Known For
Acting
Born
Dec 04, 1945
Place of Birth
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
Credits
38 titles
Eileen O'Brien
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Cage
Nanna
Betty and Jean
Betty
Goldie's Oldies
Esther
Majority
Miriam
Sybil
Mrs. Fisher
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Enid Kascar
Houdini & Doyle
Sister Fabian
Before Dawn
Eileen
Macbeth
Lennon Naked
Lil
Moving On
Anne
Not Going Out
Margaret
New Street Law
Mrs Johnson
Between Two Women
Mrs. Walker
Eyes Down
Mrs Wilkinson
The Royal
June Smith
Merseybeat
Fanny & Elvis
Midwife
Holby City
Elizabeth Sagar
The Vice
Sheila Fitzsimmons
Chiller
Mrs Ellis
Hearts and Minds
Annie Kinsella
Peak Practice
Mrs. Haines
The Last Vampyre
Mrs Carter
A Touch of Frost
Mrs Hockey
Angels
Sidney's Wife
Heartbeat
Mrs. Maskell
In Suspicious Circumstances
Kate Noakes
A Month in the Country
Mrs Ellerbeck
Watching
Enid
Rockliffe's Babies
Eileen O'Dowd
Casualty
Beryl Rice
EastEnders
Mary's mother
A Private Function
Mrs. Sutcliff
Scully
Mrs O'Gorman
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs Carter
Runners
Gillian Lindsay
Boys from the Blackstuff
Freda Dean