Amy Huberman

Amy Huberman is an Irish actress and writer, known for her role as Daisy in the RTÉ drama series The Clinic. In 2018, she began writing and starring in the comedy series Finding Joy.

Amy Huberman
Occupation	Actress author
Years active	2001–present
Spouse(s)	Brian O'Driscoll ​ (m. 2010)​
Children	3

Early life

Huberman grew up in Cabinteely,[1] south Dublin. She is the middle child of three siblings and the only daughter. Her father Harold was born in London to a Polish Jewish family;[2] her mother Sandra is from County Wexford. Her parents married in 1974. Her brother, Mark Huberman, is also an actor and worked in films such as Boy Eats Girl and on The Clinic as Kieran Miller.[3]

She was educated at Loreto College, Foxrock and she took classes in the Betty Ann Norton Drama School. Following school, she attended University College Dublin (UCD) intending to become a social worker, but when she found the drama society her career took a different direction.[4][5]

Career

From 2003 to 2009, Huberman portrayed the role of Daisy on RTÉ's drama series The Clinic.[6] Her film appearances include Satellites & Meteorites,[7] and A Film with Me in It, both released in 2008.

Huberman's debut novel, Hello Heartbreak (ISBN 978-1844882144), was published on 2 July 2009.[8] In 2018, Huberman began writing and starring in the comedy series Finding Joy, as titular character Joy.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Bad Karma	Jenny Pantelli
2005	Showbands	Bella
2006	Showbands II	Bella
2007	Shattered	Nicole Lawlor
2008	Satellites & Meteorites	Lucinda
2008	A Film with Me in It	Sally
2009	Legend of the Bog	Hannah Ross
2010	Rewind	Karen	Won: IFTA for Best Actress in a Film
2010	Three Wise Women	Liz
2011	Stella Days	Elaine	Nomination: IFTA for Best Supporting Actress in a Film
2012	Chasing Leprechauns	Sarah Cavanaugh	Television film (Hallmark)
2013	The Stag	Ruth
2016	Kill Ratio[10]	Gabrielle Martin
2016	Handsome Devil	Natalie Roche
2017	Zoo	Emily Hall

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–2002	On Home Ground	Diane Collins	10 episodes
2006	Dream Team 80's	Ann Kavanagh	1 episode
2007	Inspector George Gently	Charlotte Dawson	1 episode
2003–2009	The Clinic	Daisy O'Callaghan	62 episodes Nominated: IFTA for Best Supporting Actress in Television
2010	Your Bad Self	Herself	6 episodes
2010	Comedy Lab		1 episode
2011–2012	Threesome	Alice	Main role
2014	Moone Boy	Miss Tivnan	1 episode
2015	Silent Witness	Carol Mansfield	Episode: "Protection" (2 parts)
2016–2018	Can't Cope, Won't Cope	Kate	5 episodes
2016	Cold Feet	Sarah Poynter	4 episodes
2017–2018	Striking Out [10]	Tara Rafferty	10 episodes
2018	Butterfly	Gemma	Main role
2018	Finding Joy	Joy	Main role
2019	Flack	Celina Pope	1 episode

Personal life

Huberman married former Ireland rugby captain Brian O'Driscoll in July 2010 in Lough Rynn Castle, Mohill, Co. Leitrim;[11] the couple have three children, daughter Sadie and sons Billy and Ted.[12][13][14]

References

1. "From the southside to the dark side". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
2. "Amy and Bod's New Adventure". Irish Independent. 2 December 2012.
3. Mark Huberman at IMDb
4. Hurst, Greg (12 July 2009). "Profile Amy Huberman". The Times. London. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
5. Jarlath Regan (29 October 2016). "Amy Huberman". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (163 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
6. "Seventh series of RTÉ's 'The Clinic'". RTÉ. 22 April 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
7. "Cannes not Brian's cup of tea but Amy proves a smash hit". Irish Independent. 20 May 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
8. "Izzy in a tizzy but author's heart not in genre", Irish Times review (7 July 2009)
9. "Season 2 of Amy Huberman's 'Finding Joy' begins filming in Dublin". Entertainment.ie.
10. "Amy Huberman: 'My writing career came out of being unemployed and living in a basement flat in London'". Independent News & Media. 20 November 2016.
11. Roisin Ingle (2 July 2010). "Irish rugby captain O'Driscoll marries". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
12. "Amy Huberman gives birth to baby girl". RTÉ. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
13. "It's another BOD! Rugby legend Brian O'Driscoll and actress Amy Huberman have welcomed a baby boy". evoke.ie. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
14. O’Driscoll, Brian (2 January 2021). "Brian O'Driscoll on Instagram: "2020 was a bit crap but the end of it was aiiiiight! Ted O'Driscoll arrived on Dec 28th and he is deadly. His mum is a champion and his…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

External links

• Amy Huberman at IMDb