
About
Pauline McLynn
Overview
Pauline McLynn 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
Acting |
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2025 | Safe Harbor | Actor | Brina Walsh | 68 Fair |
2024 | Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps | Actor | The Goatherd's Mother | 58 Average |
2023 | The Inheritance | Actor | Jenny Roche | 68 Fair |
2022 | Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything | Actor | Win Molloy | 69 Fair |
2022 | Holding | Actor | as Eileen O'Driscoll | 68 Fair |
2021 | Last Night in Soho | Actor | Carol | 71 Good |
2021 | Deadly Cuts | Actor | Shelley Sherlock | 58 Average |
2021 | Hurry Up and Wait | Actor | Oona | 59 Average |
2021 | Riverdance: The Animated Adventure | Actor | Grandma (voice) | 58 Average |
2020 | Out! | Actor | Joan | 59 Average |
2019 | A Girl From Mogadishu | Actor | L'assistante sociale | 58 Average |
2019 | Making Noise Quietly | Actor | Mildred | 59 Average |
2018 | Johnny English Strikes Again | Actor | Mrs. Trattner | 62 Fair |
2018 | Captain Morten and the Spider Queen | Actor | Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice) | 58 Average |
2018 | Dave Allen at Peace | Actor | Sister Mary | 58 Average |
2018 | Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2017 | GameFace | Actor | Mum | 68 Fair |
2017 | Drop Dead Weird | Actor | Bunni | 69 Fair |
2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight | Actor | Female Researcher | 60 Fair |
2017 | The Secret Scripture | Actor | Anne McCartney | 63 Fair |
2014 | Noble | Actor | Mother Superior | 59 Average |
2013 | Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2013 | Father Figure | Actor | Mary Whyte | 68 Fair |
2010 | The Calling | Actor | Sister Hilda | N/A N/A |
2005 | Gypo | Actor | Helen | 58 Average |
2005 | Heidi | Actor | Aunt Detie | 61 Fair |
2003 | The Return | Actor | Laura | 60 Fair |
2002 | Gina And Stella | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2001 | Iris | Actor | Maureen | 60 Fair |
2001 | Black Day at Black Rock | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2000 | An Everlasting Piece | Actor | Gerty | 58 Average |
2000 | When Brendan Met Trudy | Actor | Nuala | 58 Average |
2000 | Quills | Actor | Mademoiselle Clairwil | 66 Fair |
2000 | The Most Fertile Man in Ireland | Actor | Maeve | 59 Average |
2000 | Nora | Actor | Miss Kennedy | 58 Average |
1999 | Angela's Ashes | Actor | Aunt Aggie | 64 Fair |
1999 | Dark Ages | Actor | 69 Fair |
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1999 | Bremner, Bird and Fortune | Actor | 69 Fair |
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1998 | Her Own Rules | Actor | Constable Williams | 58 Average |
1996 | My Friend Joe | Actor | Ms. Doyle | 59 Average |
1995 | Father Ted | Actor | Mrs. Doyle | N/A N/A |
1995 | Father Ted | Actor | Mrs. Doyle | 79 Good |
1994 | Family | Actor | Denise | 58 Average |
1992 | Far and Away | Actor | Prostitute | 65 Fair |
1988 | Troubles | Actor | Nurse | 70 Good |
1985 | The Playboy of the Western World | Actor | Honor Blake | N/A N/A |
TV to go | Actor | N/A N/A |