Eileen O'Brien
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 4, 1945 (age 80)
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Biography
Eileen O'Brien is an English actress who has played a wide variety of roles in British television over many years. She appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Beattie Dixon in 2013, having previously appeared in the show as teacher Bridget Burgess from 2006 to 2007. From 1987 to 1988, O'Brien had a recurring role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders; she played Edie Smith, the mother of Mary Smith (Linda Davidson). O'Brien has also appeared in The Crezz, Casualty, Doctors, The Royal, Where the Heart Is, Brookside, Heartbeat and Coronation Street. She later appeared in several films, including Between Two Women in 2000. In May 2009, she played Anne in the BBC miniseries Moving On. In 2013, she played Rita in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen. In January 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jean Wadham.
Known For
Filmography
The Cage
TV · as Nanna · 5 eps
Betty and Jean
Movie · as Betty
Goldie's Oldies
TV · as Esther · 20 eps
Majority
Movie · as Miriam
Sybil
Movie · as Mrs. Fisher
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
TV · as Enid Kascar · 1 ep
Houdini & Doyle
TV · as Sister Fabian · 1 ep
Before Dawn
Movie · as Eileen
Macbeth
Movie
Lennon Naked
Movie · as Lil
Moving On
TV · as Anne · 1 ep
New Street Law
TV · as Mrs Johnson · 1 ep
Not Going Out
TV · as Margaret · 1 ep
Between Two Women
Movie · as Mrs. Walker
The Royal
TV · as June Smith · 1 ep
Eyes Down
TV · as Mrs Wilkinson · 1 ep
Merseybeat
TV · 38 eps
Fanny & Elvis
Movie · as Midwife
Holby City
TV · as Elizabeth Sagar · 1 ep
The Vice
TV · as Sheila Fitzsimmons · 2 eps
Hearts and Minds
TV · as Annie Kinsella · 4 eps
Chiller
TV · as Mrs Ellis · 1 ep
The Last Vampyre
Movie · as Mrs Carter
Peak Practice
TV · as Mrs. Haines · 1 ep
Angels
Movie · as Sidney's Wife
Heartbeat
TV · as Mrs. Maskell · 4 eps
A Touch of Frost
TV · as Mrs Hockey · 1 ep
In Suspicious Circumstances
TV · as Kate Noakes · 1 ep
A Month in the Country
Movie · as Mrs Ellerbeck
Watching
TV · as Enid · 1 ep
Rockliffe's Babies
TV · as Eileen O'Dowd · 1 ep
Casualty
TV · as Beryl Rice · 3 eps
EastEnders
TV · as Mary's mother · 5 eps
A Private Function
Movie · as Mrs. Sutcliff
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Mrs Carter · 1 ep
Scully
TV · as Mrs O'Gorman · 7 eps
Runners
Movie · as Gillian Lindsay
Boys from the Blackstuff
TV · as Freda Dean · 5 eps
Pickersgill People
TV · as Beryl Bunn · 1 ep