Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Sligo, Republic of Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 23

TV Involvements: 11


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(2005) Mary
Silent Witness
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8

Silent Witness

(1996) Mary Thorpe
Bodkin
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6

Bodkin

(2024) Brónagh McArdle
GMTV
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6

GMTV

(1993) Self
Transformers: The Last Knight
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6

Transformers: The Last Knight

(2017) Female Researcher
Drop Dead Weird
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5

Drop Dead Weird

(2017) Bunni
Pilgrimage
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7

Pilgrimage

(2018) Self
Last Night in Soho
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7

Last Night in Soho

(2021) Carol

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 The Goatherd's Mother
Brónagh McArdle
2023 Coroner
2022 Win Molloy
as Eileen O'Driscoll
2021 Carol
Shelley Sherlock
Oona
Grandma (voice)
2020 Joan
2019 L'assistante sociale
Mildred
2018 Mrs. Trattner
Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
Sister Mary
N/A
Self
2017 Mum
Bunni
Female Researcher
Anne McCartney
2014 Mother Superior
Oona
2013 Self
Mary Whyte
2011 Self - Participant
Self
2009 N/A
2008 Dinner Guest
2006 Tip Haddem
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005 Helen
Aunt Detie
Mary
2003 Laura
2002 N/A
N/A
2001 Maureen
N/A
2000 Gerty
Nuala
Mademoiselle Clairwil
Maeve
Miss Kennedy
Polly Phemus
1999 Aunt Aggie
N/A
N/A
1998 Constable Williams
1996 N/A
Ms. Doyle
Mary Thorpe
1995 Mrs. Doyle
1994 Denise
1993 Self
1992 Prostitute
1988 Nurse
1987 Enthusiastic Fan
1985 Honor Blake
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

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