About

Known credits:
93
Birthday:
1974-07-14
Place of birth:
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
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Maxine Peake

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Say Nothing Actor Older Dolours Price 71
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2024 Art Matters Actor Self N/A
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2024 Woken Actor Helen 58
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2024 Secret Life of the Safari Park Actor Narrator N/A
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2023 Tish Actor Tish Murtha (voice) 59
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2023 Dance First Actor Barbara 59
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2023 Choked Up Actor Fiona Lacey 58
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2022 Wendell & Wild Actor Irmgard Klaxon (voice) 62
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2022 Inner Polar Bear Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2022 Lapushka! Actor Scoot Piccolo N/A
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2022 Something Out of Nothing Actor N/A
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2022 Rules of the Game Actor Sam Thompson 67
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2022 The Real Anne: Unfinished Business Actor Self- Presenter N/A
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2022 Anne Actor Anne Williams 69
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2021 Where We Used to Meet Actor N/A
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2020 Surfaces Actor Alix N/A
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2020 The Great Mountain Sheep Gather Actor Self - Narrator N/A
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2020 Thinking Out Loud Actor Nadia N/A
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2020 Thinking Out Loud Actor Nadia N/A
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2020 It's Me Actor Miriam N/A
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2019 Fanny Lye Deliver'd Actor Fanny Lye 59
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2019 Be Still My Beating Heart Actor 59
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2019 Judy Actor Judy N/A
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2018 Peterloo Actor Nellie 60
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2018 The Bisexual Actor Sadie 69
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2018 The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca Actor Herself N/A
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2018 Gwen Actor Elen 58
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2018 Ceremony: The Return of Friedrich Engels Actor Friedrich Engels (voice) 58
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2018 Funny Cow Actor Funny Cow 59
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2018 Wonders of the Moon Actor Narrator (voice) 58
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2017 The Priest Actor N/A
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2017 Men Who Sleep in Cars Actor Sarah N/A
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2017 Cake Actor 59
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2017 Unseen Actor Emma N/A
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2017 Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle Actor Narrator 58
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2017 Three Girls Actor Sara Rowbotham 70
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2017 Bunch of Kunst - A Film About Sleaford Mods Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2017 We Have Been Watching Actor Self N/A
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2016 Generation '66 Actor Narrator 59
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2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Actor Titania 58
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2016 Red Top Actor Rebekah Brooks 58
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2016 I Wish For You Actor Grown Up Mia N/A
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2015 The Falling Actor Eileen Lamont 57
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2015 Hamlet Actor Hamlet 59
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2015 Strange Weather Actor Jane N/A
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2015 The Shuttleworths Actor Helen Bach N/A
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2014 The Theory of Everything Actor Elaine Mason 77
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2014 Keeping Rosy Actor Charlotte 58
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2014 Run & Jump Actor Vanetia 59
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2013 Keeping Up with the Joneses Actor Celia 59
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2013 Svengali Actor Angie 58
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2013 The Village Actor Grace Middleton 70
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2013 The Heart Fails Without Warning Actor Mother N/A
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2012 Private Peaceful Actor Hazel Peaceful 59
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2012 Room at the Top Actor Alice Aisgill 69
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2012 Best Laid Plans Actor Isabel 58
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2011 DeafBlind Actor Maggie N/A
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2011 Silk Actor Martha Costello 72
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2010 Edge Actor Elly N/A
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2010 Imaginary Friend Actor Pauline 59
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2010 The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Actor Anne Lister 59
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2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 Actor Helen Marshall 61
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2008 The Devil's Whore Actor Elizabeth Lilburne 68
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2008 Little Dorrit Actor Miss Wade 73
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2008 Clubbed Actor Angela 60
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2008 Criminal Justice Actor Juliet Miller 71
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2008 Hancock & Joan Actor Joan Le Mesurier 58
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2008 Hancock & Joan Actor N/A
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2008 Bike Squad Actor WPC Kate McFay N/A
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2007 Would Like To Meet Actor George's Mum N/A
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2007 I Am Bob Actor Marilyn Monroe Lookalike/Compere's Assistant 59
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2007 Confessions of a Diary Secretary Actor Tracey Temple N/A
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2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Actor Self N/A
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2006 See No Evil: The Moors Murders Actor Myra Hindley 67
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2006 The Fear of Trilogy Actor N/A
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2006 The Madness of the Dance Actor 59
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2005 Frozen Actor Ticket Attendant 58
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2005 Faith Actor Linda N/A
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2004 Christmas Lights Actor Pauline 58
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2002 All or Nothing Actor Party girl 61
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2002 Hamilton Mattress Actor Lulu (voice) 58
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2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Actor Self 59
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1998 dinnerladies Actor Twinkle 71
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1998 Girls' Night Actor Sharon 59
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Twisting My Melon Actor Linda Ryder N/A
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I Swear Actor N/A
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Words of War Actor Anna Politkovskaya N/A
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Directing
2022 Incompatible Directing Director N/A
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2018 The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2017 The Priest Writing Writer N/A
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Production
2018 The Last Testament of Lillian Bilocca Production Producer N/A
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2018 Funny Cow Production Executive Producer 59
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Crew
2021 Doughnut Crew Thanks 59
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