Eileen Walsh
Biography
Eileen Walsh was a Liverpudlian actress famous for her roles in 80s Liverpool-set films No Surrender and Letter To Brezhnev. She was married to Lionel Jeffries from 1951 to his death in 2010.
Known For & Full Filmography2 Titles
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Waitress
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Mother
The factories, pubs, clubs, hotels and streets of 1980s Liverpool form the backdrop for this tale of love, friendship, sex and a letter to the Soviet leader, Leonid Brezhnev. Two Liverpool lasses, Teresa and Elaine meet two Russian sailors, Sergei and Peter and hook up for a night of fun and frolics. Teresa is looking for sex and a smile, Elaine wants love, romance and the dream of a life far away from the grime of the Liverpool docklands. A classic British romantic comedy filled with new wave tunes, 80s fashion, a little politics and a lot of heart.