Eileen Walsh

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

Eileen Walsh
Born	16 April 1977 Cork, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–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
TBA	Wolf		Post-production

References

1. "Interview with Eileen". The Colonel's Crypt. Archived from the original on 2009-07-11. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
2. "The Magdalene Sisters: Sisters Without Mercy". Iofilm.co.uk. 2007-10-06. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
3. Interview with Eileen
4. "Eden: Q&A with Eileen Walsh". RTÉ. Retrieved 2009-02-26.