Carmencita Hederman was born in Dublin in October 1939. She worked as an Independent Irish politician, serving on the Dublin City Council from 1974 until 1999.
From 1987-1988 she was the Lord Mayor of Dublin, in which capacity she appeared on Episode #8.50 (1988) as a guest. In 1989 she was elected to the Seanad for the University of Dublin constituency.