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.
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Full filmography
- EastEnders (1985) as Mary's mother
- Casualty (1986) as Beryl Rice
- Holby City (1999) as Elizabeth Sagar
- Heartbeat (1992) as Mrs. Maskell
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Mrs Carter
- A Touch of Frost (1992) as Mrs Hockey
- Peak Practice (1993) as Mrs. Haines
- Not Going Out (2006) as Margaret
- Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators (2018) as Enid Kascar
- Moving On (2009) as Anne
- The Vice (1999) as Sheila Fitzsimmons
- Watching (1987) as Enid
- Houdini & Doyle (2016) as Sister Fabian
- Eyes Down (2003) as Mrs Wilkinson
- Fanny & Elvis (1999) as Midwife
- The Cage (2026) as Nanna
- Macbeth (2011)
- New Street Law (2006) as Mrs Johnson
- Lennon Naked (2010) as Lil
- Chiller (1995) as Mrs Ellis
- Rockliffe's Babies (1987) as Eileen O'Dowd
- Hearts and Minds (1995) as Annie Kinsella
- In Suspicious Circumstances (1991) as Kate Noakes
- A Private Function (1984) as Mrs. Sutcliff