Reynolds was educated at Sullivan Upper School in County Down[2] and studied acting at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.
Filming took place in Canada, resulting in her graduation from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts being postponed.
[3][4] The series was well-received by critics, with The Guardian saying that it was "equal parts charmingly funny and strangely sincere".
[6][4] Reynolds said that Malva was "at the end of the day just a scared little girl who's been brought up by men and not been able to find her place.
"[4] On the stage, Reynolds has portrayed Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Rachel in Second Person Narrative and Alais in The Lion in Winter.