
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

Sweet Delusion
Movie · as Janet

Gameface
Movie · as Marcella's Mum

The Truth About Claire
Movie · as Self - Denise
TV to Go
TV · 12 eps

Safe Harbor
TV · as Brina Walsh · 8 eps

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Movie · as The Goatherd's Mother

Bodkin
TV · as Brónagh McArdle · 2 eps

The Inheritance
TV · as Jenny Roche · 4 eps

Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
Movie · as Mary

Holding
TV · as as Eileen O'Driscoll · 4 eps

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
TV · as Win Molloy · 6 eps

Last Night in Soho
Movie · as Carol

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Movie · as Grandma (voice)

Deadly Cuts
Movie · as Shelley Sherlock

Out!
Movie · as Joan

Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
Movie · as Mildred

A Girl from Mogadishu
Movie · as L'assistante sociale

Dave Allen at Peace
Movie · as Sister Mary

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Movie · as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)

Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie · as Mrs. Trattner

Pilgrimage
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
TV · 3 eps

The Secret Scripture
Movie · as Anne McCartney

Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie · as Female Researcher

GameFace
TV · as Mum · 12 eps

Drop Dead Weird
TV · as Bunni · 52 eps

Noble
Movie · as Mother Superior

Inside No. 9
TV · as Oona · 1 ep

Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
Movie · as Self

Father Figure
TV · as Mary Whyte · 6 eps

Pointless Celebrities
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV · as Self - Participant · 1 ep

The Calling
Movie · as Sister Hilda

Demons
TV · 1 ep
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
TV · as Dinner Guest · 1 ep

Jam and Jerusalem
TV · as Tip Haddem, Tippi Haddem

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

Gypo
Movie · as Helen

Heidi
Movie · as Aunt Detie

Shameless
TV · as Libby Croker · 33 eps

The Island of Inis Cool
TV · as Mrs Turlock (voice) · 26 eps

The Return
Movie · as Laura
Gina And Stella
Movie

High Hopes
TV · 1 ep
Black Day at Black Rock
Movie

Iris
Movie · as Maureen

An Everlasting Piece
Movie · as Gerty

When Brendan Met Trudy
Movie · as Nuala

Quills
Movie · as Mademoiselle Clairwil

Nora
Movie · as Miss Kennedy

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Movie · as Maeve

Life Force
TV · as Polly Phemus · 1 ep

Angela's Ashes
Movie · as Aunt Aggie

Bremner, Bird and Fortune
TV · 89 eps

Dark Ages
TV · as Agnes · 5 eps

Her Own Rules
Movie · as Constable Williams

So You Think You're Irish
Movie · as Self

My Friend Joe
Movie · as Ms. Doyle

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Silent Witness
TV · as Mary Thorpe · 1 ep

Dalziel and Pascoe
TV · as Dr Kirsty Urquhart · 2 eps

Father Ted
TV · as Mrs. Doyle · 24 eps

Family
Movie · as Denise

GMTV
TV · as Self · 2 eps

Far and Away
Movie · as Prostitute

Have I Got News for You
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Troubles
TV · as Nurse · 2 eps

French & Saunders
TV · as Enthusiastic Fan · 1 ep

The Playboy of the Western World
Movie · as Honor Blake

Countdown
TV · as Self - Dictionary Corner · 5 eps

Coronation Street
TV · as Maggie Driscoll · 7 eps