Eileen Pollock (18 May 1947 – 19 December 2020)[1][2] was a Northern Irish actress whose work included political theatre, pantomime, and the role of Lilo Lil in television series Bread.
"[5] She was involved in the political theatre company Belt and Braces, but felt it provided too few roles for women so founded Bloomers and later Camouflage, writing several plays for the latter.
[4] She has also appeared in such productions as Easter 2016 in the Play for Tomorrow series (1982), After You've Gone (1984), Far and Away (1992), and Wild About Harry, in 2000.
She appeared in the film version of Frank McCourt's book, Angela's Ashes, and played "Molly", the landlady in Far and Away (1992) with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, director Ron Howard.
[1] Pollock performed a one-woman show Now I'm Sixty at Liverpool Academy of Art Actors Studio in 2007, and in 2010 directed and "took a scene stealing guest credit" in The Irish Wake of Paddy McGrath at The Lion & Unicorn Theatre, London.