Acting · Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK · Born December 4, 1945
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.
TVThe Cage
2026
as Nanna
MovieBetty and Jean
2023
as Betty
TVGoldie's Oldies
2021
as Esther
MovieMajority
2020
as Miriam
MovieSybil
2018
as Mrs. Fisher
TVShakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Enid Kascar
TVHoudini & Doyle
2016
as Sister Fabian
MovieBefore Dawn
2013
as Eileen
MovieMacbeth
2011
MovieLennon Naked
2010
as Lil
TVMoving On
2009
as Anne
TVNot Going Out
2006
as Margaret
TVNew Street Law
2006
as Mrs Johnson
MovieBetween Two Women
2004
as Mrs. Walker
TVEyes Down
2003
as Mrs Wilkinson
TVThe Royal
2003
as June Smith
TVMerseybeat
2001
MovieFanny & Elvis
1999
as Midwife
TVHolby City
1999
as Elizabeth Sagar
TVThe Vice
1999
as Sheila Fitzsimmons
TVChiller
1995
as Mrs Ellis
TVHearts and Minds
1995
as Annie Kinsella
TVPeak Practice
1993
as Mrs. Haines
MovieThe Last Vampyre
1993
as Mrs Carter
TVA Touch of Frost
1992
as Mrs Hockey
MovieAngels
1992
as Sidney's Wife
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Mrs. Maskell
TVIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Kate Noakes
MovieA Month in the Country
1987
as Mrs Ellerbeck
TVWatching
1987
as Enid
TVRockliffe's Babies
1987
as Eileen O'Dowd
TVCasualty
1986
as Beryl Rice
TVEastEnders
1985
as Mary's mother
MovieA Private Function
1984
as Mrs. Sutcliff
TVScully
1984
as Mrs O'Gorman
TVSherlock Holmes
1984
as Mrs Carter
MovieRunners
1983
as Gillian Lindsay
TVBoys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Freda Dean
