Pauline McLynn
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1962-07-11 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Sligo, Republic of Ireland
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.
Known For
Acting
(2024)
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
as The Goatherd's Mother
(2021)
Last Night in Soho
as Carol
(2021)
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Grandma (voice)
(2021)
Deadly Cuts
as Shelley Sherlock
(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)
Dave Allen at Peace
as Sister Mary
(2018)
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
(2017)
Transformers: The Last Knight
as Female Researcher
(2017)
The Secret Scripture
as Anne McCartney
(2014)
Noble
as Mother Superior
(2013)
(2010)
The Calling
as Sister Hilda
(2005)
Gypo
as Helen
(2005)
Heidi
as Aunt Detie
(2003)
The Return
as Laura
(2002)
(2001)
Iris
as Maureen
(2001)
(2000)
When Brendan Met Trudy
as Nuala
(2000)
Quills
as Mademoiselle Clairwil
(2000)
Nora
as Miss Kennedy
(2000)
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
as Maeve
(2000)
An Everlasting Piece
as Gerty
(1999)
Angela's Ashes
as Aunt Aggie
(1998)
Her Own Rules
as Constable Williams
(1996)
My Friend Joe
as Ms. Doyle
(1994)
Family
as Denise
(1992)
Far and Away
as Prostitute
(1985)
The Playboy of the Western World
as Honor Blake