Maxine Peake

Age: 51

born July 14, 1974

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Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, director and political activist, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies. She has since played Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, barrister Martha Costello in the BBC legal drama Silk and Grace Middleton in The Village. She is also an accomplished stage actress, having played the title role in Hamlet, and had a role in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. In 2018 she played the lead in the film Funny Cow and had a starring role in Mike Leigh's epic Peterloo, a film very close to her heart.

Known for

The Theory of Everything

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

The Falling

Peterloo

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Igraine

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Blonde

The Limits of Control

Blonde

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Camilla Parker Bowles (Middle and Old Age)

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Princess Margaret (Middle Age)

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Queen of Hearts

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Mrs. Salt

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Solicitor Peacock

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Ariadne Oliver

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Dolores Umbridge

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Dolores Umbridge

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Dolores Umbridge

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Nedra Frank

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Nedra Frank

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Camila Parker Bowles

The Crown

Camila Parker Bowles

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The Master

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The Master

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The Master

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The Master

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Mrs Pettigrew

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