Maeve Dermody

Maeve Dermody is an Australian actress. After a film appearance at five years old, her adult acting career has included work in Australian and British television, theatre, short films, and feature films.

Early life and education Maeve Dermody is the daughter of Susan Murphy Dermody, a film theorist, historian, director, and Zen Rōshi. Her father is a psychologist. Dermody's family encouraged a love of literature and the arts, and supported performing as well - her mother gave Dermody her first part when she was five years old in the film her mother directed Breathing Under Water, released in 1993.

Dermody attended Mosman High School in Sydney, completing year 12 with a near-perfect Universities Admission Index.

She had a lead role in the 2010 film Griff the Invisible, and in the 2012 miniseries Bikie Wars: Brothers in Arms.

Dermody is also active in the Australian theatre, having appeared in productions such as Killer Joe, Measure for Measure, Our Town,

At Christmas 2015, Dermody starred as Vera Claythorne in BBC One's version of Agatha Christie's thriller And Then There Were None.

In 2016 she played the lead role as Kate in Pawno.

She plays the lead role as Sarah, a woman escaping domestic violence with her teenage son, in the 2026 film Life Could Be a Dream.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos Year Title Artist Role 2009 "Warning" Incubus Lead Girl

Theatre Year Play Role Venue / Company 2004 Vincent in Brixton Eugenie Loyer Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 2005 The Girl on the Sofa The Girl New Theatre, Sydney 2006 The Peach Season Zoe Griffin Theatre Company, Sydney 2008 Killer Joe Dottie Downstairs Theatre, Sydney2010 Measure for Measure Juliet Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Company B Our Town Emily Webb Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company 2011 The Seagull Nina Mikhailovna Zarechniy Belvoir St Theatre Sydney with Company B

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2008 AFI Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Black Water IF Awards Best Actress Black Water YEN Magazine Young Woman of the Year: Film, Television and Theatre 2009 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Supporting Actress Black Water AFI Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Beautiful Kate 2010 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Supporting Actress Beautiful Kate FBi Radio Sydney Music, Arts & Culture Awards Best Performer Our Town 2011 News Limited Star of the Year 2015 FilmQuest Cthulhu Trophy Best Actress Pawno 2016 AACTA Awards Best Actress in a Leading Role Pawno 2017 Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards Best Actress Pawno 2021 Micheaux Film Festival Outstanding Actress in Feature Film Love Type D