Portrait of Eileen Walsh

Eileen Walsh

Acting

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.

Born: April 16, 1977

Place of Birth: Cork, Ireland

Filmography

2025
Small Town, Big Story

as Catherine Proctor

2024
Small Things Like These

as Eileen Furlong

2023
2022
2021
Wolf

as Dr. Angeli

2020
Made in Italy

as Astrid

2020
Rialto

as Paula

2019
Modern Love

as Lily De Courcy

2018
2018
The Children Act

as Naomi Henry

2018
Patrick Melrose

as Annette

2017
Maze

as Kate Marley

2016
Delicious

as Marianne Khan

2014
Gold

as Dr. McHenry

2012
Morning

as Mary

2011
Death in Paradise

as Orla Mills

2010
Snap

as Chris

2009
Triage

as Dr. Christopher

2009
Storyland

as Martha

2008
Eden

as Breda Farrell

2008
The End

as Jessica

2005
Pure Mule

as Therese Farrell

2002
Nicholas Nickleby

as The Infant Phenomenon

2002
1999
Miss Julie

as Servant

1999
Janice Beard 45 WPM

as Janice Beard

1997
1996
The Van

as Crushed Girl

1996
Spaghetti Slow

as 2nd Kid

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FLINT

as HENRI

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