Personal Info
Birthday
July 11, 1962
Place of Birth
Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Known For
Acting
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.
Acting Filmography (61)
7.1
Safe Harbor
TV Series2025
6.5
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Movie2024
6.4
Bodkin
TV Series2024
5.7
The Inheritance
TV Series2023
7.0
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
TV Series2022
6.3
Holding
TV Series2022
1.0
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
Movie2022
7.3
Last Night in Soho
Movie2021
4.5
Deadly Cuts
Movie2021
6.0
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Movie2021
No Backdrop
1.0
Out!
Movie2020
5.8
A Girl from Mogadishu
Movie2019
5.7
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
Movie2019
6.3
Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie2018
4.4
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Movie2018
4.4
Dave Allen at Peace
Movie2018
6.5
Pilgrimage
TV Series2018
6.7
GameFace
TV Series2017
No Backdrop
5.0
Drop Dead Weird
TV Series2017
6.1
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie2017
7.2
The Secret Scripture
Movie2017
6.4
Noble
Movie2014
8.1
Inside No. 9
TV Series2014
4.0
Father Figure
TV Series2013
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV Series2011
6.3
Pointless Celebrities
TV Series2011
No Backdrop
0.0
The Calling
Movie2010
6.4
Demons
TV Series2009
7.1
Jam and Jerusalem
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
5.0
Legends
TV Series2006
No Backdrop
5.3
Gypo
Movie2005
7.7
Heidi
Movie2005
0.0
The Island of Inis Cool
TV Series2004
7.6
Shameless
TV Series2004
6.8
The Return
Movie2003
No Backdrop
9.0
High Hopes
TV Series2002
6.4
Iris
Movie2001
5.9
An Everlasting Piece
Movie2000
4.4
When Brendan Met Trudy
Movie2000
7.1
Quills
Movie2000
No Backdrop
5.7
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Movie2000
5.3
Nora
Movie2000
8.3
Life Force
TV Series2000
7.3
Angela's Ashes
Movie1999
No Backdrop
7.0
Dark Ages
TV Series1999
7.5
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
TV Series1999
No Backdrop
6.3
Her Own Rules
Movie1998
No Backdrop
0.0
So You Think You're Irish
Movie1997
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
TV Series1996
7.3
My Friend Joe
Movie1996
7.6
Silent Witness
TV Series1996
8.2
Father Ted
TV Series1995
No Backdrop
8.0
Family
Movie1994
No Backdrop
5.8
GMTV
TV Series1993
6.8
Far and Away
Movie1992
7.2
Have I Got News for You
TV Series1990
9.0
Troubles
TV Series1988
7.4
French & Saunders
TV Series1987
5.3
Coronation Street
TV Series1960
No Backdrop
0.0
Sweet Delusion
MovieN/A
No Backdrop
0.0
Gameface
MovieN/A