Pauline McLynn
Acting
1962-07-11Sligo, 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.
Known For
tv
5.4
1960
Coronation Street
1960 · tv
tv
7.6
1996
Silent Witness
1996 · tv
tv
7.2
1990
Have I Got News for You
1990 · tv
tv
7.6
2004
Shameless
2004 · tv
tv
7.0
1996
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996 · tv
tv
8.0
2014
Inside No. 9
2014 · tv
tv
5.8
1993
GMTV
1993 · tv
tv
6.0
2011
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011 · tv
tv
6.3
2011
Pointless Celebrities
2011 · tv
movie
6.1
2017
Transformers: The Last Knight
2017 · movie
tv
8.2
1995
Father Ted
1995 · tv
tv
5.0
2006
Legends
2006 · tv
tv
6.4
2024
Bodkin
2024 · tv
movie
7.3
2021
Last Night in Soho
2021 · movie
tv
7.5
1987
French & Saunders
1987 · tv
tv
7.5
1999
Bremner, Bird and Fortune
1999 · tv
movie
6.3
2018
Johnny English Strikes Again
2018 · movie
movie
6.8
1992
Far and Away
1992 · movie
tv
7.0
2006
Jam and Jerusalem
2006 · tv
movie
7.1
2000
Quills
2000 · movie
tv
8.3
2000
Life Force
2000 · tv
tv
7.1
2025
Safe Harbor
2025 · tv
tv
6.5
2018
Pilgrimage
2018 · tv
tv
6.4
2009
Demons
2009 · tv
tv
6.7
2017
GameFace
2017 · tv
tv
6.3
2022
Holding
2022 · tv
movie
6.0
2021
Riverdance: The Animated Adventure
2021 · movie
tv
5.7
2023
The Inheritance
2023 · tv
tv
9.0
2002
High Hopes
2002 · tv
tv
9.0
1988
Troubles
1988 · tv