Amy Huberman

Amy Huberman is 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.

Early life

Huberman grew up in Cabinteely, 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; 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.

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.

Career

From 2003 to 2009, Huberman portrayed the role of Daisy on RTÉ's drama series The Clinic. Her film appearances include Satellites & Meteorites, 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. In 2018, Huberman began writing and starring in the comedy series Finding Joy, as titular character Joy.

Filmography

Personal life

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