Eileen Colgan Simpson (2 January 1934 – 10 March 2014) was an Irish theatre, television and film actress.
She was best known for her recurring role as Esther Roche on the RTÉ One soap opera, Fair City.
[1][2][3][4][5] She also appeared in the RTÉ television drama, Glenroe, as Mynah, the housekeeper of the priest.
[3] Her filmography included roles in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx in 1970, My Left Foot in 1989, Far and Away in 1992, The Secret of Roan Inish in 1994, Angela's Ashes in 1999, and Tara Road in 2005.
[2][3] Colgan was the widow of theatre director Alan Simpson, whom she had married after his divorce from Carolyn Swift.