Acting credits
30
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Eileen O'Brien
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 13Series: 17
TMDB ID: 1184914
IMDb ID: nm0639533
Known for: Acting
Born: December 4, 1945
Age: 80
Place of birth: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2023
Years active: 42
Average TMDB rating: 6.38
Wikidata: Q5349425
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Eileen O'Brien.
Betty and Jean
as Betty
2023 Movie
Majority
as Miriam
2020 Movie
5.8
Sybil
as Mrs. Fisher
2018 Movie
4.5
Before Dawn
as Eileen
2013 Movie
6.0
Macbeth
2011 Movie
5.5
Lennon Naked
as Lil
2010 Movie
5.2
Between Two Women
as Mrs. Walker
2004 Movie
6.2
Fanny & Elvis
as Midwife
1999 Movie
6.8
The Last Vampyre
as Mrs Carter
1993 Movie
Angels
as Sidney's Wife
1992 Movie
6.3
A Month in the Country
as Mrs Ellerbeck
1987 Movie
6.4
A Private Function
as Mrs. Sutcliff
1984 Movie
4.8
Runners
as Gillian Lindsay
1983 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Eileen O'Brien.
7.0
Goldie's Oldies
as Esther • 20 eps
2021 Series
7.2
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
as Enid Kascar • 1 eps
2018 Series
6.5
Houdini & Doyle
as Sister Fabian • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.1
Moving On
as Anne • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Royal
as June Smith • 1 eps
2003 Series
9.0
Merseybeat
38 eps
2001 Series
5.7
Holby City
as Elizabeth Sagar • 1 eps
1999 Series
5.6
Chiller
as Mrs Ellis • 1 eps
1995 Series
8.0
Hearts and Minds
as Annie Kinsella • 4 eps
1995 Series
6.1
Peak Practice
as Mrs. Haines • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Mrs. Maskell • 4 eps
1992 Series
8.0
Watching
as Enid • 1 eps
1987 Series
5.2
Rockliffe's Babies
as Eileen O'Dowd • 1 eps
1987 Series
4.1
EastEnders
as Mary's mother • 5 eps
1985 Series
5.3
Scully
as Mrs O'Gorman • 7 eps
1984 Series
8.1
Sherlock Holmes
as Mrs Carter • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.7
Boys from the Blackstuff
as Freda Dean • 5 eps
1982 Series