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Pauline McLynn

Acting

Born July 11, 1962 · 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.

Filmography31 titles

Father Ted

1995as Mrs. Doyle

Inside No. 9

2014as Oona

Heidi

2005as Aunt Detie

Shameless

2004as Libby Croker

Silent Witness

1996as Mary Thorpe

Last Night in Soho

2021as Carol

Angela's Ashes

1999as Aunt Aggie

My Friend Joe

1996as Ms. Doyle

The Secret Scripture

2016as Anne McCartney

Quills

2000as Mademoiselle Clairwil

Jam and Jerusalem

as Tippi Haddem

The Return

2003as Laura

Far and Away

1992as Prostitute

GameFace

2017as Mum

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

2024as The Goatherd's Mother

Bodkin

2024as Brónagh McArdle

Noble

2014as Mother Superior

Iris

2001as Maureen

Holding

2022as as Eileen O'Driscoll

Johnny English Strikes Again

2018as Mrs. Trattner

Pointless Celebrities

2010as Self

Her Own Rules

1998as Constable Williams

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

2021as Grandma (voice)

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017as Female Researcher

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

2011as Self - Participant

An Everlasting Piece

2000as Gerty

The Inheritance

as Jenny Roche

Coronation Street

1960as Maggie Driscoll

Nora

2000as Miss Kennedy

Deadly Cuts

2021as Shelley Sherlock

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

2018as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)