Eileen Walsh
Born Apr 16, 1977 · Cork, Ireland
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
FLINT
2026
Small Town, Big Story
2025
The Things We Do
2025
Small Things Like These
2024
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
2023
The Golden West
2023
Songs of Blood and Destiny
2023
Ann
2022
Wolf
2021
Made in Italy
2020
The South Westerlies
2020
Rialto
2020
Modern Love
2019
Patrick Melrose
2018
The Children Act
2018
Women on the Verge
2018
Maze
2017
Delicious
2016
Gold
2014
Off the Page: PPE
2014
Morning
2012
Death in Paradise
2011
Snap
2010
Storyland
2009
Triage
2009
The Ballad of Kid Kanturk
2009
The End
2008
Eden
2008
Pure Mule
2005
The Magdalene Sisters
2002
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
When Brendan Met Trudy
2000
Miss Julie
1999
Janice Beard 45 WPM
1999
The Last Bus Home
1997
The Van
1996
Spaghetti Slow
1996