Pauline McLynn
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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.
Known for
Credits
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
as Female Researcher
Last Night in Soho (2021)
as Carol
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Mrs. Trattner
Far and Away (1992)
as Prostitute
Quills (2000)
as Mademoiselle Clairwil
Iris (2001)
as Maureen
Angela's Ashes (1999)
as Aunt Aggie
The Secret Scripture (2017)
as Anne McCartney
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure (2021)
as Grandma (voice)
Heidi (2005)
as Aunt Detie
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations (2019)
as Mildred
Gameface (—)
as Marcella's Mum
Sweet Delusion (—)
as Janet
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
as Gerty
So You Think You're Irish (1997)
as Self
When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)
as Nuala
Nora (2000)
as Miss Kennedy
A Girl from Mogadishu (2019)
as L'assistante sociale
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps (2024)
as The Goatherd's Mother
Noble (2014)
as Mother Superior
My Friend Joe (1996)
as Ms. Doyle
Gina And Stella (2002)
Actor
The Return (2003)
as Laura
Her Own Rules (1998)
as Constable Williams
Deadly Cuts (2021)
as Shelley Sherlock
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen (2018)
as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks (2022)
as Mary
Gypo (2005)
as Helen
Dave Allen at Peace (2018)
as Sister Mary
Out! (2020)
as Joan
The Calling (2010)
as Sister Hilda
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland (2000)
as Maeve
Black Day at Black Rock (2001)
Actor
Family (1994)
as Denise
The Playboy of the Western World (1985)
as Honor Blake
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman (2013)
as Self