Eileen O'Brien
Acting
Born: 1945-12-04 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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 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
EastEnders
Mary's mother
Holby City
Elizabeth Sagar
Casualty
Beryl Rice
Peak Practice
Mrs. Haines
Sherlock Holmes
Mrs Carter
A Touch of Frost
Mrs Hockey
Heartbeat
Mrs. Maskell
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Enid Kascar
Not Going Out
Margaret
Houdini & Doyle
Sister Fabian
The Vice
Sheila Fitzsimmons
Moving On
Anne
Watching
Enid
Macbeth
Chiller
Mrs Ellis
In Suspicious Circumstances
Kate Noakes
The Cage
Nanna
Pickersgill People
Beryl Bunn
Goldie's Oldies
Esther
Rockliffe's Babies
Eileen O'Dowd
New Street Law
Mrs Johnson
Merseybeat
Eyes Down
Mrs Wilkinson
Boys from the Blackstuff
Freda Dean
Scully
Mrs O'Gorman
Fanny & Elvis
Midwife
Lennon Naked
Lil
A Private Function
Mrs. Sutcliff
Runners
Gillian Lindsay
A Month in the Country
Mrs Ellerbeck
Hearts and Minds
Annie Kinsella
The Last Vampyre
Mrs Carter
Betty and Jean
Betty
The Royal
June Smith
Angels
Sidney's Wife
Before Dawn
Eileen
Between Two Women
Mrs. Walker
Sybil
Mrs. Fisher
Majority
Miriam