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.
Filmography
Gina And Stella
2002 · 10.0
High Hopes
2002 · 9.0
Troubles
1988 · 9.0
Life Force
2000 · 8.3
Father Ted
1995 · 8.2
Inside No. 9
2014 · 8.1
Family
1994 · 8.0
Heidi
2005 · 7.8
Silent Witness
1996 · 7.6
Shameless
2004 · 7.5
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999 · 7.5
French & Saunders
1987 · 7.4
Angela's Ashes
1999 · 7.3
My Friend Joe
1996 · 7.3
Last Night in Soho
2021 · 7.3
The Secret Scripture
2017 · 7.2
Jam and Jerusalem
2006 · 7.2
Quills
2000 · 7.2
Safe Harbor
2025 · 7.1
Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything
2022 · 7.0
Dark Ages
1999 · 7.0
Black Day at Black Rock
2001 · 7.0
GameFace
2017 · 6.8
The Return
2003 · 6.8
Far and Away
1992 · 6.8
Bodkin
2024 · 6.5
Holding
2022 · 6.5
Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
2024 · 6.5
Dalziel and Pascoe
1996 · 6.4
Demons
2009 · 6.4
Noble
2014 · 6.4
Iris
2001 · 6.4
Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul
2018 · 6.3
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · 6.3
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · 6.1
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021 · 6.0
An Everlasting Piece
2000 · 5.9
A Girl from Mogadishu
2019 · 5.8
Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations
2019 · 5.7
The Most Fertile Man in Ireland
2000 · 5.7
The Inheritance
2023 · 5.6
Coronation Street
1960 · 5.3
Gypo
2005 · 5.3
Nora
2000 · 5.2
Drop Dead Weird
2017 · 5.0
Captain Morten and the Spider Queen
2018 · 4.6
Dave Allen at Peace
2018 · 4.6
Deadly Cuts
2021 · 4.5
When Brendan Met Trudy
2000 · 4.4
Father Figure
2013 · 4.0
Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks
2022 · 1.0
Out!
2020 · 1.0
The Island of Inis Cool
2004 · 0.0
Sweet Delusion
— · 0.0
Bremner, Bird and Fortune: Silly Money
2008 · 0.0
TV to Go
— · 0.0
Gameface
— · 0.0
The Calling
2010 · 0.0
The Playboy of the Western World
1985 · 0.0