Eileen Walsh
Acting
Born 1977-04-16 · 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.
Filmography
FLINT
Jan 27, 2026
The Things We Do
Jul 12, 2025
Small Things Like These
Nov 1, 2024
The Golden West
Jul 15, 2023
Songs of Blood and Destiny
Jul 15, 2023
National Theatre Live: The Crucible
Jan 26, 2023
Ann
Nov 17, 2022
Wolf
Dec 3, 2021
Made in Italy
Jul 9, 2020
Rialto
May 8, 2020
The Children Act
Aug 1, 2018
Maze
Sep 22, 2017
Gold
Feb 20, 2014
Morning
Oct 12, 2012
Misterman
Apr 13, 2011
Snap
Jul 4, 2010
Triage
Nov 13, 2009
The Ballad of Kid Kanturk
Nov 1, 2009
Eden
Nov 7, 2008
The End
Sep 8, 2008
33X Around the Sun
Dec 9, 2005
Nicholas Nickleby
Dec 27, 2002
The Magdalene Sisters
Aug 30, 2002
When Brendan Met Trudy
Dec 14, 2000
Miss Julie
Dec 10, 1999
Janice Beard 45 WPM
Oct 29, 1999
The Last Bus Home
Oct 17, 1997
The Van
Nov 29, 1996
Spaghetti Slow
Nov 9, 1996