Eileen Walsh
Acting
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 · 40 titles
Death in Paradise
Modern Love
The Late Late Show
Storyland
Patrick Melrose
Small Things Like These
Delicious
Small Town, Big Story
Pure Mule
Lemonade
The Magdalene Sisters
Nicholas Nickleby
Women on the Verge
Made in Italy
Triage
The South Westerlies
Wolf
The Children Act
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
Miss Julie
The Things We Do
Ann
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Maze
The Golden West
FLINT
The End
Morning
Spaghetti Slow
The Van
Songs of Blood and Destiny
Rialto
When Brendan Met Trudy
Gold
Lucia
The Ballad of Kid Kanturk
Off the Page: PPE
How Was Your Day?
Eden
33X Around the Sun