Phyllis MacMahon is an Irish actress. She is known for her work in films such as 10 Rillington Place (1971) in which she played Muriel Eady, the first woman murdered in the film by Richard Attenborough's John Christie,1 Leo the Last (1970), I Don't Want to Be Born (1975), The Magdalene Sisters (2002) and Shaun of the Dead (2004). She also played an Irish nurse in John Mackenzie's Made (1972).2 She typically plays nuns, prostitutes or old aunts.3
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Leo the Last | Blonde Whore | |
| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place | Muriel Eady | |
| 1972 | Made | Irish Nurse | |
| 1975 | I Don't Want to Be Born | Nun | |
| 2002 | The Magdalene Sisters | Sister Augusta | |
| 2004 | Shaun of the Dead | Bernie | |
| 2006 | Peppermint | Nan | |
| 2009 | Eamon | Grand Aunt | |
| 2017 | Phantom Thread | Tippy |
References
References
- Derry, Charles (2009). Dark Dreams 2. 0: A Psychological History of the Modern Horror Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century. McFarland. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-7864-5695-6.
- "Phyllis MacMahon". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- Hynes, Colleen Anne (2007). "Strangers in the House": Twentieth Century Revisions of Irish Literary and Cultural Identity. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-549-22372-6.