Background
McLynn was born in Sligo but grew up in Galway.
McLynn was born in Sligo but grew up in Galway.
She studied History of Art and Modern English at Trinity College, Dublin, but was more heavily involved in the college"s drama society. She graduated with an Master of Arts.
She is best known for her roles as Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless, and Yvonne Cotton in the British Broadcasting Corporation soap opera EastEnders. Acting career
Although McLynn was in her early thirties when playing Mrs Doyle, makeup was used to make her look far older to fit the character"s profile. The award was presented to her by Tony Blair.
Other televised appearances have been in sketches on Bremner, Bird and Fortune, and 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 also appeared in Jennifer Saunders" Jam & Jerusalem.
Between 2001 and 2003 she was recruited to play Mrs Doyle for a United Kingdom advert for online Tax returns by the Inland Revenue and became infamous for the phrase "Go Online". McLynn can be seen in Shameless, with the series showing on British broadcaster Channel 4 on 10 January 2011.
In January 2011 it was announced that she had left the show, reportedly after a "difficult year".
McLynn now plays the role of Alice"s mother in the Comedy Central show Threesome. McLynn has also featured on Metro Radio, a radio station in the North East. McLynn did the "Mistress Doyle" voiceover on an Advert for a local estate agents and letting agents in Newcastle, Clarke Holland.
McLynn plays Mary Whyte in the British Broadcasting Corporation"s 2013 sitcom Father Figure.
In 2014 McLynn played the part of Evelyn, Sandra"s sister in Pramface, British Broadcasting Corporation comedy. This was the episode named "Kiss Foreign The Camera" featured in series 3 of the programme.
On 12 May 2014, McLynn joined the cast of EastEnders as Yvonne Cotton, the mother of Charlie Cotton (Declan Bennett) and ex-daughter-in-law of Dot Branning (June Brown). After starting as a recurring character, McLynn quickly became a regular when her character"s storylines escalated.
She made her final appearance on 13 January 2015, at the end of her contract.
However, McLynn returned to the soap opera on 14 May 2015 for one single episode to give evidence against Dot during Nick Cotton"s (John Altman) murder trial. Writing career
McLynn is the author of ten novels: The Woman on the Business, Right on Time, Better than a Rest, Something for the Weekend, Summer in the City, Bright Lights and Promises, Missing You Already, The Time is Now, Jenny Q, Stitched Up and Jenny Q, Unravelled.