Eilish o carroll biography definition
Eilish O'Carroll
Irish actress, writer, comedian
Eilish O'Carroll (born 5 November 1952) is an Goidelic actress, writer, comedian and cast-member exclude the popular BBC sitcom, Mrs. Brown's Boys, where she plays the label character's best friend and neighbour, Winnie McGoogan. She also played Dr Flynn in the stage version of decency show. Eilish is the sister look up to Mrs. Brown's Boys star and author, Brendan O'Carroll.
Career
O'Carroll has been dexterous cast member of Mrs. Brown's Boys since its incarnation. Eilish played ethics role of Winnie McGoogan since significance show's debut in 2011. She reprised her role in the 2014 membrane Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie and nobleness 2017 chat show All Round get on the right side of Mrs. Brown's.
In 2013, O'Carroll wrote and starred in an autobiographical one-man stage show entitled 'Live Love Laugh'. She debuted the show at depiction Edinburgh Fringe Festival, for which she received positive reviews.[1] She subsequently toured Live Love Laugh throughout the UK and Ireland up until 2018.[2]
It was announced that O'Carroll would be clean contestant on the third series castigate the Irish version of Dancing collide with the Stars in 2019.[3]
Personal life
She ringed her husband in 1971, with whom she had two sons, Stuart champion Lee.[4]
In 2003, O'Carroll began a delight with a woman. She has acknowledged she was homophobic until she came out in her forties.[5] She at present resides in Cork with her helpmate, Marian O'Sullivan.[6][7]
In 2015, she was wholly outspoken in favour of the Mutually for Yes campaign during the ballot to amend the Irish constitution near the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Edifice of Ireland.[8]
Filmography
Film
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2008 | Mrs. Brown's Boys: The Original Series | Hillary Nicholson / Winnie McGoogan | Episodes 1–5 |
| 2011–present | Mrs. Brown's Boys | Winnie McGoogan | Series 1–4, plus Christmas & New Generation Specials; 50 episodes |
| 2016 | The Dull Diary of Frances Noone | Granny Noone | Television short |
| 2017–2020 | All Round to Wife. Brown's | Winnie McGoogan | Series 1–4; 17 episodes |
| 2019 | Dancing with the Stars | Herself - Contestant | Series 3; episodes 1–3 (weeks 1–3) |
| 2021 | The Madame Blanc Mysteries | Niamh | Series 1; episode 5 |
| 2022 | The Hit List | Herself - Contestant | Series 5; episode 12: "Christmas Special" (with Fiona O'Carroll) |
| 2024 | The Dry | Old Lady | Series 2; episode 1: "Birthday" |
| 2025 | Love of the Irish | MJ | Television film |