Victoria Smurfit is known for playing Orla O’Connell in the BBC television series Ballykissangel, Detective Chief Inspector Roisin Connor in the ITV police procedural Trial & Retribution, and Cruella de Vil in Once Upon a Time for which she was nominated as Best Supporting Actress in 13th IFTA Film & Drama Awards in 2016.
Who is Victoria Smurfit’s father?
Victoria’s father is Dermot Francis Smurfit, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors. Dermot joined GAN as a director in 2003 and became Chief Executive Officer in 2010. He previously worked in the European Investment Banking team of SoundView Technology Group.
The family, headed by Victoria’s uncle Michael Smurfit, sponsors several sporting events including the Smurfit European Open and the Champion Hurdle. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School at University College Dublin (UCD).
Smurfit studied for an A-level in theatre studies and subsequently went on to the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. The former I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here contestant’s representatives have confirmed that the singing icon’s mother has passed away and has asked for privacy.
