Actor
Maureen Lipman
Born 10 May 1946 · Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Dame Maureen Lipman (born 1946, Hull) is an English actress, columnist and comedian. She is admired for her stage and television work, including the sitcom Agony and the BT "Beattie" adverts. Her film roles span British comedies and dramas to Roman Polanski's The Pianist.
Key films
Gumshoe (1971)
Early film role in Stephen Frears' feature debut, a Liverpool-set crime comedy starring Albert Finney.
Educating Rita (1983)
Supporting role in the acclaimed British adaptation of Willy Russell's play, starring Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang (1982)
Part of a well-regarded British coming-of-age film, set in 1948, from the early Channel 4 era.
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
Hollywood comedy appearance alongside Chevy Chase, showing her reach beyond British film.
The Pianist (2002)
Appeared in Roman Polanski's Holocaust drama, one of the most celebrated films of her later career.
Key awards
No major awards are documented here.
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 57
- 1968Up the Junction · as SylvieActor
- 1969Battle of Britain · as Radar Operator (uncredited)Actor
- 1969The Smashing Bird I Used to Know · as SarahActor
- 1969It's Called the Sugar Plum · as Joanna DibbleActor
- 1970The People’s Jack · as Little Satin BottomActor
- 1970The Gingham Dog · as BarbaraActor
- 1971Gumshoe · as NaomiActor
- 1973Long Day's Journey Into Night · as CathleenActor
- 1974Regan · as AnnieActor
- 1975The Evacuees · as Sarah MillerActor
- 1976Rogue Male · as FredaActor
- 1978Dinner at the Sporting Club · as Sharon BensonActor
- 1979The Knowledge · as Brenda WellerActor
- 1979Sam's Song · as IngridActor
- 1980The Wildcats of St Trinian's · as Miss Katy HiggsActor
- 1981Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective · as Ena LindActor
- 1981Last Night Another Dissident... · as Zoya KreinActor
- 1982P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang · as Alan's Mother (voice) (uncredited)Actor
- 1982Outside Edge · as MaggieActor
- 1982Rolling Home · as ValActor
- 1983Educating Rita · as TrishActor
- 1985National Lampoon's European Vacation · as Lady in the BedActor
- 1985Water · as Prime MinisterActor
- 1985Love's Labour's Lost · as The Princess of FranceActor
- 1985Absurd Person Singular · as JaneActor
- 1985On Your Way, Riley! · as Kitty McShaneActor
- 1985Absent Friends · as MargeActor
- 1986Shift Work · as JulieActor
- 1988An Audience With Victoria Wood · as SelfActor
- 1991Re:Joyce!: A Celebration of the Work of Joyce Grenfell · as Joyce GrenfellActor
- 1992Carry On Columbus · as Countess EsmeraldaActor
- 1996Eskimo Day · as Shani WhittleActor
- 1997Cold Enough for Snow · as Shani WhittleActor
- 1999Oklahoma! · as Aunt EllerActor
- 1999Solomon & Gaenor · as RezlActor
- 1999Captain Jack · as Barbara BostockActor
- 1999The Making of 'Oklahoma!' · as SelfActor
- 2001The Discovery of Heaven · as Figure 1Actor
- 2002The Pianist · as MotherActor
- 2002The King's Beard · as Maddie (voice)Actor
- 2002George Eliot: A Scandalous Life · as NarratorActor
- 2002Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening · as PerformerActor
- 2002Oklahoma! · as Aunt EllerActor
- 2003Winter Solstice · as MarciaActor
- 2004Stories of Lost Souls · as Larry's WifeActor
- 2004Lighthouse Hill · as Audrey DavidsonActor
- 2007Veils · as JudithActor
- 2008Caught in the Act · as Judith HerbstActor
- 2009The Agent · as CharlieActor
- 2012Run For Your Wife · as Exercising WomanActor
- 2012Metamorphosis · as Mrs. SamsaActor
- 2016British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves · as Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)Actor
- 2017Welcome to Hull!: City of Culture · as HerselfActor
- 2018Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women · as ReaderActor
- 2020The Schnoz · as Norma & GoldaActor
- 2021Rose · as RoseActor
- 2023Jewish Britain on Film · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.