Eileen O'Brien
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
EastEnders
Mary's mother
1985
Series
Holby City
Elizabeth Sagar
1999
Series
Casualty
Beryl Rice
1986
Series
Heartbeat
Mrs. Maskell
1992
Series
Peak Practice
Mrs. Haines
1993
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs Carter
1984
Series
A Touch of Frost
Mrs Hockey
1992
Series
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Enid Kascar
2018
Series
Moving On
Anne
2009
Series
The Vice
Sheila Fitzsimmons
1999
Series
Watching
Enid
1987
Series
In Suspicious Circumstances
Kate Noakes
1991
Series
Houdini & Doyle
Sister Fabian
2016
Series
Merseybeat
2001
Series
Rockliffe's Babies
Eileen O'Dowd
1987
Series
Hearts and Minds
Annie Kinsella
1995
Series
The Cage
Nanna
2026
Series
Chiller
Mrs Ellis
1995
Series
Boys from the Blackstuff
Freda Dean
1982
Series
Scully
Mrs O'Gorman
1984
Series
Eyes Down
Mrs Wilkinson
2003
Series
Goldie's Oldies
Esther
2021
Film
Macbeth
2011
Film
The Last Vampyre
Mrs Carter
1993
Film
A Month in the Country
Mrs Ellerbeck
1987
Series
The Royal
June Smith
2003
Film
A Private Function
Mrs. Sutcliff
1984
Film
Lennon Naked
Lil
2010
Film
Between Two Women
Mrs. Walker
2004
Film
Runners
Gillian Lindsay
1983
Film
Fanny & Elvis
Midwife
1999
Film
Majority
Miriam
2020
Film
Angels
Sidney's Wife
1992
Film
Before Dawn
Eileen
2013
Film
Sybil
Mrs. Fisher
2018
Film
Betty and Jean
Betty
2023