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name: "Doreen Keogh"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/doreen-keogh"
roles: []
born: "5 February 1926"
died: "31 December 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T07:44:09.737146+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Doreen Keogh

Actor. Born 5 February 1926 in Dublin, Ireland. Died 31 December 2017.

## Details

- **Born:** 5 February 1926, Dublin, Ireland
- **Died:** 31 December 2017
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doreen_Keogh, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2018740, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449049/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1236632

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Royle Family*](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md) (85)

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## Biography

Doreen Keogh was an Irish actress known for her work in television, film, stage and radio. She trained at the Abbey Theatre School in Dublin and began her career in the 1940s.

She played Concepta Riley (later Hewitt) in the soap opera *Coronation Street* from 1960 to 1975, appearing in over 300 episodes as the first barmaid at the Rovers Return. Later television roles included Mary Carroll in *The Royle Family* (1998–2006), appearances in *Father Ted* (1998) and *Ballykissangel*, and recurring parts in *Cold Feet*. Film credits include *A Night to Remember* (1958), *Some Mother's Son* (1996) and *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005).

Keogh died on 31 December 2017 in Thomastown, County Kilkenny.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theguardian.com, telegraph.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Royle Family* (1998), Fi1m 85, as Mary Carroll — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)

## Complete filmography (42)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dick Dickman, P.I.* (2008), Acting
- *How About You...* (2007), as Mary
- *The Wednesdays* (2007), as Mrs. O
- *Breakfast on Pluto* (2005), as Shopkeeper
- *Boy Eats Girl* (2005), as Mrs. Brumble
- *The Wonderful Story of Kelvin Kind* (2004), Acting
- *Pulling Moves* (2004), series, Acting
- *Oxygen* (2004), Acting
- *Mystics* (2003), as Lily
- *Spin the Bottle* (2003), as Sister Ignatius
- *Cutting It* (2002), series, as Mildred Flaherty
- *David Copperfield* (2001), as Mrs Heep
- *David Macaulay: Mill Times* (2001), as Mary Meuthuen (voice)
- *Perfect* (2001), series, as Nancy
- *David Copperfield* (2000), series, as Mrs Heep
- *Always and Everyone* (1999), series, as Rita Raven
- *Her Own Rules* (1998), as Mrs. Banks
- *Divorcing Jack* (1998), as Margaret's Mother
- *The Royle Family* (1998), series, as Mary Carroll — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-royle-family.md)
- *Some Mother's Son* (1996), as Mother Superior
- *Father Ted* (1995), series, as Mrs. Dineen, Mrs. Doyle's Friend — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/tv/father-ted.md)
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Ma Kelly
- *The Lilac Bus* (1990), Acting
- *Joyriders* (1988), as Nun
- *Blue Money* (1985), as Mrs Gormley
- *It Could Happen to Anybody* (1984), as Sister Patricia
- *The Cry* (1984), as Mrs. Douglas
- *To the Lighthouse* (1983), as Mrs. Truscott
- *Superhero* (1982), Acting
- *Take It or Leave It* (1981), as Manager's Wife
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Mrs. Lynch
- *The Life of Riley* (1975), series, as Sister Esmeralda
- *Fugitive* (1974), as Dubliner
- *Taking Leave* (1974), as Mother
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as Miriam Levene
- *Speaking of Murder* (1971), as Mildred
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Mother
- *Darling Lili* (1970), as Emma
- *The Christmas Tree* (1966), Acting
- *Coronation Street* (1960), series, as Concepta Hewitt / Concepta Riley
- *The Men From Room 13* (1959), series, as Miss Manifold
- *A Night to Remember* (1958), as Passenger who Jumps in the Sea (uncredited)

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