Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

Known for
Acting
Born
July 11, 1962 (age 64)
Birthplace
Sligo, Republic of Ireland

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

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Sweet Delusion poster

Sweet Delusion

Movie · as Janet

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Gameface poster

Gameface

Movie · as Marcella's Mum

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The Truth About Claire poster

The Truth About Claire

Movie · as Self - Denise

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TV to Go

TV to Go

TV · 12 eps

2025
Safe Harbor poster

Safe Harbor

TV · as Brina Walsh · 8 eps

2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps poster

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Movie · as The Goatherd's Mother

2024
Bodkin poster

Bodkin

TV · as Brónagh McArdle · 2 eps

2023
The Inheritance poster

The Inheritance

TV · as Jenny Roche · 4 eps

2022
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks poster

Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks

Movie · as Mary

2022
Holding poster

Holding

TV · as as Eileen O'Driscoll · 4 eps

2022
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything poster

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

TV · as Win Molloy · 6 eps

2021
Last Night in Soho poster

Last Night in Soho

Movie · as Carol

2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure poster

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

Movie · as Grandma (voice)

2021
Deadly Cuts poster

Deadly Cuts

Movie · as Shelley Sherlock

2020
Out! poster

Out!

Movie · as Joan

2019
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations poster

Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations

Movie · as Mildred

2019
A Girl from Mogadishu poster

A Girl from Mogadishu

Movie · as L'assistante sociale

2018
Dave Allen at Peace poster

Dave Allen at Peace

Movie · as Sister Mary

2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen poster

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

Movie · as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)

2018
Johnny English Strikes Again poster

Johnny English Strikes Again

Movie · as Mrs. Trattner

2018
Pilgrimage poster

Pilgrimage

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

TV · 3 eps

2017
The Secret Scripture poster

The Secret Scripture

Movie · as Anne McCartney

2017
Transformers: The Last Knight poster

Transformers: The Last Knight

Movie · as Female Researcher

2017
GameFace poster

GameFace

TV · as Mum · 12 eps

2017
Drop Dead Weird poster

Drop Dead Weird

TV · as Bunni · 52 eps

2014
Noble poster

Noble

Movie · as Mother Superior

2014
Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9

TV · as Oona · 1 ep

2013
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman poster

Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman

Movie · as Self

2013
Father Figure poster

Father Figure

TV · as Mary Whyte · 6 eps

2011
Pointless Celebrities poster

Pointless Celebrities

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip poster

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

2010
The Calling poster

The Calling

Movie · as Sister Hilda

2009
Demons poster

Demons

TV · 1 ep

2008
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money

TV · as Dinner Guest · 1 ep

2006
Jam and Jerusalem poster

Jam and Jerusalem

TV · as Tip Haddem, Tippi Haddem

2006
Legends poster

Legends

TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep

2005
Gypo poster

Gypo

Movie · as Helen

2005
Heidi poster

Heidi

Movie · as Aunt Detie

2004
Shameless poster

Shameless

TV · as Libby Croker · 33 eps

2004
The Island of Inis Cool poster

The Island of Inis Cool

TV · as Mrs Turlock (voice) · 26 eps

2003
The Return poster

The Return

Movie · as Laura

2002
Gina And Stella

Gina And Stella

Movie

2002
High Hopes poster

High Hopes

TV · 1 ep

2001
Black Day at Black Rock

Black Day at Black Rock

Movie

2001
Iris poster

Iris

Movie · as Maureen

2000
An Everlasting Piece poster

An Everlasting Piece

Movie · as Gerty

2000
When Brendan Met Trudy poster

When Brendan Met Trudy

Movie · as Nuala

2000
Quills poster

Quills

Movie · as Mademoiselle Clairwil

2000
Nora poster

Nora

Movie · as Miss Kennedy

2000
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland poster

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

Movie · as Maeve

2000
Life Force poster

Life Force

TV · as Polly Phemus · 1 ep

1999
Angela's Ashes poster

Angela's Ashes

Movie · as Aunt Aggie

1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune poster

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

TV · 89 eps

1999
Dark Ages poster

Dark Ages

TV · as Agnes · 5 eps

1998
Her Own Rules poster

Her Own Rules

Movie · as Constable Williams

1997
So You Think You're Irish poster

So You Think You're Irish

Movie · as Self

1996
My Friend Joe poster

My Friend Joe

Movie · as Ms. Doyle

1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks poster

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1996
Silent Witness poster

Silent Witness

TV · as Mary Thorpe · 1 ep

1996
Dalziel and Pascoe poster

Dalziel and Pascoe

TV · as Dr Kirsty Urquhart · 2 eps

1995
Father Ted poster

Father Ted

TV · as Mrs. Doyle · 24 eps

1994
Family poster

Family

Movie · as Denise

1993
GMTV poster

GMTV

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1992
Far and Away poster

Far and Away

Movie · as Prostitute

1990
Have I Got News for You poster

Have I Got News for You

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1988
Troubles poster

Troubles

TV · as Nurse · 2 eps

1987
French & Saunders poster

French & Saunders

TV · as Enthusiastic Fan · 1 ep

1985
The Playboy of the Western World poster

The Playboy of the Western World

Movie · as Honor Blake

1982
Countdown poster

Countdown

TV · as Self - Dictionary Corner · 5 eps

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as Maggie Driscoll · 7 eps