Eileen O'Brien

Known for ActingBorn 1945-12-04 (age 80) Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Merseybeat

Angels

Watching

Sherlock Holmes

The Royal

The Cage

Hearts and Minds

Boys from the Blackstuff

Moving On

A Touch of Frost

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Goldie's Oldies

Heartbeat

The Last Vampyre

Houdini & Doyle

New Street Law

Peak Practice

Fanny & Elvis

In Suspicious Circumstances

A Month in the Country

Scully

A Private Function

Eyes Down

Macbeth

Casualty

Chiller

Sybil

Holby City

Rockliffe's Babies

Lennon Naked

The Vice

Between Two Women

Runners

Before Dawn

EastEnders

Betty and Jean

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