Eileen Pollock

For the writer best known for the television series Dynasty, see Eileen Pollock (writer).

Eileen Pollock
Born	(1947-05-18) 18 May 1947 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Northern Irish
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1982–present
Television	Play for Tomorrow (1982) Summer Season (1985) Bread (1987–91) Taggart (1993) The Bill (1995)

Eileen Pollock (born 18 May 1947) is a Northern Irish actress.

Career

She is probably best known for playing the part of 'Lilo' Lill in Carla Lane's comedy Bread, she has also appeared in such productions as Play for Tomorrow (1982), After You've Gone (1984), Far and Away (1992), and most recently, Wild About Harry, in 2000.

Around the time she was being recognised for her part in Bread, she was engaged by a Walsall theatre company called Theatre Foundry for their production of Mother Courage and her Children.

Other productions in which she has had roles include The Government Inspector, Women on the verge of HRT by Marie Jones, Three Sisters (translation by Brian Friel) as well as Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa. She starred in the film version of Frank McCourt's book, Angela's Ashes. Pollock played "Molly", the landlady in Far and Away (1992) with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, director Ron Howard. She appeared in an episode of the UK serial Taggart.

In 2009, she appeared on The Justin Lee Collins Show, as a blast from the past.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Director	Notes
1987	All Men Are Created Equal	(voice)	Monique Renault	Short film
1992	Far and Away	Molly Kay	Ron Howard
1999	A Love Divided	Helen Pottinger	Sydney Macartney
1999	Angela's Ashes	Mrs. Finucane	Alan Parker
2000	Wild About Harry	Magistrate	Declan Lowney
2010	Psychosis	Miss Kessler	Reg Traviss
2013	Are You Albert?	Grandma	Dan Hodgson	Short film
2014	50 Kisses	Mary Older (voice)	Melody Smith	Segment: "60 Year Valentine"
2016	My Feral Heart	Joan	Jane Gull
2017	Make Aliens Dance	Lilli	Sébastien Petretti	Short film
2019	Love Type D	Dinner Lady	Sasha Collington

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1982	Play for Tomorrow	Clare Williams	1.06 "Easter 2016"
1984	After You've Gone	Elizabeth	Television film
1984	Four Days in July	Carmel	Television film
1984	The Hidden Curriculum	Ruby	Television film
1985	Summer Season	Gilly Shaughnessy	1.09 "Time Trouble"
1985	Travelling Man	Elsa Jackson	2.05 "On the Hook"
1987-1991	Bread	Lilo Lill	43 episodes
1989	Dear Sarah	Mary Kelly	Television film
1991	Children of the North	Fiona Moran	1.03 "City of Maloch" 1.04 "A Darkness in the Eye"
1992	Screenplay	Crisp and Dry	7.02 "Force of Duty"
1992	Civvies	Kathleen	1.05 "Episode Five"
1993	Taggart	Deedee O'Donnell	9.07 "Death Without Dishonour: Part One"
1995	Harry	Mrs. O'Reilly	2.05 "Episode Five"
1995	The Bill	Jane Rose	11.39 "Swan Song"
2001	High Stakes	Cleaner	1.02 "An Act of Defiance"
2005	Pure Mule	Sally Hannigan	1.05 "Deirdre"
2009	Pure Mule: The Last Weekend	Mrs. Hannigan	Television miniseries

External links

• Eileen Pollock at IMDb