Pauline McLynn
Pauline McLynn (* 1962 in Sligo ) is an Irish actress and writer .
Six months after McLynn was born, her parents Padraig and Sheila moved with her to Galway , later she studied English and art history at Trinity College in Dublin . There she joined a student theater group and after graduation pursued a career as a stage actress. Dermot Morgan discovered her in the late 1980s for the comedy show Scrap Saturday on RTÉ Radio 1 . In the 1990s she starred with him in Father Ted , for which she received a British Comedy Award in 1996 . Later she was u. a. seen in other comedy series, in the soap EastEnders and in the films The Ashes of My Mother and Gypo . McLynn has also worked as a writer since the late 1990s and has published several novels.
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Far and Away (Far and Away)
- 1995–1998: Father Ted (TV series)
- 1996: My friend Joe (My Friend Joe)
- 1999: My Mother 's Ashes (Angela's Ashes)
- 2000: Nora - The passionate love of James Joyce (Nora)
- 2000: Quills - Power of Obsession (Quills)
- 2001: Iris
- 2005: Gypo
- 2006–2009: Jam & Jerusalem (TV series)
- 2010–2011: Shameless (TV series)
- 2010–2012: Threesome (TV series)
- 2013: Father Figure (TV series)
- 2014–2015: EastEnders
- 2017: GameFace (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2018: Johnny English You Only Live Three Times (Johnny English Strikes Again)
Works
- 1999: Something for the Weekend
- 2001: Better than a Rest
- 2002: Right on Time
- 2004: The Woman on the Bus
- 2005: Summer in the City
- 2007: Bright Lights and Promises
- 2009: Missing You Already
- 2010: The Time Is Now
- 2012: Jenny Q, Stitched Up!
- 2013: Jenny Q, Unraveled
Web links
- Official Homepage (English)
- The agency side (English)
- Pauline McLynn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Pauline McLynn in the German dubbing file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McLynn, Pauline |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish actress and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sligo , Ireland |