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Pauline McLynn
Born: 1962-07-11 in 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.
Rated Filmography (29)
Sorted by Score9.0
The Truth About Claire
TBA
8.0
Family
1994
7.7
Heidi
2005
7.3
Angela's Ashes
1999
7.3
My Friend Joe
1996
7.3
Last Night in Soho
2021
7.2
The Secret Scripture
2017
7.2
Quills
2000
6.8
The Return
2003
6.8
Far and Away
1992
6.5
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024
6.4
Iris
2001
6.4
Noble
2014
6.3
Her Own Rules
1998
6.3
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
6.1
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
6.0
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
5.9
An Everlasting Piece
2000
5.8
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
5.7
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
2019
5.7
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
2000
5.3
Gypo
2005
5.3
Nora
2000
4.5
Deadly Cuts
2021
4.4
When Brendan Met Trudy
2000
4.4
Dave Allen at Peace
2018
4.4
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
1.0
Out!
2020
1.0
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
2022