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Maureen Lipman Biography (1946-)

Full name, Maureen Diane Lipman; born May 10, 1946, in Hull, Yorkshire, England; daughter of Maurice Julius and Zelma Lipman; married Jack Morris Rosenthal (a producer, director, and playwright), February 18, 1973; children: Amy, Adam. Addresses: Contact: c/o Conway Van Gelder, 18-21 Jermyn St., London SW1Y 6HP, England.

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, writer

Birth Details

May 10, 1946

Hull, Yorkshire, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Nancy, The Knack, Palace Theatre, Watford, England,1967
• Lucy, Dracula, Stables Theatre Company, Manchester, England, between 1968 and 1970
• Zanche, The White Devil, Stables Theatre Company, between 1968 and1970
• Eleanor Rigby, No One Was Saved, Theatre Upstairs, London, 1970
• Tyger, National Theatre Company, New Theatre, London, 1971
• Miss Richland, The Good-Natur'd Man, National Theatre Company, National Theatre, London, 1971
• Hospital visitor, The National Health, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1972
• Maid, The School for Scandal, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
• Molly Malloy, The Front Page, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
• Third witch, Macbeth, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
• Kathleen, Long Day's Journey into Night, National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, 1973
• Celia, As You Like It, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, 1977
• Proserpine Garnett, Candida, Albery Theatre, London, 1977
• Janis, The Ball Game, Open Space Theatre, London, 1978
• Maggie, Outside Edge, Hampstead Theatre Club, then Queen's Theatre, both London, 1979
• Jenny, Chapter Two, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1981
• Meg, The Meg and Mog Show, Arts Theatre, London, 1982
• Messiah, London, 1983
• Kitty McShane, On Your Way, Riley, Theatre Royal, Stratford East,1983
• Miss Silken, See How They Run, London, 1984
• Ruth, Wonderful Town, Queen's Theatre, 1986
• Re: Joyce! (solo show), Fortune Theatre, London, 1988 then Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1989 and 1991 also Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1990
• The Cabinet Minister, Albery Theatre, 1991
• Aunt Belle, Lost in Yonkers, Strand Theatre, London, 1993
• The Sisters Rosensweig, Old Vic Theatre, 1994
• Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, Royal National Theatre, London, 1998 then Lyceum Theatre, London, 1999
• Peggy Ramsay, Peggy for You, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1999 then Comedy Theatre, London, 2000
• Also appeared as Mrs. Malaprop, The Rivals, Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre; appeared in Live and Kidding (solo show), Chichester andLeeds, England, then Duchess Theatre, London, and in Night and Day, Greenwich Theatre, Greenwich, England.
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Sylvie, Up the Junction, Paramount, 1968
• Sarah, School for Unclaimed Girls (also known as Hell House Girls, House of Unclaimed Women, and The Smashing Bird I Used to Know), 1969
• Naomi, Gumshoe, Columbia, 1971
• Katy Higgs, The Wildcats of St. Trinian's, Wildcat, 1980
• Brenda Weller, The Knowledge, 1981
• Trish, Educating Rita, Columbia, 1983
• Prime Minister, Water, 1985
• Lady in the bed, European Vacation (also known as National Lampoon's European Vacation), 1985
• Countess Esmeralda, Carry On Columbus, 1992
• Miss Barbara Bostock, Captain Jack (also known as An Inch overthe Horizon), Arts Council of Great Britain, 1998
• Rezl, Solomon and Gaenor, 1999 Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
• The Pianist, Bac Films/StudioCanal, 2001
• Also appeared as Ena Lind, Dangerous Davies (also known as TheLast Detective).
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Alison Holmes, A Soft Touch, 1978
• Jane Lucas, Agony, 1979
• Madge, Absent Friends, 1985
• Mothers by Daughters, PBS, 1985
• Sheila Haddon, All at No. 20, 1986
• About Face, 1989-1990
• Enid Blyton, Sunny Stories, BBC2, 1992
• Jane Lucas, Agony Again, 1995
• Also appeared in the series Dissident, The Evacuees, and Rolling Home.
• Specials
• Lis, File It under Fear (also known as Thriller: File It underFear), ABC, 1973
• Cathleen Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, ABC, 1973
• Miss Minchin, "The Little Princess," Wonderworks, PBS, 1979
• Jane Hopcroft, Absurd Person Singular, Arts and Entertainment, 1985
• Princess of France, Love's Labour's Lost (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Love's Labour's Lost), BBC, 1985
• The Prince's Trust Gala, TBS, 1989
• The 100 Greatest TV Ads, Tyne Tees (England), 2000
• Movies
• Shani, Eskimo Day (also known as Interview Day), BBC, 1996
• Shani Whittle, Cold Enough for Snow, BBC, 1997
• Episodic
• Maxine, "Saturday Matinee," Doctor at Large, 1971
• Mrs. Smedley, "Selected Target," The Sweeney, 1976
• Have I Got News for You, BBC, 1993 1994 1996 and 1997
• Room 101, 1994
• Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1995
• The End of the Year Show, 1995 and 1997
• Clive Anderson Now, 2001
• Breakfast, 2001
• Parkinson, 2001
• Open House, 2001
• Other
• Annie, Regan (also known as Armchair Cinema: Regan), 1974
• Marjorie, You'll Never Walk Alone, 1974
• Freda, Rogue Male, 1976
• Stella Craven, Smiley's People (miniseries), syndicated, 1982
• Maggie, Outside Edge, 1982
• Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, 1999
• Also appeared in Re: Joyce! (solo show).
• Radio Appearances
• The Lipman Test, 1994
• Choice Grenfell, 1997
• Also appeared in two series of When Housewives Had the Choice.
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• Appeared in the video Live and Kidding.
• WRITINGS
• Stage
• (With James Roose-Evans) Re: Joyce! (solo show), Fortune Theatre,London, 1988 then Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1989 and 1991 also Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1990
• Nonfiction
• How Was It for You?, 1985
• Something to Fall Back On, 1987
• (With Richard Phillips) You Got an 'Ology?, 1989
• Thank You for Having Me, 1990
• When's It Coming Out?, 1991
• You Can Read Me Like a Book, 1995
• Lip Reading, 1999
• Other Writings
• Magazine columnist for periodicals Options, 1983-88; She, 1988-91; and Good Housekeeping, 1991-96.