Pauline McLynn

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1962-07-11 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Sligo, Republic of Ireland

Pauline McLynn

Biography

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.

Acting

2005

Gypo

as Helen

2021

2005

Heidi

as Aunt Detie

1996

My Friend Joe

as Ms. Doyle

2020

Out!

as Joan

2003

The Return

as Laura

2014

Noble

as Mother Superior

2017

The Secret Scripture

as Anne McCartney

2001

Iris

as Maureen

1994

Family

as Denise

1999

Angela's Ashes

as Aunt Aggie

1998

Her Own Rules

as Constable Williams

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

as Female Researcher

2018

Dave Allen at Peace

as Sister Mary

2018

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)

2000

Quills

as Mademoiselle Clairwil

2000

Nora

as Miss Kennedy

1992

Far and Away

as Prostitute

2019

2019

A Girl From Mogadishu

as L'assistante sociale

2018

2021

Deadly Cuts

as Shelley Sherlock

2010

The Calling

as Sister Hilda

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