Ruth McCabe: movies and TV shows
Ruth McCabe has 47 credits in the archive: 33 films and 14 TV series, from 1985 to 2026. Highest rated: Takin' Over the Asylum (8.4/10).
Career timeline
1985 – 2026 · busiest year: 2013 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Lost Children of Tuam | Film | — | |
| 2025 | Small Town, Big Story | Betty Battles | TV | 6.7 |
| 2024 | That They May Face the Rising Sun | Mary Murphy | Film | 7.2 |
| 2022 | Joyride | Noreen | Film | 5.8 |
| 2022 | Aisha | Mrs. Keegan | Film | 6.1 |
| 2019 | Out of Innocence | Patsy Kerrigan | Film | 6.6 |
| 2018 | Women on the Verge | Aunty Bronagh | TV | 6.2 |
| 2018 | Damo & Ivor: The Movie | Grano | Film | 7.6 |
| 2017 | Victoria & Abdul | Mrs. Tuck | Film | 6.9 |
| 2014 | Run & Jump | Nora | Film | 5.9 |
| 2013 | Philomena | Mother Barbara | Film | 7.3 |
| 2013 | Lucan | Nanny Roberts | TV | 7.1 |
| 2013 | Life of Crime | Rose Woods | TV | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Damo and Ivor | Grano | TV | 6.0 |
| 2013 | The Note | Lars's Mother | Film | — |
| 2012 | Good Vibrations | Mavis Hooley | Film | 6.7 |
| 2012 | Stella Days | Miss Courtney | Film | 6.4 |
| 2011 | Wake Wood | Peggy O'Shea | Film | 5.6 |
| 2007 | Single-Handed | Eithne Driscoll | TV | 6.8 |
| 2005 | Breakfast on Pluto | Ma Braden | Film | 7.2 |
| 2004 | Inside I'm Dancing | Annie | Film | 7.4 |
| 2004 | The Blackwater Lightship | Dr. Louise | Film | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Intermission | Celia | Film | 6.2 |
| 2002 | Foyle's War | Mrs. Greene | TV | 7.9 |
| 2002 | No Tears | Nuala | TV | 10.0 |
| 2002 | Sinners | Rev. Mother Paul | Film | 7.5 |
| 2000 | Nature Boy | Penny | TV | 7.3 |
| 2000 | An Everlasting Piece | Mrs. O'Neill | Film | 5.9 |
| 2000 | Wild About Harry | Lily | Film | 6.0 |
| 2000 | The Closer You Get | Mary Mulligan | Film | 5.7 |
| 1998 | Titanic Town | Kathleen | Film | 5.3 |
| 1996 | Silent Witness | Wyn Ryan | TV | 7.6 |
| 1996 | Crossroads of Laredo | Barbara | Film | 3.5 |
| 1995 | Circle of Friends | Emily Mahon | Film | 6.3 |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure | Grace Bird | Film | 6.5 |
| 1995 | Shadow of a Gunman | Mrs. Grigson | Film | 7.0 |
| 1994 | Scarlett | Kathleen O'Hara | TV | 6.6 |
| 1994 | Takin' Over the Asylum | Rosalie | TV | 8.4 |
| 1993 | The Snapper | Kay Curley | Film | 6.5 |
| 1992 | Hostages | Elaine Spence | Film | 6.1 |
| 1991 | Performance | Mrs Grigson | TV | 6.3 |
| 1991 | The Miracle | Wardrobe Mistress | Film | 5.9 |
| 1991 | Fatal Inheritance | Mrs. Donovan | Film | 6.5 |
| 1990 | The Field | Tinker Woman | Film | 7.0 |
| 1990 | The Lilac Bus | Mary | Film | 8.5 |
| 1989 | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown | Mary | Film | 7.5 |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Kay Curley | TV | 7.1 |