Mary McEvoy is an Irish actress.

She is recognised by television viewers for having played the role of Biddy Byrne in GLENROE from 1983-2000.

Mary had a very successful stage career at the same time as her Television appearing in numerous plays, including several by John B Keane including Sive, The Field, The Chastitute, The Year of the Hiker, & Moll at the Gaiety Theatre Dublin in 2014/15

Recent Televison and Film

No Where Fast with Alison Spittle,

Striking Out with Amy Huberman

End Of Sentence with John Hawkes

Bridget & Eamonn

Theatre Work includes:

The Philanderer (George Bernard Shaw) and Semi-Private (Mary Halpin) at The Gate.

She starred with Siobhan McKenna in the original production of Bailegangaire (Tom Murphy) and Wood of the Whispering (M. J. Molloy) with Druid Theatre directed by Garry Hynes,

also Charlie's Aunt at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin.

With City Theatre Dublin she has appeared in The Vagina Monologues, Shirley Valentine, The Matchmaker, The Mrs Whippy.The Field (with Mick Lally). Other theatre work includes Dancing at Lughnasa, The Life and Times of Selma Mae, Moonlight and Music and Jo Bangles.

In 2009, on the documentary Would You Believe, McEvoy revealed that she suffered many years from depression, and that she is a Buddhist. In 2010, McEvoy became a regular guest panelist on the TV3 show Midday and also was a guest on The Late Late Show in April 2011. In April 2011, McEvoy released her autobiography How The Light Gets In.

She was also noted for her washing powder advertisements on television