(2021)
Just Johnny
as Mrs. Wilson
(2015)
A Patch of Fog
as Vera
(2015)
Insulin
as The Pharmacist's Wife
(2013)
Made in Belfast
as Jane
(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