Acting

Pauline McLynn

Born 1962-07-11 · Sligo, Republic of Ireland

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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Safe Harbor
as Brina Walsh
2025
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
as The Goatherd's Mother
2024
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
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
as Mary
2022
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: Three Conversations
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
Pilgrimage
as Self
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
2018
GameFace
as Mum
2017
Drop Dead Weird
as Bunni
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Female Researcher
2017
The Secret Scripture
as Anne McCartney
2017
Noble
as Mother Superior
2014
Inside No. 9
as Oona
2014
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
as Self
2013
Father Figure
as Mary Whyte
2013
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Pointless Celebrities
as Self
2011
The Calling
as Sister Hilda
2010
Demons
2009
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
as Dinner Guest
2008
Jam and Jerusalem
as Tip Haddem
2006
Jam and Jerusalem
as Tippi Haddem
2006
Legends
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2006
Gypo
as Helen
2005
Heidi
as Aunt Detie
2005
The Island of Inis Cool
as Mrs Turlock (voice)
2004
Shameless
as Libby Croker
2004
The Return
as Laura
2003
High Hopes
2002
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
Life Force
as Polly Phemus
2000
Angela's Ashes
as Aunt Aggie
1999
Dark Ages
as Agnes
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
Her Own Rules
as Constable Williams
1998
So You Think You're Irish
as Self
1997
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
1996
My Friend Joe
as Ms. Doyle
1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
as Dr Kirsty Urquhart
1996
Silent Witness
as Mary Thorpe
1996
Father Ted
as Mrs. Doyle
1995
Family
as Denise
1994
GMTV
as Self
1993
Far and Away
as Prostitute
1992
Have I Got News for You
as Self
1990
Troubles
as Nurse
1988
French & Saunders
as Enthusiastic Fan
1987
The Playboy of the Western World
as Honor Blake
1985
Countdown
as Self - Dictionary Corner
1982
Coronation Street
as Maggie Driscoll
1960
Sweet Delusion
as Janet
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Gameface
as Marcella's Mum
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The Truth About Claire
as Self - Denise
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TV to Go
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