Acting · Cork, Ireland · Born April 16, 1977
Eileen Walsh is an Irish film, TV and stage actress. Born on 16 April 1977 in Cork, she initially did not want to be an actress, but soon followed in her elder sister Catherine's footsteps. She earned rave reviews for her performance as Runt in the original stage production of Disco Pigs and gained her first film lead with the titular role in 1999's Janice Beard 45 WPM. She also memorably played the tragic Crispina in Peter Mullan's 2002 film The Magdalene Sisters and in 2008 won Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda in the film Eden.
MovieFLINT
2026
as HENRI
MovieThe Things We Do
2025
as Grace
TVSmall Town, Big Story
2025
as Catherine Proctor
MovieSmall Things Like These
2024
as Eileen Furlong
MovieThe Golden West
2023
as Noreen
MovieSongs of Blood and Destiny
2023
MovieNational Theatre Live: The Crucible
2023
MovieAnn
2022
as Patricia
MovieWolf
2021
as Dr. Angeli
TVThe South Westerlies
2020
as Breege
MovieMade in Italy
2020
as Astrid
MovieRialto
2020
as Paula
TVModern Love
2019
as Lily De Courcy
TVWomen on the Verge
2018
as Alison
MovieThe Children Act
2018
as Naomi Henry
TVPatrick Melrose
2018
as Annette
Rooftop Refugee
2018
as Martha
MovieMaze
2017
as Kate Marley
TVDelicious
2016
as Marianne Khan
How Was Your Day?
2016
MovieOff the Page: PPE
2014
as Politician
MovieGold
2014
as Dr. McHenry
MovieMorning
2012
as Mary
TVDeath in Paradise
2011
as Orla Mills
MovieMisterman
2011
as Voice
MovieSnap
2010
as Chris
MovieTriage
2009
as Dr. Christopher
MovieThe Ballad of Kid Kanturk
2009
as Mona
TVStoryland
2009
as Martha
MovieEden
2008
as Breda Farrell
MovieThe End
2008
as Jessica
Movie33X Around the Sun
2005
as Ruth
TVPure Mule
2005
as Therese Farrell
Lula Fantastic
2003
MovieNicholas Nickleby
2002
as The Infant Phenomenon
MovieThe Magdalene Sisters
2002
as Crispina
MovieWhen Brendan Met Trudy
2000
as Siobhan
Look
2000
as Trish
MovieMiss Julie
1999
as Servant
MovieJanice Beard 45 WPM
1999
as Janice Beard
MovieThe Last Bus Home
1997
as Carole
MovieThe Van
1996
as Crushed Girl
MovieSpaghetti Slow
1996
as 2nd Kid
TVThe Late Late Show
1962
as Self
Lucia
as Nora Barnacle
Lemonade
as Mags
