Aislín McGuckin

Aislín McGuckin (born May 1974) is a Northern Irish actress. She has appeared in theatre, television, and film roles. Her early film work includes The Nephew and The White Countess. From 2014 to 2015, she starred as Letitia MacKenzie in the Starz series Outlander, and in 2020, played Marianne's mother, Denise, in the BBC One miniseries Normal People.

Early life McGuckin was born in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland to parents Lorcan and Margaret. She grew up the eldest of three children in a Catholic family in Lurgan, County Armagh. She attended Sacred Heart Grammar School in Newry. She was going to study law at university, but changed her mind and instead pursued a degree in acting at Rose Bruford College in South East London.

Personal life McGuckin met Aidan McArdle in London through a Royal Shakespeare Company production of Richard III. They married in 2004 and have three children, Mireille, Lorcan, and Senan. The family moved to Dublin in 2015. They divorced in 2019.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Trojan Eddie Kathleen 1998 The Nephew Aislín Brady 1999 David Copperfield Emily TV film 2005 The White Countess Maria 2010 The Duchess of Malfi The Duchess Direct-to-Video 2016 Almeida Theatre Live: Richard III Queen Elizabeth 2017 Oasis Vivian Hades TV film 2018 The Music Room Mum Short film 2019 The Other Lamb Maria 2021 The Carer Carol Short film 2022 Joyride Angela

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Theatre credits