Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
July 11, 1962
Age
64
Place of Birth
Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Popularity
1.7
Pauline McLynn
Acting
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.
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Known For
5.4
Coronation Street
1960 · TV
7.6
Silent Witness
1996 · TV
7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990 · TV
7.6
Shameless
2004 · TV
5.8
GMTV
1993 · TV
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · TV
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · TV
6.4
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · TV
8.1
Inside No. 9
2014 · TV
6.3
Pointless Celebrities
2011 · TV
6.1
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · Movie
7.3
Last Night in Soho
2021 · Movie
Filmography
2025
Safe Harbor
TV · Brina Walsh
6.9
2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Movie · The Goatherd's Mother
6.5
2024
Bodkin
TV · Brónagh McArdle
6.4
2023
The Inheritance
TV · Jenny Roche
5.7
2022
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
TV · Win Molloy
7.0
2022
Holding
TV · as Eileen O'Driscoll
6.3
2022
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
Movie · Mary
1.0
2021
Last Night in Soho
Movie · Carol
7.3
2021
Deadly Cuts
Movie · Shelley Sherlock
4.5
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
Movie · Grandma (voice)
6.0
2020
Out!
Movie · Joan
1.0
2019
A Girl from Mogadishu
Movie · L'assistante sociale
5.8
2019
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
Movie · Mildred
5.7
2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
Movie · Mrs. Trattner
6.3
2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
Movie · Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
4.4
2018
Dave Allen at Peace
Movie · Sister Mary
4.4
2018
Pilgrimage
TV · Self
6.5
2018
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
TV
6.3
2017
GameFace
TV · Mum
6.7
2017
Drop Dead Weird
TV · Bunni
5.0
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie · Female Researcher
6.1
2017
The Secret Scripture
Movie · Anne McCartney
7.2
2014
Noble
Movie · Mother Superior
6.4
2014
Inside No. 9
TV · Oona
8.1