Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
11 luglio 1962 (64)
Place of birth
Sligo, Republic of Ireland
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.
Conosciuto per
7.3
Film
Last Night in Soho
Carol
2021
8.2
Series
Father Ted
Mrs. Doyle
1995–1998
7.3
Film
Angela's Ashes
Aunt Aggie
1999
7.5
Series
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999–2010
6.0
Film
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Grandma (voice)
2021
6.4
Film
Iris
Maureen
2001
7.1
Film
Quills
Mademoiselle Clairwil
2000
7.1
Series
Safe Harbor
Brina Walsh
2025–
5.7
Series
The Inheritance
Jenny Roche
2023
6.7
Series
GameFace
Mum
2017–2019
7.0
Series
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
Win Molloy
2022
5.0
Series
Drop Dead Weird
Bunni
2017–
6.3
Series
Holding
as Eileen O'Driscoll
2022
7.2
Film
The Secret Scripture
Anne McCartney
2017
7.0
Series
Dark Ages
Agnes
1999
6.5
Film
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
The Goatherd's Mother
2024
4.0
Series
Father Figure
Mary Whyte
2013–
5.7
Film
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
Mildred
2019
4.5
Film
Deadly Cuts
Shelley Sherlock
2021
4.4
Film
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
2018
5.8
Film
A Girl from Mogadishu
L'assistante sociale
2019
6.3
Series
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
2018–
4.4
Film
Dave Allen at Peace
Sister Mary
2018
1.0
Film
Out!
Joan
2020
Acting credits 24 titles
Safe Harbor
as Brina Walsh
7.1
2025–
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
as The Goatherd's Mother
6.5
2024
The Inheritance
as Jenny Roche
5.7
2023
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
as Win Molloy
7.0
2022
Holding
as as Eileen O'Driscoll
6.3
2022
Deadly Cuts
as Shelley Sherlock
4.5
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
as Grandma (voice)
6.0
2021
Last Night in Soho
as Carol
7.3
2021
Out!
as Joan
1.0
2020
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
as Mildred
5.7
2019
A Girl from Mogadishu
as L'assistante sociale
5.8
2019
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
4.4
2018
Dave Allen at Peace
as Sister Mary
4.4
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
6.3
2018–
Drop Dead Weird
as Bunni
5.0
2017–
GameFace
as Mum
6.7
2017–2019
The Secret Scripture
as Anne McCartney
7.2
2017
Father Figure
as Mary Whyte
4.0
2013–
Iris
as Maureen
6.4
2001
Quills
as Mademoiselle Clairwil
7.1
2000
Dark Ages
as Agnes
7.0
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
7.5
1999–2010
Angela's Ashes
as Aunt Aggie
7.3
1999
Father Ted
as Mrs. Doyle
8.2
1995–1998