Eileen O'Brien
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Acting Credits
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 ...
Known For
Filmography
The Cage
2026
as Nanna
Betty and Jean
2023
as Betty
Goldie's Oldies
2021
as Esther
Majority
2020
as Miriam
Sybil
2018
as Mrs. Fisher
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Enid Kascar
Houdini & Doyle
2016
as Sister Fabian
Before Dawn
2013
as Eileen
Macbeth
2011
Lennon Naked
2010
as Lil
Moving On
2009
as Anne
New Street Law
2006
as Mrs Johnson
Not Going Out
2006
as Margaret
Between Two Women
2004
as Mrs. Walker
The Royal
2003
as June Smith
Eyes Down
2003
as Mrs Wilkinson
Merseybeat
2001
Fanny & Elvis
1999
as Midwife
Holby City
1999
as Elizabeth Sagar
The Vice
1999
as Sheila Fitzsimmons
Hearts and Minds
1995
as Annie Kinsella
Chiller
1995
as Mrs Ellis
The Last Vampyre
1993
as Mrs Carter
Peak Practice
1993
as Mrs. Haines
Angels
1992
as Sidney's Wife
Heartbeat
1992
as Mrs. Maskell
A Touch of Frost
1992
as Mrs Hockey
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Kate Noakes
A Month in the Country
1987
as Mrs Ellerbeck
Watching
1987
as Enid
Rockliffe's Babies
1987
as Eileen O'Dowd
Casualty
1986
as Beryl Rice
EastEnders
1985
as Mary's mother
A Private Function
1984
as Mrs. Sutcliff
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Mrs Carter
Scully
1984
as Mrs O'Gorman
Runners
1983
as Gillian Lindsay
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Freda Dean
Pickersgill People
1978
as Beryl Bunn