Pauline McLynn
Known for: Acting
Born: July 11, 1962
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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Filmography
37 movies · 34 TV shows, newest first
6.9
Safe Harbor
2025
6.5
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024
6.5
Bodkin
2024
5.7
The Inheritance
2023
7.0
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
2022
6.3
Holding
2022
1.0
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
2022
7.3
Last Night in Soho
2021
4.5
Deadly Cuts
2021
6.0
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021
1.0
Out!
2020
5.8
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019
5.7
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
2019
6.3
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018
4.4
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018
4.4
Dave Allen at Peace
2018
6.5
Pilgrimage
20186.3
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
2018
6.7
GameFace
2017
5.0
Drop Dead Weird
2017
6.1
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017
7.2
The Secret Scripture
2017
6.4
Noble
2014
8.1
Inside No. 9
2014
NR
Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman
2013
4.0
Father Figure
2013
6.0
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
6.3
Pointless Celebrities
2011
NR
The Calling
2010
6.4
Demons
2009NR
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008
7.1
Jam and Jerusalem
2006
5.0
Legends
2006
5.3
Gypo
2005
7.7
Heidi
2005
NR
The Island of Inis Cool
2004
7.5
Shameless
2004
6.8
The Return
2003
9.0
High Hopes
200210.0
Gina And Stella
2002
6.4
Iris
20017.0
Black Day at Black Rock
2001
5.9
An Everlasting Piece
2000
4.4
When Brendan Met Trudy
2000
7.2
Quills
2000
5.7
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
2000
5.3
Nora
2000
8.3
Life Force
2000
7.3
Angela's Ashes
1999
7.0
Dark Ages
1999
7.5
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999
6.3
Her Own Rules
1998
NR
So You Think You're Irish
1997
7.0
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996
7.3
My Friend Joe
1996
6.4
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
7.6
Silent Witness
1996
8.2
Father Ted
1995
8.0
Family
1994
5.8
GMTV
1993
6.8
Far and Away
1992
7.2
Have I Got News for You
1990
9.0
Troubles
1988
7.4
French & Saunders
1987NR
The Playboy of the Western World
1985
6.0
Countdown
1982
5.4
Coronation Street
1960
NR
Sweet Delusion
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NR
Gameface
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9.0
The Truth About Claire
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