Pauline McLynn

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Known For

Acting

Born

1962-07-11

Place of Birth

Sligo, Republic of Ireland
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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.

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Acting History

2025
Safe Harbor as Brina Walsh
2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps as The Goatherd's Mother
2024
Bodkin as Brónagh McArdle
2023
The Inheritance as Jenny Roche
2022
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything as Win Molloy
2022
Holding as as Eileen O'Driscoll
2021
Last Night in Soho as Carol
2021
Deadly Cuts as Shelley Sherlock
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure as Grandma (voice)
2020
Out! as Joan
2019
A Girl from Mogadishu as L'assistante sociale
2019
Making Noise Quietly as Mildred
2018
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
Pilgrimage as Self
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
2017
GameFace as Mum
2017
Drop Dead Weird as Bunni
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight as Female Researcher
2017
The Secret Scripture as Anne McCartney
2014
Noble as Mother Superior
2014
Inside No. 9 as Oona
2013
Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman as Self
2013
Father Figure as Mary Whyte
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip as Self - Participant
2011
Pointless Celebrities as Self
2010
The Calling as Sister Hilda
2009
Demons
2008
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money as Dinner Guest
2006
Jam and Jerusalem as Tip Haddem
2006
Jam and Jerusalem as Tippi Haddem
2006
Legends as Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Gypo as Helen
2005
Heidi as Aunt Detie
2004
Shameless as Libby Croker
2003
The Return as Laura
2002
High Hopes
2002
Gina And Stella
2001
Iris as Maureen
2001
Black Day at Black Rock
2000
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
Life Force as Polly Phemus
1999
Angela's Ashes as Aunt Aggie
1999
Dark Ages
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1998
Her Own Rules as Constable Williams
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
1996
My Friend Joe as Ms. Doyle
1996
Silent Witness as Mary Thorpe
1995
Father Ted as Mrs. Doyle
1994
Family as Denise
1993
GMTV as Self
1992
Far and Away as Prostitute
1990
Have I Got News for You as Self
1988
Troubles as Nurse
1987
French & Saunders as Enthusiastic Fan
1985
The Playboy of the Western World as Honor Blake
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Sweet Delusion as Janet
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