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
1970Leo the LastBlonde Whore
197110 Rillington PlaceMuriel Eady
1972MadeIrish Nurse
1975I Don't Want to Be BornNun
2002The Magdalene SistersSister Augusta
2004Shaun of the DeadBernie
2006PeppermintNan
2009EamonGrand Aunt
2017Phantom ThreadTippy

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Phyllis MacMahon". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  3. ↑ 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.


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