Education
She was educated at two Anglican schools, Saint Columba"s College, Dublin and Saint George"s School, Ascot, England.
She was educated at two Anglican schools, Saint Columba"s College, Dublin and Saint George"s School, Ascot, England.
She may be best known for her role as Cruella De Vil in Once Upon a Time. Victoria Smurfit is part of the Smurfit family, one of the richest in Ireland, through the Smurfit Kappa Group. The family is also associated with Smurfit Business School in University College Dublin (University College Dublin).
She did an A level in theatre studies and then went to the Bristol Old Vic theatre school.
Smurfit gained fame for her role as Orla O"Connell in the British Broadcasting Corporation television series Ballykissangel. From 2003 to 2009, she took over from Kate Buffery in the lead role in Trial & Retribution as DCI Roisin Connor.
She also guest starred in the British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4 series Baldi. Smurfit appeared in Agatha Christie"s Mission Marple television episode The Mirror Cracked From Side to Side.
She also appeared in a small role in the movie The Beach.
Recently she has appeared on the National Broadcasting Company television network drama Dracula as Lady Jane. The show aired in the fall of 2013. Smurfit also had a guest-starring role on American Broadcasting Company"s Once Upon a Time as the iconic character known as Cruella de Vil in spring of 2015.
She is currently shooting for her role in Homecoming, a film she has described as a "mean girls for grownups." She plays Nikki, the "head mean girl.".