Acting
Eileen Walsh
Born April 16, 1977 · Cork, Ireland
Biography
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.
Known for
6.7
The Children Act
Naomi Henry
6.7
Small Things Like These
Eileen Furlong
7.7
The Magdalene Sisters
Crispina
7.9
Modern Love
Lily De Courcy
8.0
Patrick Melrose
Annette
7.8
Death in Paradise
Orla Mills
6.0
Made in Italy
Astrid
7.1
Nicholas Nickleby
The Infant Phenomenon
6.5
Triage
Dr. Christopher
5.9
Maze
Kate Marley
5.1
Wolf
Dr. Angeli
6.7
The Van
Crushed Girl
6.1
Gold
Dr. McHenry
6.2
Rialto
Paula
6.1
Small Town, Big Story
Catherine Proctor
6.2
Miss Julie
Servant
7.0
Delicious
Marianne Khan
6.5
When Brendan Met Trudy
Siobhan
5.9
Eden
Breda Farrell
6.8
Women on the Verge
Alison
Filmography
- 2026LemonadeMagsMovie
- 2026FLINTHENRIMovie
- 2025The Things We DoGraceMovie
- 2025Small Town, Big StoryCatherine ProctorSeries
- 2024Small Things Like TheseEileen FurlongMovie
- 2024National Theatre Live: MnemonicMovie
- 2023The Golden WestNoreenMovie
- 2023Songs of Blood and DestinyMovie
- 2023National Theatre Live: The CrucibleMovie
- 2022AnnPatriciaMovie
- 2021WolfDr. AngeliMovie
- 2020The South WesterliesBreegeSeries
- 2020Made in ItalyAstridMovie
- 2020RialtoPaulaMovie
- 2019Modern LoveLily De CourcySeries
- 2018Women on the VergeAlisonSeries
- 2018The Children ActNaomi HenryMovie
- 2018Patrick MelroseAnnetteSeries
- 2018Rooftop RefugeeMarthaMovie
- 2017MazeKate MarleyMovie
- 2016DeliciousMarianne KhanSeries
- 2016How Was Your Day?Movie
- 2014Off the Page: PPEPoliticianMovie
- 2014GoldDr. McHenryMovie
- 2012MorningMaryMovie
- 2011Death in ParadiseOrla MillsSeries
- 2011MistermanVoiceMovie
- 2010SnapChrisMovie
- 2009TriageDr. ChristopherMovie
- 2009The Ballad of Kid KanturkMonaMovie
- 2009StorylandMarthaSeries
- 2008EdenBreda FarrellMovie
- 2008The EndJessicaMovie
- 200533X Around the SunRuthMovie
- 2005Pure MuleTherese FarrellSeries
- 2003Lula FantasticMovie
- 2002Nicholas NicklebyThe Infant PhenomenonMovie
- 2002The Magdalene SistersCrispinaMovie
- 2000When Brendan Met TrudySiobhanMovie
- 2000LookTrishMovie
- 1999Miss JulieServantMovie
- 1999Janice Beard 45 WPMJanice BeardMovie
- 1997The Last Bus HomeCaroleMovie
- 1996The VanCrushed GirlMovie
- 1996Spaghetti Slow2nd KidMovie
- 1962The Late Late ShowSelfSeries
- —LuciaNora BarnacleMovie