Maxine Peake
Biography
Maxine was born in 1974 in Lancashire, in the North of England. She attended Westhoughton High School. She first became interested in acting at…moreBorn
?/?/1974, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, EnglandBirth Name
Gender
Female
Credits
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Star (12)
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Silk
Martha Costello
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S 2:
Ep 6
Season 2, Episode Six
6/19/12
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S 2:
Ep 5
Season 2, Episode Five
6/12/12
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S 2:
Ep 4
Season 2, Episode Four
6/5/12
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S 2:
Ep 3
Season 2, Episode Three
5/29/12
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S 2:
Ep 2
Season 2, Episode Two
5/22/12
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S 2:
Ep 6
Season 2, Episode Six
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Room At The Top
Alice Aisgill
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Red Riding
Helen Marshall
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Year of Our Lord 1980
3/12/09
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S 1:
Ep 2
The Year of Our Lord 1980
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Little Dorrit
Miss Wade
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S 1:
Ep 14
Episode 14
12/11/08
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S 1:
Ep 13
Episode 13
12/10/08
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S 1:
Ep 10
Episode 10
11/27/08
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S 1:
Ep 8
Episode 8
11/20/08
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S 1:
Ep 6
Episode 6
11/13/08
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S 1:
Ep 14
Episode 14
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Placebo
Dr. Sian Nuttall
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S 1:
Ep 1
Episode 1
5/5/08
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S 1:
Ep 1
Episode 1
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The Curse of Comedy
Joan Le Mesurier
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Ep 2
Hancock and Joan
3/26/08
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S 1:
Ep 2
Hancock and Joan
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Bike Squad
WPC Kate McFay
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Shameless (UK)
Veronica Fisher (2004 - 2006)
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S 4:
Ep 1
Season 4 - Episode 1
1/9/07
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S 3:
Ep 8
Season 3 - Episode 8
2/21/06
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S 3:
Ep 6
Season 3 - Episode 6
2/7/06
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S 3:
Ep 5
Season 3 - Episode 5
1/31/06
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S 3:
Ep 4
Season 3 - Episode 4
1/24/06
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S 4:
Ep 1
Season 4 - Episode 1
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The Street
Madeleine
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Shameless (UK)
Veronica Fisher
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S 1:
Ep 8
Shameless: Behind the Scenes
12/27/04
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S 2:
Ep 1
Christmas Special 2004
12/23/04
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S 1:
Ep 8
Shameless: Behind the Scenes
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Early Doors
Janice
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S 2:
Ep 6
Episode 12
10/18/04
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S 2:
Ep 5
Episode 11
10/11/04
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Ep 4
Episode 10
10/4/04
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S 2:
Ep 2
Episode 8
9/20/04
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S 2:
Ep 3
Episode 9
9/14/04
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S 2:
Ep 6
Episode 12
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Dinnerladies
Twinkle
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S 2:
Ep 10
Toast
1/27/00
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S 2:
Ep 9
Gravy
1/20/00
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S 2:
Ep 8
Christine
1/13/00
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S 2:
Ep 7
Minnellium
12/30/99
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S 2:
Ep 6
Christmas
12/24/99
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S 2:
Ep 10
Toast
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Silk
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Recurring Role (1)
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Red Riding
Helen Marshall
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Red Riding
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Guest Star (12)
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Jolly Bellever
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S 4:
Ep 3
They Do It With Mirrors
1/1/10
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S 4:
Ep 3
They Do It With Mirrors
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The Paul O'Grady Show
Herself
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S 10:
Ep 43
Episode 43
4/22/09
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S 10:
Ep 43
Episode 43
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Fairy Tales
Cindy Mellor
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S 1:
Ep 2
Cinderella
1/17/08
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S 1:
Ep 2
Cinderella
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Messiah
DS Vickie Clarke
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S 4:
Ep 3
The Harrowing, Episode Three
8/30/05
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S 4:
Ep 2
The Harrowing, Episode Two
8/29/05
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S 4:
Ep 1
The Harrowing, Episode One
8/28/05
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S 4:
Ep 3
The Harrowing, Episode Three
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Shameless (UK)
Herself/Veronica
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S 1:
Ep 8
Shameless: Behind the Scenes
12/27/04
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S 1:
Ep 8
Shameless: Behind the Scenes
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Northern Lights (UK)
Pauline Scott (Pilot)
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S 1:
Ep 0
Christmas Lights
12/21/04
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S 1:
Ep 0
Christmas Lights
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Dalziel and Pascoe
Dr Allison Lawrie
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S 7:
Ep 2
Mens Sana
10/7/02
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S 7:
Ep 2
Mens Sana
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Holby City
Tanya Wilton
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S 4:
Ep 46
Pawns In The Game
8/20/02
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S 4:
Ep 46
Pawns In The Game
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Masterpiece Theatre
Rudy Ruggles
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S 31:
Ep 17
The Way We Live Now (2)
4/8/02
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S 31:
Ep 17
The Way We Live Now (2)
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Clocking Off
Marie Leach
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Leaches' Story
1/23/00
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S 1:
Ep 1
The Leaches' Story
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Jonathan Creek
Marion Cretiss
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S 3:
Ep 1
The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish
11/27/99
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S 3:
Ep 1
The Curious Tale of Mr Spearfish
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Photocopy Assistant
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S 1:
Ep 3
Fingers
1/17/96
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S 1:
Ep 3
Fingers
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Agatha Christie's Marple
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Cameo (1)
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An Audience With...
Audience Member
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S 5:
Ep 7
An Audience With Barry Manilow
10/28/11
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S 5:
Ep 7
An Audience With Barry Manilow
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An Audience With...
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Room At The Top Has Room For Improvement
By Adam Beresford, Apr 05, 2011
Maxine Peake goes from Silk to Room At The Top, but we'd rather more Silk. read more
Trivia and Quotes
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Trivia
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Maxine's most controversial role was as Myra Hindley, the Moors Murderer, in See No Evil.
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Maxine's first visit to the theatre was to see A Streetcar Named Desire starring Susannah Yorke.
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(While playing a cleaner in "Fairy Tales", Maxine talks about how much she enjoys cleaning) Maxine: I love cleaning. I've got an addiction to bleach as well. It's a bit of a joke among my friends who say, 'You stink of bleach!' I think that's how I relax. I think, brilliant, got a day off, get my Marigolds on and you know . . . I think if I ever became rich and could afford a maid, I'd have to clean before she came in.
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(on leaving "Shameless") Maxine: I'm not going back at all. I don't know how they'll explain Kev and Veronica's exit. But I'm sure, in true Shameless fashion, they'll manage it no problem. I could be cutting my nose off to spite my face but that's why I wanted to act - to do as many different projects as possible.
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(on reading about herself on the Internet) Maxine: Just one person can floor me for a fortnight. Some bloke said Anne-Marie Duff was the next Helen Mirren, while I was the slightly less talented version of Barbara Windsor.
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