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