Pauline McLynn
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Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962 in Sligo, Ireland) is an Irish actress and author best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the TV series Father Ted and in advertisements for the Inland Revenue. She has also appeared in sketches on Bremner, Bird and Fortune. Although only in her thirties when playing Mrs Doyle, makeup was used to make her look 20 years older to fit the character's profile. Mrs Doyle is best remembered for her catch phrase "Oh, go on, go on, go on, go on!", which she would say repeatedly when a guest refused to take tea or cake (or biscuit) from her tray and "Tea father?".
McLynn studied History of Art and Modern English at Trinity College, Dublin. She was heavily involved in Trinity's Dublin University Players (college drama society).
McLynn is also a successful comedienne and novelist, producing books such as The Woman on the Bus (2004), and appearing on numerous panel shows, including Just a Minute, Have I Got News For You, and If I Ruled the World. In 1999, she appeared in the film adaptation of Angela's Ashes. She has appeared on the UK TV show Bremner, Bird and Fortune for several series, and in Jennifer Saunders' Jam & Jerusalem.
She played a prostitute in the 1992 Ron Howard directed film Far and Away, starring alongside Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. [1]
She is married to the producer and agent Richard Cook. She supports Aston Villa.
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She starred in a Film with the 8th Doctor, Paul McGann.
