Eileen O'Brien

Biography

Eileen O'Brien is an English actress who has played a wide variety of roles in British television over many years. She appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Beattie Dixon in 2013, having previously appeared in the show as teacher Bridget Burgess from 2006 to 2007. From 1987 to 1988, O'Brien had a recurring role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders; she played Edie Smith, the mother of Mary Smith (Linda Davidson). O'Brien has also appeared in The Crezz, Casualty, Doctors, The Royal, Where the Heart Is, Brookside, Heartbeat and Coronation Street. She later appeared in several films, including Between Two Women in 2000. In May 2009, she played Anne in the BBC miniseries Moving On. In 2013, she played Rita in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen. In January 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jean Wadham.

Known For

Casualty

EastEnders

Peak Practice

Heartbeat

Holby City

Sherlock Holmes

A Touch of Frost

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

All Movies (13)

• Betty and Jean2023 · as Betty
• Majority2020 · as Miriam
• Sybil2018 · as Mrs. Fisher
• Before Dawn2013 · as Eileen
• Macbeth2011
• Lennon Naked2010 · as Lil
• Between Two Women2004 · as Mrs. Walker
• Fanny & Elvis1999 · as Midwife
• The Last Vampyre1993 · as Mrs Carter
• Angels1992 · as Sidney's Wife
• A Month in the Country1987 · as Mrs Ellerbeck
• A Private Function1984 · as Mrs. Sutcliff
• Runners1983 · as Gillian Lindsay

All TV Shows (24)

• The Cage2026 · as Nanna
• Goldie's Oldies2021 · as Esther
• Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators2018 · as Enid Kascar
• Houdini & Doyle2016 · as Sister Fabian
• Moving On2009 · as Anne
• New Street Law2006 · as Mrs Johnson
• Eyes Down2003 · as Mrs Wilkinson
• The Royal2003 · as June Smith
• Merseybeat2001
• Holby City1999 · as Elizabeth Sagar
• The Vice1999 · as Sheila Fitzsimmons
• Chiller1995 · as Mrs Ellis
• Hearts and Minds1995 · as Annie Kinsella
• Peak Practice1993 · as Mrs. Haines
• A Touch of Frost1992 · as Mrs Hockey
• Heartbeat1992 · as Mrs. Maskell
• In Suspicious Circumstances1991 · as Kate Noakes
• Watching1987 · as Enid
• Rockliffe's Babies1987 · as Eileen O'Dowd
• Casualty1986 · as Beryl Rice
• EastEnders1985 · as Mary's mother
• Scully1984 · as Mrs O'Gorman
• Sherlock Holmes1984 · as Mrs Carter
• Boys from the Blackstuff1982 · as Freda Dean