Maureen Lipman
British actress, columnist and comedian · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1946 · age 80
Dame Maureen Diane Turner is an English actress, comedian and columnist. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and her stage work has included appearances with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Maureen Lipman is read about 379 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 8 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 126 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
Remembers…Series2020Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward2016
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at OurselvesFilm, Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)2013
Father BrownSeries, Mrs Patricia Parkinson2009
The AgentFilm, Charlie2005
Doctor WhoSeries, The Wire2003
Winter SolsticeFilm, Marcia2001
The Discovery of HeavenFilm, Figure 11999Commander of the Order of the British EmpireAward1998
ParkinsonSeries1997
Cold Enough for SnowFilm, Shani Whittle1994
Room 101Series1992
Carry On ColumbusFilm, Countess Esmeralda1991Pebble MillSeries1986
CasualtySeries, Hannah 'Hayley' Liddell
Shift WorkFilm, 1986Julie1984Laurence Olivier AwardsAward1983
Educating RitaFilm, Trish1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveFilm, Ena Lind1979
The KnowledgeFilm, Brenda Weller1976
Rogue MaleFilm, Freda1975
The SweeneySeries, Mrs. Smedley1974
ReganFilm, Annie1971
GumshoeFilm, Naomi1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries, Cathleen1968
Up the JunctionFilm, Sylvie1960
Coronation StreetSeries, Evelyn Plummer1950“Are you sitting comfortably? Then get up. This is no time for sloth.”In their wordsVariant of "Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin" used in Listen with Mother (1950-1982), a BBC Radio series of readings intended1946Born10 May 1946People around Maureen
Dennis Waterman Also in Up the Junction (1968)
Bernard Cribbins Also in Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
Jonathan Lynn Also in Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978)
Dick Clement Directed Water (1985 film) (1986)
Piers Haggard Directed Eskimo Day (1996)
George Harrison Produced Water (1985 film) (1986)
Janine Duvitski Also in The Knowledge (1979)
Cate Blanchett Produced Stories of Lost Souls (2005)
Roman Polanski Directed The Pianist (2002)
Michael Caine Also in Educating Rita and Water (1985 film)
Valerie Perrine Also in Water (1985 film) and Water- Lewis Gilbert Directed Educating Rita (1984)
Frank Finlay Also in Gumshoe and The Pianist- John Thaw Also in Regan and Dinner at the Sporting Club
June Whitfield Also in Carry On Columbus and Run For Your Wife
Martin Clunes Also in All at No 20 and Carry On Columbus- Brian Murphy Also in On Your Way, Riley! (1985)
Stephen Mangan Also in SuperTex and Stories of Lost Souls
William Hootkins Also in Water (1985 film) and Water
Euros Lyn Directed The Idiot's Lantern (2006)
Laura Howard Also in Eskimo Day and Cold Enough for Snow
Dick Shawn Also in Water (1985 film) and Water
Jan Schütte Directed SuperTex (2004)- Maria Charles Also in Agony and Agony Again
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The Pianist 2002
Educating Rita 1983
Battle of Britain 1969
National Lampoon's European Vacation 1985
Filmography 40
118 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
In their own words 4
, The plans of mice, men and Maureen gang aft a cock-up.
She taught us Hygiene. And you know what that meant: s-x, pr-cr-ation and p-r--ds.
I'm a games player by nature. Don't get me wrong. Nothing that involves movement. Like leaving my chair.
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About this person
She was made a dame in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for services to charity, entertainment and the arts.
