Mary McEvoy

Acting

Mary McEvoy

Delvin, County Westmeath, Ireland

Mary McEvoy is an Irish actress best known for her role as Biddy Byrne in the television series "Glenroe", which aired from 1983 to 2000. She has also appeared in various plays and films, and is recognized for her work in television advertisements.

Acting credits

Moll Flanders poster
6.1

The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. Further misfortunes drive her to accept a job as a prostitute from the conniving Mrs. Allworthy. It is there that Moll first meets Hibble, who is working as Allworthy's servant but takes a special interest in the young woman's well-being. With his help, she retains hope for the future, ultimately falling in love with an unconventional artist who promises the possibility of romantic happiness.

Moll Flanders

1996

Extra Ordinary poster
6.4

A driving instructor must use her other-worldly gifts to save a lonely man’s daughter from a rock star looking to use her for Satanic purposes.

Extra Ordinary

2019

End of Sentence poster
6.3

Newly widowed Frank Fogle embarks on a journey to Ireland to scatter his late wife’s ashes. His estranged son, Sean, recently released from prison, agrees to join only when his father promises that they’ll never see each other again following the trip. After revelations surface about an old flame of Frank’s wife and a charming hitchhiker with plans of her own intervenes, father and son find themselves drawn together in unexpected ways.

End of Sentence

2019

Peat poster
NR

Anne Byrne, recently widowed, lives with her useless adult son. She’s left juggling housework and the bog, until her witchy neighbour suggests building a Golem. When Anne develops feelings for it, her man-child son tries to destroy it.

Peat

2024

Abode poster
NR

In ABODE, five interwoven stories explore the meaning of home, across city streets and country kitchens, strained families and surreal technologies, revealing how identity, memory, and connection shape the places we call our own.

Abode

2025

How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate poster
7.7

"How to cheat the Leaving Certificate?" : a question posed by thousands of students every year in Ireland. A group of pupils set up an elaborate master-plan to beat the system and top the points race.

How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate

1998

Lost and Found poster
5.7

'Lost and Found' is a film with 7 interconnecting stories set in and around a lost and found office of an Irish train station.

Lost and Found

2018