Eileen O'Brien
Born: 1945-12-04 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Eileen O'Brien is an English actress who has played a wide variety of roles in British television over many years. She appeared in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale as Beattie Dixon in 2013, having previously appeared in the show as teacher Bridget Burgess from 2006 to 2007. From 1987 to 1988, O'Brien had a recurring role in the BBC soap opera EastEnders; she played Edie Smith, the mother of Mary Smith (Linda Davidson). O'Brien has also appeared in The Crezz, Casualty, Doctors, The Royal, Where the Heart Is, Brookside, Heartbeat and Coronation Street. She later appeared in several films, including Between Two Women in 2000. In May 2009, she played Anne in the BBC miniseries Moving On. In 2013, she played Rita in the BBC comedy-drama Being Eileen. In January 2020, she appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Jean Wadham.
Filmography
2026
- The Cage as Nanna
2023
- Betty and Jean as Betty
2021
- Goldie's Oldies as Esther
2020
- Majority as Miriam
2018
- Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators as Enid Kascar
- Sybil as Mrs. Fisher
2016
- Houdini & Doyle as Sister Fabian
2013
- Before Dawn as Eileen
2011
2010
- Lennon Naked as Lil
2009
- Moving On as Anne
2004
- Between Two Women as Mrs. Walker
2001
1999
- Holby City as Elizabeth Sagar
- The Vice as Sheila Fitzsimmons
- Fanny & Elvis as Midwife
1995
- Chiller as Mrs Ellis
- Hearts and Minds as Annie Kinsella
1993
- Peak Practice as Mrs. Haines
- The Last Vampyre as Mrs Carter
1992
- Heartbeat as Mrs. Maskell
- A Touch of Frost as Mrs Hockey
- Angels as Sidney's Wife
1991
- In Suspicious Circumstances as Kate Noakes
1987
- Watching as Enid
- Rockliffe's Babies as Eileen O'Dowd
- A Month in the Country as Mrs Ellerbeck
1986
- Casualty as Beryl Rice
1985
- EastEnders as Mary's mother
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Mrs Carter
- Scully as Mrs O'Gorman
- A Private Function as Mrs. Sutcliff
1983
- Runners as Gillian Lindsay
1982
- Boys from the Blackstuff as Freda Dean