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.

Eileen Walsh

Eileen Walsh

Acting Born April 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

Death in Paradise poster

Death in Paradise

Orla Mills
Modern Love poster

Modern Love

Lily De Courcy
Patrick Melrose poster

Patrick Melrose

Annette
The Late Late Show poster

The Late Late Show

Self
Delicious poster

Delicious

Marianne Khan
Small Things Like These poster

Small Things Like These

Eileen Furlong
Made in Italy poster

Made in Italy

Astrid
Small Town, Big Story poster

Small Town, Big Story

Catherine Proctor
Storyland poster

Storyland

Martha
The Children Act poster

The Children Act

Naomi Henry
The Magdalene Sisters poster

The Magdalene Sisters

Crispina
Pure Mule poster

Pure Mule

Therese Farrell