Maureen O'Brien

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Maureen O'Brien, 2009

Maureen O'Brien (born June 29, 1943 in Liverpool ) is a British actress and writer .

life and career

Maureen O'Brien grew up in Liverpool with her seven younger siblings. One of her sisters is the actress Eileen O'Brien . Maureen O'Brien attended Notre Dame High School . From 1961 to 1964 she trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London . O'Brien made her first television appearance in 1965 in Doctor Who. She played Vicki Pallister, a companion of the first Doctor . In 1987 she played Elizabeth Straker in 15 episodes of the television series Casualty . She also played Natalya in the film Zina and Mrs. John Lawrence in Blackberry Time . In addition to her appearances in film and television, O'Brien has appeared in many plays, for example in Othello , Beauty and the Beast or Macbeth .

O'Brien also works as a crime writer. Her first novel was Close Up on Death . She also writes plays. Her play The Cutting (Bush Theater) was nominated for best play at the London Fringe Awards . O'Brien also received a Best Newcomer nomination at the Evening Standard Drama Awards . Maureen O'Brien is married but has no children of her own.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1965: Doctor Who (TV series, 38 episodes)
  • 1966: Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1968: The Mock Doctor (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1969: Task Force Police (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1975: The Poisoning of Charles Bravo (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1976–1977: The Squirrels (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1978: The Lost Boys (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1979: Oresteia (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1979: The Legend of King Arthur (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 1985: Zina
  • 1985: She'll Be Wearing Pink Pajamas
  • 1987: Casualty (TV series, 15 episodes)
  • 1994: Just in Case Fitz (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1998: Blackberry season
  • 2000: The Closer You Get
  • 2000: The Blind Date

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Cheryl Griffin: Maureen O'Brien. January 13, 2010, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Maureen O'Brien. January 3, 2010, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  3. ^ Alfred Hickling: Macbeth - review. May 13, 2011, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Maureen O'Brien. Retrieved March 28, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Actress in her own write. 2003, accessed on March 28, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME O'Brien, Maureen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress and writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 29, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool , UK