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.
Personal Details
Movies (27)
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
as The Goatherd's Mother
2024
Last Night in Soho
as Carol
2021
Deadly Cuts
as Shelley Sherlock
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Grandma (voice)
2021
Out!
as Joan
2020
A Girl from Mogadishu
as L'assistante sociale
2019
Making Noise Quietly
as Mildred
2019
Johnny English Strikes Again
as Mrs. Trattner
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
2018
Dave Allen at Peace
as Sister Mary
2018
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Female Researcher
2017
The Secret Scripture
as Anne McCartney
2017
Noble
as Mother Superior
2014
Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman
as Self
2013
The Calling
as Sister Hilda
2010
Gypo
as Helen
2005
Heidi
as Aunt Detie
2005
The Return
as Laura
2003
Gina And Stella
2002
Iris
as Maureen
2001
Black Day at Black Rock
2001
An Everlasting Piece
as Gerty
2000
When Brendan Met Trudy
as Nuala
2000
Quills
as Mademoiselle Clairwil
2000
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
as Maeve
2000
Nora
as Miss Kennedy
2000
Angela's Ashes
as Aunt Aggie
1999
TV Shows (23)
Safe Harbor
as Brina Walsh
2025
Bodkin
as Brónagh McArdle
2024
The Inheritance
as Jenny Roche
2023
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
as Win Molloy
2022
Holding
as as Eileen O'Driscoll
2022
Pilgrimage
as Self
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
2018
GameFace
as Mum
2017
Drop Dead Weird
as Bunni
2017
Inside No. 9
as Oona
2014
Father Figure
as Mary Whyte
2013
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2011
Demons
2009
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
as Dinner Guest
2008
Jam and Jerusalem
as Tip Haddem
2006
Legends
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
The Island of Inis Cool
as Mrs Turlock (voice)
2004
Shameless
as Libby Croker
2004
High Hopes
2002
Life Force
as Polly Phemus
2000
Dark Ages
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999