Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 11, 1962
Place of Birth:
Sligo, Republic of Ireland
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Pauline McLynn
Biography
Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs. Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless, Tip Haddem in the BBC One comedy Jam & Jerusalem, and Yvonne Cotton in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps | The Goatherd's Mother |
| 2021 | Last Night in Soho | Carol |
| 2021 | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | Grandma (voice) |
| 2021 | Deadly Cuts | Shelley Sherlock |
| 2020 | Out! | Joan |
| 2019 | Making Noise Quietly | Mildred |
| 2019 | A Girl from Mogadishu | L'assistante sociale |
| 2018 | Dave Allen at Peace | Sister Mary |
| 2018 | Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice) |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Mrs. Trattner |
| 2017 | The Secret Scripture | Anne McCartney |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Female Researcher |
| 2014 | Noble | Mother Superior |
| 2013 | Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman | Self |
| 2010 | The Calling | Sister Hilda |
| 2005 | Gypo | Helen |
| 2005 | Heidi | Aunt Detie |
| 2003 | The Return | Laura |
| 2002 | Gina And Stella | |
| 2001 | Black Day at Black Rock | |
| 2001 | Iris | Maureen |
| 2000 | An Everlasting Piece | Gerty |
| 2000 | When Brendan Met Trudy | Nuala |
| 2000 | Quills | Mademoiselle Clairwil |
| 2000 | Nora | Miss Kennedy |
| 2000 | The Most Fertile Man in Ireland | Maeve |
| 1999 | Angela's Ashes | Aunt Aggie |
| 1998 | Her Own Rules | Constable Williams |
| 1996 | My Friend Joe | Ms. Doyle |
| 1994 | Family | Denise |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Prostitute |
| 1985 | The Playboy of the Western World | Honor Blake |
| Sweet Delusion | Janet |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Safe Harbor | Brina Walsh |
| 2024 | Bodkin | Brónagh McArdle |
| 2023 | The Inheritance | Jenny Roche |
| 2022 | Holding | as Eileen O'Driscoll |
| 2022 | Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything | Win Molloy |
| 2018 | Pilgrimage | Self |
| 2018 | Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul | |
| 2017 | GameFace | Mum |
| 2017 | Drop Dead Weird | Bunni |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Oona |
| 2013 | Father Figure | Mary Whyte |
| 2011 | Pointless Celebrities | Self |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road Trip | Self - Participant |
| 2009 | Demons | |
| 2008 | Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money | Dinner Guest |
| 2006 | Jam and Jerusalem | Tip Haddem |
| 2006 | Legends | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2006 | Jam and Jerusalem | Tippi Haddem |
| 2004 | Shameless | Libby Croker |
| 2002 | High Hopes | |
| 2000 | Life Force | Polly Phemus |
| 1999 | Bremner, Bird and Fortune | |
| 1999 | Dark Ages | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | Mary Thorpe |
| 1995 | Father Ted | Mrs. Doyle |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for You | Self |
| 1988 | Troubles | Nurse |
| 1987 | French & Saunders | Enthusiastic Fan |
| TV to go |