Pauline McLynn
Born
July 11, 1962 (63 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Pauline McLynn 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
Brina Walsh · (8 episodes)
2025
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
The Goatherd's Mother
2024
Bodkin
Brónagh McArdle · (2 episodes)
2024
The Inheritance
Jenny Roche · (4 episodes)
2023
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
Win Molloy · (6 episodes)
2022
Holding
as Eileen O'Driscoll · (4 episodes)
2022
Last Night in Soho
Carol
2021
Deadly Cuts
Shelley Sherlock
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Grandma (voice)
2021
Out!
Joan
2020
A Girl From Mogadishu
L'assistante sociale
2019
Making Noise Quietly
Mildred
2019
Johnny English Strikes Again
Mrs. Trattner
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
2018
Dave Allen at Peace
Sister Mary
2018
Pilgrimage
Self · (3 episodes)
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
(3 episodes)
2018
GameFace
Mum · (12 episodes)
2017
Drop Dead Weird
Bunni · (52 episodes)
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Female Researcher
2017
The Secret Scripture
Anne McCartney
2017
Noble
Mother Superior
2014
Inside No. 9
Oona · (1 episode)
2014
Dermot Morgan - Fearless Funnyman
Self
2013
Father Figure
Mary Whyte · (6 episodes)
2013
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
Self - Participant · (1 episode)
2011
Pointless Celebrities
Self · (1 episode)
2011
The Calling
Sister Hilda
2010
Demons
(1 episode)
2009
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
Dinner Guest · (1 episode)
2008
Jam and Jerusalem
Tip Haddem · (0 episode)
2006
Jam and Jerusalem
Tippi Haddem · (17 episodes)
2006
Legends
Self - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
2006
Gypo
Helen
2005
Heidi
Aunt Detie
2005
The Return
Laura
2003
High Hopes
(1 episode)
2002
Gina And Stella
2002
Iris
Maureen
2001
Black Day at Black Rock
2001
An Everlasting Piece
Gerty
2000
When Brendan Met Trudy
Nuala
2000
Quills
Mademoiselle Clairwil
2000
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
Maeve
2000
Nora
Miss Kennedy
2000
Life Force
Polly Phemus · (1 episode)
2000
Angela's Ashes
Aunt Aggie
1999
Dark Ages
(5 episodes)
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
(89 episodes)
1999
Her Own Rules
Constable Williams
1998
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
Self · (1 episode)
1996
My Friend Joe
Ms. Doyle
1996
Silent Witness
Mary Thorpe · (1 episode)
1996
Father Ted
Mrs. Doyle · (24 episodes)
1995
Family
Denise
1994
GMTV
Self · (2 episodes)
1993
Far and Away
Prostitute
1992
Have I Got News for You
Self · (1 episode)
1990
Troubles
Nurse · (2 episodes)
1988
French & Saunders
Enthusiastic Fan · (1 episode)
1987
The Playboy of the Western World
Honor Blake
1985
TV to go
(12 episodes)