Pauline McLynn

1962 (64) • Acting

Born: 7/11/1962 (64) in Sligo, Republic of Ireland

Known for: Acting

Pauline McLynn

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

Last Night in Soho

73%

Carol

2021

Angela's Ashes

73%

Aunt Aggie

1999

Father Ted

82%

Mrs. Doyle

1995

Inside No. 9

81%

Oona

2014

Bodkin

65%

Brónagh McArdle

2024

Shameless

75%

Libby Croker

2004

Heidi

77%

Aunt Detie

2005

Silent Witness

76%

Mary Thorpe

1996

Safe Harbor

71%

Brina Walsh

2025

Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps

65%

The Goatherd's Mother

2024

Bodkin

65%

Brónagh McArdle

2024

The Inheritance

57%

Jenny Roche

2023

Rosie Molloy Gives Up Everything

70%

Win Molloy

2022

Holding

63%

as Eileen O'Driscoll

2022

Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks

10%

Mary

2022

Last Night in Soho

73%

Carol

2021

Deadly Cuts

45%

Shelley Sherlock

2021

Riverdance: The Animated Adventure

60%

Grandma (voice)

2021

Out!

10%

Joan

2020

A Girl from Mogadishu

58%

L'assistante sociale

2019

Making Noise Quietly: Three Conversations

57%

Mildred

2019

Johnny English Strikes Again

63%

Mrs. Trattner

2018

Captain Morten and the Spider Queen

44%

Aunt Annabelle / The Spider Queen (voice)

2018

Dave Allen at Peace

44%

Sister Mary

2018

Pilgrimage

65%

Self

2018

Pilgrimage: The Road to Istanbul

63%

Unknown

2018

GameFace

68%

Mum

2017

Drop Dead Weird

50%

Bunni

2017

Transformers: The Last Knight

61%

Female Researcher

2017

The Secret Scripture

72%

Anne McCartney

2017

Noble

64%

Mother Superior

2014

Inside No. 9

81%

Oona

2014

Dermot Morgan: Fearless Funnyman

Self

2013

Father Figure

40%

Mary Whyte

2013

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

60%

Self - Participant

2011

Pointless Celebrities

63%

Self

2011