Pauline McLynn

Born: 1962-07-11, 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.

Filmography

• Coronation Street (1960)
• Silent Witness (1996)
• Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
• Dalziel and Pascoe (1996)
• Inside No. 9 (2014)
• Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
• Father Ted (1995)
• Last Night in Soho (2021)
• French & Saunders (1987)
• Far and Away (1992)
• Quills (2000)
• Demons (The Last Van Helsing) (2009)
• Angela's Ashes (1999)
• Father Figure (2013)
• Sweet Delusion
• Life Force (2000)
• High Hopes (2002)
• Iris (2001)
• The Secret Scripture (2017)
• Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
• An Everlasting Piece (2000)
• Noble (2014)
• My Friend Joe (1996)
• Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
• Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations (2019)
• Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)
• Gameface
• Deadly Cuts (2021)
• Out! (2020)
• Her Own Rules (1998)