Pauline McLynn

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.

Known For

Coronation Street

Silent Witness

Have I Got News for You

Shameless

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

Inside No. 9

GMTV

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

All Movies (36)

• Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps2024 · as The Goatherd's Mother
• Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks2022 · as Mary
• Last Night in Soho2021 · as Carol
• Deadly Cuts2021 · as Shelley Sherlock
• Riverdance: The Animated Adventure2021 · as Grandma (voice)
• Out!2020 · as Joan
• A Girl from Mogadishu2019 · as L'assistante sociale
• Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations2019 · as Mildred
• Johnny English Strikes Again2018 · as Mrs. Trattner
• Captain Morten and the Spider Queen2018 · as Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)
• Dave Allen at Peace2018 · as Sister Mary
• Transformers: The Last Knight2017 · as Female Researcher
• The Secret Scripture2017 · as Anne McCartney
• Noble2014 · as Mother Superior
• Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman2013 · as Self
• The Calling2010 · as Sister Hilda
• Gypo2005 · as Helen
• Heidi2005 · as Aunt Detie
• The Return2003 · as Laura
• Gina And Stella2002
• Iris2001 · as Maureen
• Black Day at Black Rock2001
• An Everlasting Piece2000 · as Gerty
• When Brendan Met Trudy2000 · as Nuala
• Quills2000 · as Mademoiselle Clairwil
• The Most Fertile Man in Ireland2000 · as Maeve
• Nora2000 · as Miss Kennedy
• Angela's Ashes1999 · as Aunt Aggie
• Her Own Rules1998 · as Constable Williams
• So You Think You're Irish1997 · as Self
• My Friend Joe1996 · as Ms. Doyle
• Family1994 · as Denise
• Far and Away1992 · as Prostitute
• The Playboy of the Western World1985 · as Honor Blake
• Sweet Delusion— · as Janet
• Gameface— · as Marcella's Mum

All TV Shows (33)

• Safe Harbor2025 · as Brina Walsh
• Bodkin2024 · as Brónagh McArdle
• The Inheritance2023 · as Jenny Roche
• Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything2022 · as Win Molloy
• Holding2022 · as as Eileen O'Driscoll
• Pilgrimage2018 · as Self
• Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul2018
• GameFace2017 · as Mum
• Drop Dead Weird2017 · as Bunni
• Inside No. 92014 · as Oona
• Father Figure2013 · as Mary Whyte
• Celebrity Antiques Road Trip2011 · as Self - Participant
• Pointless Celebrities2011 · as Self
• Demons2009
• Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money2008 · as Dinner Guest
• Jam and Jerusalem2006 · as Tip Haddem
• Jam and Jerusalem2006 · as Tippi Haddem
• Legends2006 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• The Island of Inis Cool2004 · as Mrs Turlock (voice)
• Shameless2004 · as Libby Croker
• High Hopes2002
• Life Force2000 · as Polly Phemus
• Dark Ages1999 · as Agnes
• Bremner, Bird and Fortune1999
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks1996 · as Self
• Silent Witness1996 · as Mary Thorpe
• Father Ted1995 · as Mrs. Doyle
• GMTV1993 · as Self
• Have I Got News for You1990 · as Self
• Troubles1988 · as Nurse
• French & Saunders1987 · as Enthusiastic Fan
• Coronation Street1960 · as Maggie Driscoll
• TV to go—