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Maxine Peake

Acting

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake is an actress born on July 14, 1974 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK. She is known for I Swear, Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 and The Falling. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of her movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
July 14, 1974
Place of birth
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Filmography

  1. 2026Last Seenas Jenna Reid · 6 episodes
  2. 2026Baitas Helen · 2 episodes
  3. 2025I Swearas Dottie
  4. 2025Words of Waras Anna Politkovskaya
  5. 2024Say Nothingas Older Dolours Price · 9 episodes
  6. 2024Wokenas Helen
  7. 2023Dance Firstas Barbara
  8. 2022Wendell & Wildas Irmgard Klaxon (voice)
  9. 2022Rules of the Gameas Sam Thompson · 4 episodes
  10. 2022Anneas Anne Williams · 4 episodes
  11. 2021Star Wars: Visionsas Kalina Kalfus (voice) · 1 episode
  12. 2020Mandyas Susan Blower · 1 episode
  13. 2020Alan Bennett's Talking Headsas Miss Fozzard · 1 episode
  14. 2019Fanny Lye Deliver'das Fanny Lye
  15. 2018Peterlooas Nellie
  16. 2018The Bisexualas Sadie · 6 episodes
  17. 2018Gwenas Elen
  18. 2018Funny Cowas Funny Cow · Executive producer
  19. 2018The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - Guest · 1 episode
  20. 2017Three Girlsas Sara Rowbotham · 3 episodes
  21. 2017Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Modsas Self (archive footage)
  22. 2016A Midsummer Night's Dreamas Titania
  23. 2015The Fallingas Eileen Lamont
  24. 2014The Theory of Everythingas Elaine Mason
  25. 2014Keeping Rosyas Charlotte
  26. 2014Inside No. 9as Nadia · 1 episode
  27. 2014Run & Jumpas Vanetia
  28. 2013Svengalias Angie
  29. 2013The Villageas Grace Middleton · 12 episodes
  30. 2012Private Peacefulas Hazel Peaceful
  31. 2012Room at the Topas Alice Aisgill · 2 episodes
  32. 2012The Hollow Crownas Doll Tearsheet · 2 episodes
  33. 2012Best Laid Plansas Isabel
  34. 2011Black Mirroras Bella · 1 episode
  35. 2011Silkas Martha Costello QC · 18 episodes
  36. 2010The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Listeras Anne Lister
  37. 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980as Helen Marshall
  38. 2009Red Riding1 episode
  39. 2008The Devil's Whoreas Elizabeth Lilburne · 4 episodes
  40. 2008Little Dorritas Miss Wade · 14 episodes
  41. 2008Clubbedas Angela
  42. 2008Criminal Justiceas Juliet Miller · 5 episodes
  43. 2006See No Evil: The Moors Murdersas Myra Hindley · 2 episodes
  44. 2006The Street1 episode
  45. 2005Frozenas Ticket Attendant
  46. 2004Christmas Lightsas Pauline
  47. 2004Shamelessas Veronica Fisher · 26 episodes
  48. 2003Early Doorsas Janice · 6 episodes
  49. 2002All or Nothingas Party girl
  50. 2002Hamilton Mattressas Lulu (voice)
  51. 2001Messiahas DS Vickie Clarke · 3 episodes
  52. 2000Victoria Wood with All the Trimmingsas Self
  53. 2000Clocking Offas Marie Leach · 1 episode
  54. 2000At Home with the Braithwaitesas Trixie Fletcher · 1 episode
  55. 1998dinnerladiesas Twinkle · 16 episodes
  56. 1998Girls' Nightas Sharon
  57. 1997Jonathan Creekas Marion Cretiss · 1 episode
  58. 1996Dalziel and Pascoeas Dr Allison Laurie · 1 episode
  59. 1996Hetty Wainthropp Investigatesas Photocopy Assistant · 1 episode
  60. 1987ChuckleVision1 episode