Eileen Walsh

Eileen Walsh (born 16 April 1977) is an Irish actress.

Eileen Walsh
Born (1977-04-16) 16 April 1977
Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
OccupationActress
Years active1996–present

Biography

Born and raised in Cork, Ireland, Walsh was raised in a Catholic household, and had no intention of becoming an actress, until she followed in the footsteps of her elder sister Catherine, who was also an actress, and young Eileen began to attend theatre workshops. Her first break came when, as a student, she landed the role of Runt in the stage version of Disco Pigs, which received rave reviews.[1] Subsequent movies have included When Brendan Met Trudy, The Magdalene Sisters,[2] and The End.[3]

In 2008, Walsh won an award for Best Actress at the Tribeca Film Festival for her portrayal of Breda, a lonely housewife whose willpower is put to the test in the film Eden.[4] In 2018 she appeared in two episodes of Patrick Melrose.

Filmography
Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Van Crushed Girl
1997 Messaggi quasi segreti 2nd Kid
1997 The Last Bus Home Carole
1999 Miss Julie Servant
1999 Janice Beard 45 WPM Janice Beard
2000 When Brendan Met Trudy Siobhan
2001 Look Trish Short film
2002 The Magdalene Sisters Crispina
2002 Nicholas Nickleby The Infant Phenomenon
2003 Lula Fantastic (voice) TV short
2005 Pure Mule Therese Farrell 5 episodes
2005 33X Around the Sun Ruth
2008 Eden Breda Farrell
2008 The End Jessica Short film
2009 Triage Dr. Christopher
2009 The Ballad of Kid Kanturk Mona Short film
2010 Snap
2015 Catastrophe Kate 2 episodes
2017 The Children Act Naomi Henry
2017 Maze Kate Marley
2018 Women On the Verge Alison
2019 Rialto Paula Grainger
2021 Wolf
2022 Ann Patricia
2022 Death in Paradise Orla Mills
2022 Breathing Space Ciara Fitzpatrick Radio play by Dorothy Cotter
2022 Modern Love Lily De Courcy Season 2 Episode 8 A Second Embrace, With Eyes Open

References
  1. "Interview with Eileen". The Colonel's Crypt. Archived from the original on 11 July 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  2. "The Magdalene Sisters: Sisters Without Mercy". Iofilm.co.uk. 6 October 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  3. Interview with Eileen
  4. "Eden: Q&A with Eileen Walsh". RTÉ. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
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