Pauline McLynn

Acting

Pauline McLynn

Born July 11, 1962Sligo, Republic of Ireland66 credits

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

Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor

TV

2025

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

Movie

2024

Bodkin

Bodkin

TV

2024

The Inheritance

The Inheritance

TV

2023

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

TV

2022

Holding

Holding

TV

2022

Filmography

Safe Harbor

2025Safe Harboras Brina WalshTV

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

2024Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Stepsas The Goatherd's MotherMovie

Bodkin

2024Bodkinas Brónagh McArdleTV

The Inheritance

2023The Inheritanceas Jenny RocheTV

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

2022Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everythingas Win MolloyTV

Holding

2022Holdingas as Eileen O'DriscollTV

Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks

2022Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleksas MaryMovie

Last Night in Soho

2021Last Night in Sohoas CarolMovie

Deadly Cuts

2021Deadly Cutsas Shelley SherlockMovie

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

2021Riverdance: The Animated Adventureas Grandma (voice)Movie

Out!

2020Out!as JoanMovie

A Girl from Mogadishu

2019A Girl from Mogadishuas L'assistante socialeMovie

Making Noise Quietly

2019Making Noise Quietlyas MildredMovie

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018Johnny English Strikes Againas Mrs. TrattnerMovie

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018Captain Morten and the Spider Queenas Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)Movie

Dave Allen at Peace

2018Dave Allen at Peaceas Sister MaryMovie

Pilgrimage

2018Pilgrimageas SelfTV

2018Pilgrimage: The Road to IstanbulTV

GameFace

2017GameFaceas MumTV

Drop Dead Weird

2017Drop Dead Weirdas BunniTV

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017Transformers: The Last Knightas Female ResearcherMovie

The Secret Scripture

2017The Secret Scriptureas Anne McCartneyMovie

Noble

2014Nobleas Mother SuperiorMovie

Inside No. 9

2014Inside No. 9as OonaTV

2013Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnymanas SelfMovie

Father Figure

2013Father Figureas Mary WhyteTV

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011Celebrity Antiques Road Tripas Self - ParticipantTV

Pointless Celebrities

2011Pointless Celebritiesas SelfTV

The Calling

2010The Callingas Sister HildaMovie

Demons

2008Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Moneyas Dinner GuestTV

Jam and Jerusalem

2006Jam and Jerusalemas Tip HaddemTV

Legends

2006Legendsas Self - Narrator (voice)TV

Gypo

2005Gypoas HelenMovie

Heidi

2005Heidias Aunt DetieMovie

The Island of Inis Cool

2004The Island of Inis Coolas Mrs Turlock (voice)TV

Shameless

2004Shamelessas Libby CrokerTV

The Return

2003The Returnas LauraMovie

High Hopes

2002High HopesTV

2002Gina And StellaMovie

Iris

2001Irisas MaureenMovie

2001Black Day at Black RockMovie

An Everlasting Piece

2000An Everlasting Pieceas GertyMovie

When Brendan Met Trudy

2000When Brendan Met Trudyas NualaMovie

Quills

2000Quillsas Mademoiselle ClairwilMovie

The Most Fertile Man in Ireland

2000The Most Fertile Man in Irelandas MaeveMovie

Nora

2000Noraas Miss KennedyMovie

Life Force

2000Life Forceas Polly PhemusTV

Angela's Ashes

1999Angela's Ashesas Aunt AggieMovie

Dark Ages

1999Dark Agesas AgnesTV

Bremner, Bird and Fortune

1999Bremner, Bird and FortuneTV

Her Own Rules

1998Her Own Rulesas Constable WilliamsMovie

So You Think You're Irish

1997So You Think You're Irishas SelfMovie

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

1996Never Mind the Buzzcocksas SelfTV

My Friend Joe

1996My Friend Joeas Ms. DoyleMovie

Silent Witness

1996Silent Witnessas Mary ThorpeTV

Father Ted

1995Father Tedas Mrs. DoyleTV

Family

1994Familyas DeniseMovie

GMTV

1993GMTVas SelfTV

Far and Away

1992Far and Awayas ProstituteMovie

Have I Got News for You

1990Have I Got News for Youas SelfTV

Troubles

1988Troublesas NurseTV

French & Saunders

1987French & Saundersas Enthusiastic FanTV

1985The Playboy of the Western Worldas Honor BlakeMovie

Sweet Delusion

—Sweet Delusionas JanetMovie