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.
Filmography · 38
EastEnders
1985 · Mary's mother
Casualty
1986 · Beryl Rice
Holby City
1999 · Elizabeth Sagar
Heartbeat
1992 · Mrs. Maskell
Peak Practice
1993 · Mrs. Haines
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Mrs Carter
A Touch of Frost
1992 · Mrs Hockey
Not Going Out
2006 · Margaret
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018 · Enid Kascar
Moving On
2009 · Anne
The Vice
1999 · Sheila Fitzsimmons
Watching
1987 · Enid
Houdini & Doyle
2016 · Sister Fabian
New Street Law
2006 · Mrs Johnson
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Kate Noakes
The Cage
2026 · Nanna
Rockliffe's Babies
1987 · Eileen O'Dowd
Eyes Down
2003 · Mrs Wilkinson
Merseybeat
2001
Macbeth
2011
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982 · Freda Dean
Scully
1984 · Mrs O'Gorman
Hearts and Minds
1995 · Annie Kinsella
Chiller
1995 · Mrs Ellis
Goldie's Oldies
2021 · Esther
A Private Function
1984 · Mrs. Sutcliff
A Month in the Country
1987 · Mrs Ellerbeck
Fanny & Elvis
1999 · Midwife
The Royal
2003 · June Smith
Runners
1983 · Gillian Lindsay
The Last Vampyre
1993 · Mrs Carter
Lennon Naked
2010 · Lil
Betty and Jean
2023 · Betty
Before Dawn
2013 · Eileen
Between Two Women
2004 · Mrs. Walker
Sybil
2018 · Mrs. Fisher
Majority
2020 · Miriam
Angels
1992 · Sidney's Wife