Pauline McLynn
Acting
Born: July 11, 1962 (age 64) · Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Highest Rated
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
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
Last Night in Soho
2021
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
Far and Away
1992
Quills
2000
Father Ted
1995
Angela's Ashes
1999
The Secret Scripture
2017
Inside No. 9
2014
Iris
2001
Shameless
2004
Bodkin
2024
Photos (1)
Movies (29)
Transformers: The Last Knight
Female Researcher
Last Night in Soho
Carol
Johnny English Strikes Again
Mrs. Trattner
Far and Away
Prostitute
Quills
Mademoiselle Clairwil
The Secret Scripture
Anne McCartney
Angela's Ashes
Aunt Aggie
Iris
Maureen
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Grandma (voice)
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
The Goatherd's Mother
Heidi
Aunt Detie
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
Noble
Mother Superior
The Return
Laura
Deadly Cuts
Shelley Sherlock
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
Mildred
My Friend Joe
Ms. Doyle
When Brendan Met Trudy
Nuala
Out!
Joan
Her Own Rules
Constable Williams
An Everlasting Piece
Gerty
Nora
Miss Kennedy
Dave Allen at Peace
Sister Mary
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
Mary
A Girl from Mogadishu
L'assistante sociale
Gypo
Helen
The Calling
Sister Hilda
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Maeve
Family
Denise
TV Shows (24)
Coronation Street
Maggie Driscoll · 7 eps
Silent Witness
Mary Thorpe · 1 eps
Shameless
Libby Croker · 33 eps
Inside No. 9
Oona · 1 eps
Dalziel and Pascoe
Dr Kirsty Urquhart · 2 eps
Father Ted
Mrs. Doyle · 24 eps
French & Saunders
Enthusiastic Fan · 1 eps
Bodkin
Brónagh McArdle · 2 eps
Jam and Jerusalem
Tip Haddem
Jam and Jerusalem
Tippi Haddem · 17 eps
Safe Harbor
Brina Walsh · 8 eps
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
89 eps
The Island of Inis Cool
Mrs Turlock (voice) · 26 eps
Father Figure
Mary Whyte · 6 eps
Demons
1 eps
Drop Dead Weird
Bunni · 52 eps
Troubles
Nurse · 2 eps
Life Force
Polly Phemus · 1 eps
High Hopes
1 eps
Holding
as Eileen O'Driscoll · 4 eps
The Inheritance
Jenny Roche · 4 eps
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
Win Molloy · 6 eps
GameFace
Mum · 12 eps
Dark Ages
Agnes · 5 eps
Self / Appearances (10)
Have I Got News for You
Self · 1 eps
GMTV
Self · 2 eps
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · 1 eps
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · 1 eps
Pointless Celebrities
Self · 1 eps
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Countdown
Self - Dictionary Corner · 5 eps
Pilgrimage
Self · 3 eps
So You Think You're Irish
Self
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
Self
