Maeve Dermody (/meɪv ˈdɜːrmədi/ mayv DUR-mə-dee;[1] born 2 November 1988)[citation needed] is a UK-based Australian actress.

She is the daughter of Susan Murphy Dermody, a film theorist, historian, director, and Zen Roshi (teacher).

[4][3] During high school she was active in drama classes, as well as the Australian Theatre for Young People, and furthered her acting education with several courses at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney.

Her first major film role was in the independent thriller Black Water (2007), about a trio of people trapped in the mangroves of the Northern Territory by a menacing saltwater crocodile.

[5] Dermody's performance in Black Water earned her multiple nominations for Best Supporting Actress awards in the Australian film industry.