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Maureen Lipman Biography (1946-)
Full name, Maureen Diane Lipman; born May 10, 1946, in Hull, Yorkshire, England; daughter of Maurice Julius and Zelma Lipman; married Jack Morris Rosenthal (a producer, director, and playwright), February 18, 1973; children: Amy, Adam. Addresses: Contact: c/o Conway Van Gelder, 18-21 Jermyn St., London SW1Y 6HP, England.
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress, writer
- Birth Details
- May 10, 1946
- Hull, Yorkshire, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Nancy, The Knack, Palace Theatre, Watford, England,1967
- Lucy, Dracula, Stables Theatre Company, Manchester, England, between 1968 and 1970
- Zanche, The White Devil, Stables Theatre Company, between 1968 and1970
- Eleanor Rigby, No One Was Saved, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1970
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Tyger, National Theatre Company, New Theatre, London, 1971
- Miss Richland, The Good-Natur'd Man, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, London, 1971
- Hospital visitor, The National Health, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1972
- Maid, The School for Scandal, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
- Molly Malloy, The Front Page, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
- Third witch, Macbeth, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
- Kathleen, Long Day's Journey into Night, National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, 1973
- Celia, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1977
- Proserpine Garnett, Candida, Albery Theatre, London, 1977
- Janis, The Ball Game, Open Space Theatre, London, 1978
- Maggie, Outside Edge, Hampstead Theatre Club, then Queen's Theatre, both London, 1979
- Jenny, Chapter Two, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1981
- Meg, The Meg and Mog Show, Arts Theatre, London, 1982
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Messiah, London, 1983
- Kitty McShane, On Your Way, Riley, Theatre Royal, Stratford East,1983
- Miss Silken, See How They Run, London, 1984
- Ruth, Wonderful Town, Queen's Theatre, 1986
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Re: Joyce! (solo show), Fortune Theatre, London, 1988 then Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1989 and 1991 also Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1990
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The Cabinet Minister, Albery Theatre, 1991
- Aunt Belle, Lost in Yonkers, Strand Theatre, London, 1993
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The Sisters Rosensweig, Old Vic Theatre, 1994
- Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, Royal National Theatre, London, 1998 then Lyceum Theatre, London, 1999
- Peggy Ramsay, Peggy for You, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1999 then Comedy Theatre, London, 2000
- Also appeared as Mrs. Malaprop, The Rivals, Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre; appeared in Live and Kidding (solo show), Chichester andLeeds, England, then Duchess Theatre, London, and in Night and Day, Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich, England.
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Film Appearances
- (Film debut) Sylvie, Up the Junction, Paramount, 1968
- Sarah, School for Unclaimed Girls (also known as Hell House Girls,
House of Unclaimed Women, and The Smashing Bird I Used to Know), 1969
- Naomi, Gumshoe, Columbia, 1971
- Katy Higgs, The Wildcats of St. Trinian's, Wildcat, 1980
- Brenda Weller, The Knowledge, 1981
- Trish, Educating Rita, Columbia, 1983
- Prime Minister, Water, 1985
- Lady in the bed, European Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's European Vacation), 1985
- Countess Esmeralda, Carry On Columbus, 1992
- Miss Barbara Bostock, Captain Jack (also known as An Inch overthe Horizon), Arts Council of Great Britain, 1998
- Rezl, Solomon and Gaenor, 1999 Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
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The Pianist, Bac Films/StudioCanal, 2001
- Also appeared as Ena Lind, Dangerous Davies (also known as TheLast Detective).
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Alison Holmes, A Soft Touch, 1978
- Jane Lucas, Agony, 1979
- Madge, Absent Friends, 1985
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Mothers by Daughters, PBS, 1985
- Sheila Haddon, All at No. 20, 1986
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About Face, 1989-1990
- Enid Blyton, Sunny Stories, BBC2, 1992
- Jane Lucas, Agony Again, 1995
- Also appeared in the series Dissident,
The Evacuees, and Rolling Home.
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Specials
- Lis, File It under Fear (also known as Thriller: File It underFear), ABC, 1973
- Cathleen Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, ABC, 1973
- Miss Minchin, "The Little Princess," Wonderworks, PBS, 1979
- Jane Hopcroft, Absurd Person Singular, Arts and Entertainment, 1985
- Princess of France, Love's Labour's Lost (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost), BBC, 1985
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The Prince's Trust Gala, TBS, 1989
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The 100 Greatest TV Ads, Tyne Tees (England), 2000
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Movies
- Shani, Eskimo Day (also known as Interview Day), BBC, 1996
- Shani Whittle, Cold Enough for Snow, BBC, 1997
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Episodic
- Maxine, "Saturday Matinee," Doctor at Large, 1971
- Mrs. Smedley, "Selected Target," The Sweeney, 1976
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Have I Got News for You, BBC, 1993 1994 1996 and 1997
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Room 101, 1994
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Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1995
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The End of the Year Show, 1995 and 1997
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Clive Anderson Now, 2001
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Breakfast, 2001
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Parkinson, 2001
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Open House, 2001
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Other
- Annie, Regan (also known as Armchair Cinema: Regan), 1974
- Marjorie, You'll Never Walk Alone, 1974
- Freda, Rogue Male, 1976
- Stella Craven, Smiley's People (miniseries), syndicated, 1982
- Maggie, Outside Edge, 1982
- Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, 1999
- Also appeared in Re: Joyce! (solo show).
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Radio Appearances
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The Lipman Test, 1994
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Choice Grenfell, 1997
- Also appeared in two series of When Housewives Had the Choice.
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Appeared in the video Live and Kidding.
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WRITINGS
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Stage
- (With James Roose-Evans) Re: Joyce! (solo show), Fortune Theatre,London, 1988 then Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1989 and 1991 also Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1990
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Nonfiction
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How Was It for You?, 1985
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Something to Fall Back On, 1987
- (With Richard Phillips) You Got an 'Ology?, 1989
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Thank You for Having Me, 1990
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When's It Coming Out?, 1991
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You Can Read Me Like a Book, 1995
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Lip Reading, 1999
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Other Writings
- Magazine columnist for periodicals Options, 1983-88; She, 1988-91; and Good Housekeeping, 1991-96.
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