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Eileen Walsh

Eileen Walsh

Actor · Born April 16, 1977 (49) · 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 16, 1977 (49)
From
Cork, Ireland
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Eileen Walsh's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Bonds.

Genres

Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
21%
Bonds
20%
Survival
16%
Self
15%
Society
12%
Morality
11%
Ideas
4%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGuilt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 4 · Serious 0 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 8 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 4 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 9 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Warm
5
Melancholic
6
Dread
5
Contemplative
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Eileen Walsh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Eileen Walsh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Lemonade(2026)

    as Mags

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • FLINT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as HENRI

  • The Things We Do (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Grace

  • Small Town, Big Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Catherine Proctor

  • Small Things Like These(2024)

    as Eileen Furlong

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Songs of Blood and Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • The Golden West (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Noreen

  • National Theatre Live: The Crucible (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Ann (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Patricia

  • Wolf(2021)

    as Dr. Angeli

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The South Westerlies(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Breege

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Made in Italy(2020)

    as Astrid

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Rialto(2019)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Modern Love(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Lily De Courcy

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Women on the Verge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 6 episodes · as Alison

  • The Children Act(2017)

    as Naomi Henry

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Patrick Melrose(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · as Annette

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Rooftop Refugee (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Martha

  • Maze(2017)

    as Kate Marley

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Delicious(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Marianne Khan

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • How Was Your Day? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Off the Page: PPE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Politician

  • Gold(2014)

    as Dr. McHenry

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mary

  • Death in Paradise(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Orla Mills

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Misterman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Voice

  • Snap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Chris

  • Triage(2009)

    as Dr. Christopher

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Kid Kanturk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mona

  • Storyland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha

  • Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Breda Farrell

  • The End (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Jessica

  • 33X Around the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ruth

  • Pure Mule (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · as Therese Farrell

  • Lula Fantastic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Nicholas Nickleby(2002)

    as The Infant Phenomenon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Magdalene Sisters(2002)

    as Crispina

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • When Brendan Met Trudy(2000)

    as Siobhan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Look (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Trish

  • Miss Julie(1999)

    as Servant

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Janice Beard(1999)

    as Janice Beard

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Last Bus Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Carole

  • The Van(1996)

    as Crushed Girl

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Spaghetti Slow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as 2nd Kid

  • Lucia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Nora Barnacle

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 45 titles, 44 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2019.

Biggest box office

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Small Things Like These (2024)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2019 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting45 of 45: 45 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1990s5 · acting2000s12 · acting2010s14 · acting2020s13 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9616

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Eileen Walsh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

The South Westerlies (2020)

69th percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

Midcredits 96th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 76/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 52. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Eileen Walsh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles4–73 · median 27 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles9–59 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–29 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles25–78 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Eileen Walsh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Eileen Walsh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Helen Behan shares the most, 2.

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers