Pauline McLynn
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jul 11, 1962 (64 years old)
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.
Known For
| 2025 | Safe HarborBrina Walsh | |
| 2024 | Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand StepsThe Goatherd's Mother | |
| 2024 | BodkinBrónagh McArdle | |
| 2023 | The InheritanceJenny Roche | |
| 2022 | Doctor Who: Eve of the DaleksMary | |
| 2022 | Holdingas Eileen O'Driscoll | |
| 2022 | Rosie Molloy Gives Up EverythingWin Molloy | |
| 2021 | Last Night in SohoCarol | |
| 2021 | Riverdance: The Animated AdventureGrandma (voice) | |
| 2021 | Deadly CutsShelley Sherlock | |
| 2020 | Out!Joan | |
| 2019 | Making Noise QuietlyMildred | |
| 2019 | A Girl from MogadishuL'assistante sociale | |
| 2018 | Dave Allen at PeaceSister Mary | |
| 2018 | Captain Morten and the Spider QueenAunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice) | |
| 2018 | Johnny English Strikes AgainMrs. Trattner | |
| 2018 | PilgrimageSelf | |
| 2018 | Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul | |
| 2017 | The Secret ScriptureAnne McCartney | |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last KnightFemale Researcher | |
| 2017 | GameFaceMum | |
| 2017 | Drop Dead WeirdBunni | |
| 2014 | NobleMother Superior | |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9Oona | |
| 2013 | Dermot Morgan: Fearless FunnymanSelf | |
| 2013 | Father FigureMary Whyte | |
| 2011 | Pointless CelebritiesSelf | |
| 2011 | Celebrity Antiques Road TripSelf - Participant | |
| 2010 | The CallingSister Hilda | |
| 2009 | Demons | |
| 2008 | Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly MoneyDinner Guest | |
| 2006 | Jam and JerusalemTip Haddem | |
| 2006 | LegendsSelf - Narrator (voice) | |
| 2006 | Jam and JerusalemTippi Haddem | |
| 2005 | GypoHelen | |
| 2005 | HeidiAunt Detie | |
| 2004 | ShamelessLibby Croker | |
| 2004 | The Island of Inis CoolMrs Turlock (voice) | |
| 2003 | The ReturnLaura | |
| 2002 | Gina And Stella | |
| 2002 | High Hopes | |
| 2001 | Black Day at Black Rock | |
| 2001 | IrisMaureen | |
| 2000 | An Everlasting PieceGerty | |
| 2000 | When Brendan Met TrudyNuala | |
| 2000 | QuillsMademoiselle Clairwil | |
| 2000 | NoraMiss Kennedy | |
| 2000 | The Most Fertile Man in IrelandMaeve | |
| 2000 | Life ForcePolly Phemus | |
| 1999 | Angela's AshesAunt Aggie | |
| 1999 | Bremner, Bird and Fortune | |
| 1999 | Dark AgesAgnes | |
| 1998 | Her Own RulesConstable Williams | |
| 1997 | So You Think You're IrishSelf | |
| 1996 | My Friend JoeMs. Doyle | |
| 1996 | Never Mind the BuzzcocksSelf | |
| 1996 | Silent WitnessMary Thorpe | |
| 1995 | Father TedMrs. Doyle | |
| 1994 | FamilyDenise | |
| 1993 | GMTVSelf | |
| 1992 | Far and AwayProstitute | |
| 1990 | Have I Got News for YouSelf | |
| 1988 | TroublesNurse | |
| 1987 | French & SaundersEnthusiastic Fan | |
| 1985 | The Playboy of the Western WorldHonor Blake | |
| - | Sweet DelusionJanet | |
| - | TV to go |