Eileen Walsh

Biography

Eileen Walsh is an Irish film, TV and stage actress. Born on 16 April 1977 in Cork, she initially did not want to be an actress, but soon followed in her elder sister Catherine's footsteps. She earned rave reviews for her performance as Runt in the original stage production of Disco Pigs and gained her first film lead with the titular role in 1999's Janice Beard 45 WPM. She also memorably played the tragic Crispina in Peter Mullan's 2002 film The Magdalene Sisters and in 2008 won Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda in the film Eden.

Known For

Death in Paradise

Modern Love

Patrick Melrose

The Late Late Show

Delicious

Small Town, Big Story

The Magdalene Sisters

Small Things Like These

All Movies (36)

• FLINT2026 · as HENRI
• The Things We Do2025 · as Grace
• Small Things Like These2024 · as Eileen Furlong
• The Golden West2023 · as Noreen
• Songs of Blood and Destiny2023
• National Theatre Live: The Crucible2023
• Ann2022 · as Patricia
• Wolf2021 · as Dr. Angeli
• Made in Italy2020 · as Astrid
• Rialto2020 · as Paula
• The Children Act2018 · as Naomi Henry
• Rooftop Refugee2018 · as Martha
• Maze2017 · as Kate Marley
• How Was Your Day?2016
• Off the Page: PPE2014 · as Politician
• Gold2014 · as Dr. McHenry
• Morning2012 · as Mary
• Misterman2011 · as Voice
• Snap2010 · as Chris
• Triage2009 · as Dr. Christopher
• The Ballad of Kid Kanturk2009 · as Mona
• Eden2008 · as Breda Farrell
• The End2008 · as Jessica
• 33X Around the Sun2005 · as Ruth
• Lula Fantastic2003
• Nicholas Nickleby2002 · as The Infant Phenomenon
• The Magdalene Sisters2002 · as Crispina
• When Brendan Met Trudy2000 · as Siobhan
• Look2000 · as Trish
• Miss Julie1999 · as Servant
• Janice Beard 45 WPM1999 · as Janice Beard
• The Last Bus Home1997 · as Carole
• The Van1996 · as Crushed Girl
• Spaghetti Slow1996 · as 2nd Kid
• Lucia— · as Nora Barnacle
• Lemonade— · as Mags

All TV Shows (10)

• Small Town, Big Story2025 · as Catherine Proctor
• The South Westerlies2020 · as Breege
• Modern Love2019 · as Lily De Courcy
• Women on the Verge2018 · as Alison
• Patrick Melrose2018 · as Annette
• Delicious2016 · as Marianne Khan
• Death in Paradise2011 · as Orla Mills
• Storyland2009 · as Martha
• Pure Mule2005 · as Therese Farrell
• The Late Late Show1962 · as Self