Phyllis MacMahon obit

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Phyllis MacMahon

August 11, 1935 to September 10, 2026

Age: 91

Notable For: 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, 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). She typically plays nuns, prostitutes or old aunts.

McMahon died in a nursing home in Dublin on 10 September 2026, at the age of 91.

 

Actress

Realm of the Unknown (2022)

Realm of the Unknown

4.6

Grandma (segment "Ella and the Blind Witch", as Phyllis McMahon)

2022

 

Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread (2017)

Phantom Thread

7.4

Tippy (as Phyllis McMahon)

2017

 

Ella & the Blind Witch (2015)

Ella & the Blind Witch

6.4

Short

Grandma

2015

 

Eamon (2009)

Eamon

5.7

Grand Aunt (as Phyllis McMahon)

2009

 

Peppermint (2006)

Peppermint

8.3

Nan

2006

 

Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Shaun of the Dead

7.8

Bernie (as Phyllis McMahon)

2004

 

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

The Magdalene Sisters

7.7

Sister Augusta (as Phyllis McMahon)

2002

 

David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)

A Touch of Frost

7.9

TV Series

Mrs. Malloy (as Phyllis McMahon)

2002

1 episode

 

Children of the North (1991)

Children of the North

7.9

TV Series

Nurse at Dublin Clinic

1991

1 episode

 

The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

Mrs. Duffy (as Phyllis McMahon)

1988

1 episode

 

The Fear (1988)

The Fear

8.0

TV Series

Bridie (as Phyllis McMahon)

1988

2 episodes

 

Screen Two (1984)

Screen Two

6.7

TV Series

Mrs. Madge Fitzgerald

1986

1 episode

 

Weekend Playhouse

TV Series

Sister Mary (as Phyllis McMahon)

1984

1 episode

 

Anthony Andrews in Danger UXB (1979)

Danger UXB

8.4

TV Series

Cis (as Phyllis McMahon)

1979

1 episode

 

BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

BBC2 Play of the Week

6.8

TV Series

Wretched woman (as Phyllis McMahon)

1978

1 episode

 

Bless Me Father (1978)

Bless Me Father

7.6

TV Series

Mrs. Bowlby (as Phyllis McMahon)

1978

1 episode

 

Bob Hoskins and Cheryl Campbell in Pennies from Heaven (1978)

Pennies from Heaven

8.3

TV Mini Series

Street Prostitute

1978

1 episode

 

Sister Dora (1977)

Sister Dora

6.5

TV Mini Series

Convent Sister (as Phyllis McMahon)

1977

1 episode

 

Googie Withers in Within These Walls (1974)

Within These Walls

7.0

TV Series

RosemaryRosie Doolan

1974–1975

2 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

RubyWoman at the Bonfire

1972–1975

2 episodes

 

Churchill's People (1974)

Churchill's People

5.5

TV Series

Mrs. Cunyngham

1975

1 episode

 

Sharon's Baby (1975)

Sharon's Baby

4.3

Nun (as Phyllis McMahon)

1975

 

Marked Personal (1973)

Marked Personal

6.8

TV Series

Miss Barrett

1974

2 episodes

 

Tom Courtenay in She Stoops to Conquer (1971)

Stage 2

5.4

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.7

TV Series

Protestant Wife (as Phyllis McMahon)

1972

1 episode

 

Roy Harper and Carol White in Made (1972)

Made

6.5

Irish Nurse

1972

 

Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson, Isobel Black, and Pat Heywood in 10 Rillington Place (1971)

10 Rillington Place

7.5

Muriel Eady

1971

 

Marcello Mastroianni in Leo the Last (1970)

Leo the Last

5.8

Blonde Whore (as Phyllis McMahon)

1970

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

7.0

TV Series

Miss Gavan

1968

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

The Magdalene Sisters (2002)

The Magdalene Sisters

7.7

religious advisor (as Phyllis McMahon)

2002

 

Self

Ireland's Dirty Laundry (2022)

Ireland's Dirty Laundry

8.2

Self - Schauspielerin, ehemalige Nonne der Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy (as Phyllis McMahon)

2022