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Pauline McLynn

Pauline McLynn

Birthday: 1962-07-11 | Place of Birth: Sligo, Republic of Ireland

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Safe Harbor

as    Brina Walsh

2024
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

as    The Goatherd's Mother

2023
The Inheritance

as    Jenny Roche

2022
2022
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

as    Win Molloy

2022
Holding

as    as Eileen O'Driscoll

2021
Last Night in Soho

as    Carol

2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

as    Grandma (voice)

2021
Deadly Cuts

as    Shelley Sherlock

2019
A Girl from Mogadishu

as    L'assistante sociale

2019
Making Noise Quietly

as    Mildred

2018
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

as    Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)

2018
Dave Allen at Peace

as    Sister Mary

2017
Drop Dead Weird

as    Bunni

2017
GameFace

as    Mum

2013
Father Figure

as    Mary Whyte

2013
2005
Heidi

as    Aunt Detie

2005
Gypo

as    Helen

2003
The Return

as    Laura

2001
When Brendan Met Trudy

as    Nuala

2000
An Everlasting Piece

as    Gerty

2000
Nora

as    Miss Kennedy