Eileen O'Brien

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: Acting

Born: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, 1945-12-04

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1983	Runners	Gillian Lindsay	48
2	1984	A Private Function	Mrs. Sutcliff	63
3	1987	A Month in the Country	Mrs Ellerbeck	64
4	1992	Angels	Sidney's Wife	0
5	1993	The Last Vampyre	Mrs Carter	68
6	1999	Fanny & Elvis	Midwife	62
7	2004	Between Two Women	Mrs. Walker	55
8	2010	Lennon Naked	Lil	56
9	2011	Macbeth		60
10	2013	Before Dawn	Eileen	43
11	2018	Sybil	Mrs. Fisher	58
12	2020	Majority	Miriam	0
13	2023	Betty and Jean	Betty	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1982	Boys from the Blackstuff	Freda Dean	77
2	1984	Sherlock Holmes	Mrs Carter	81
3	1984	Scully	Mrs O'Gorman	53
4	1985	EastEnders	Mary's mother	41
5	1987	Watching	Enid	78
6	1992	Heartbeat	Mrs. Maskell	71
7	1993	Peak Practice	Mrs. Haines	61
8	1995	Hearts and Minds	Annie Kinsella	80
9	1999	Holby City	Elizabeth Sagar	58
10	2001	Merseybeat		90
11	2003	The Royal	June Smith	76
12	2009	Moving On	Anne	71
13	2016	Houdini & Doyle	Sister Fabian	65
14	2018	Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators	Enid Kascar	72
15	2021	Goldie's Oldies	Esther	70

Eileen O'Brien

Film

Television