Eileen Pollock dead: Bread star dies at 73 with co-star leading tributes
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Eileen Pollock has died at the age of 73.
The actress was best known for starring in BBC Comedy series Bread, where she played 'Lilo' Lill.
Her family revealed she died peacefully at home in London on Sunday 19 December.
In a tribute they said they would remember Eileen as an "actor, writer and storyteller" and described her as a "dear sister, loved aunt and great aunt.
"Your beauty, laughter and loving eyes gave joy to all," they said.
Actor Dan Gordon, who stared alongside Eileen's in Women of the verge of HR, told the Irish News: "We used to call her 'Polly's People' because she picked up all the waifs and strays along the way and would never see them stuck.
"She'd meet someone in the town when we were on tour and say, 'they're down on their luck' and would bring them to see the show and buy them a drink afterwards.
"She was great fun and the one thing I remember is that I never saw her angry. I never once seen her cross with anyone.
"She was an extraordinary woman, a beautiful person."
Eileen was best known for starring in the hit BBC series Bread between 1986 and 1991.
Speaking about her time on the show in 2004, she said: "I like it when someone says in a supermarket 'you know who you remind me of, don't take offence, that tart from Bread.'"
Eileen had numerous other TV credits to her name ranging from The Bill to Taggart.
The Belfast born actress later appeared in the film version of Frank McCourt's book Angela's Ashes in 1999 and starred in Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman movie Far and Away, 1992, as landlady Molly.
In more recent years, Eileen turned her attention to the theatre, performing in a one-woman show Now I'm Sixty and in 2010 directed The Irish Wake of Paddy McGrath.
She also delighted audiences with appearances in numerous pantomimes - which she said fulfilled a childhood dream of hers.
"The wicked witch is wonderful because I can't stand children and making them want to cry and scream is a wonderful battle of wits," she joked.
Filmography
Film
Year Film Role Director Notes
1987 All Men Are Created Equal (voice) Monique Renault Short film
1992 Far and Away Molly Kay Ron Howard
1999 A Love Divided Helen Pottinger Sydney Macartney
1999 Angela's Ashes Mrs. Finucane Alan Parker
2000 Wild About Harry Magistrate Declan Lowney
2010 Psychosis Miss Kessler Reg Traviss
2013 Are You Albert? Grandma Dan Hodgson Short film
2014 50 Kisses Mary Older (voice) Melody Smith Segment: "60 Year Valentine"
2016 My Feral Heart Joan Jane Gull
2017 Make Aliens Dance Lilli Sébastien Petretti Short film
2019 Love Type D Dinner Lady Sasha Collington
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1982 Play for Tomorrow Clare Williams 1.06 "Easter 2016"
1984 After You've Gone Elizabeth Television film
1984 Four Days in July Carmel Television film
1984 The Hidden Curriculum Ruby Television film
1985 Summer Season Gilly Shaughnessy 1.09 "Time Trouble"
1985 Travelling Man Elsa Jackson 2.05 "On the Hook"
1987-1991 Bread Lilo Lill 43 episodes
1989 Dear Sarah Mary Kelly Television film
1991 Children of the North Fiona Moran 1.03 "City of Maloch"
1.04 "A Darkness in the Eye"
1992 Screenplay Crisp and Dry 7.02 "Force of Duty"
1992 Civvies Kathleen 1.05 "Episode Five"
1993 Taggart Deedee O'Donnell 9.07 "Death Without Dishonour: Part One"
1995 Harry Mrs. O'Reilly 2.05 "Episode Five"
1995 The Bill Jane Rose 11.39 "Swan Song"
2001 High Stakes Cleaner 1.02 "An Act of Defiance"
2005 Pure Mule Sally Hannigan 1.05 "Deirdre"
2009 Pure Mule: The Last Weekend Mrs. Hannigan Television miniseries
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