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Maureen O'Brien Biography (1943-)

Born June 29, 1943, in Liverpool, England; daughter of Leo and Eileen (maidenname, Connolly) O'Brien; married Michael B. Moulds.

Favorite Roles--Imogen in Cymbeline; Rosalind in As You LikeIt.

Nationality

British

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress, playwright

Birth Details

June 29, 1943

Liverpool, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Lady Mortimer, Henry IV, Part I, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool, England, 1964
• Beauty, Beauty and the Beast, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1965
• Celia, Volpone, Garrick Theatre, London, 1967
• Sibley Sweetland, The Farmer's Wife, Chichester Festival, Chichester, England, 1967
• Dorinda, The Beaux' Stratagem, Chichester Festival, 1967
• Miranda, The Tempest, Chichester Festival, 1968
• Gladys, The Skin of Our Teeth, Chichester Festival, 1968
• Isabelle, Ring Around the Moon, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1968
• Portia, The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1970
• Imogen, Cymbeline, Shakespeare Festival, Stratford, Ontario, Canada, 1970
• Rana, Arms and the Man, Theatre Royal, Windsor, England, 1972
• Emilia, The Director of the Opera, Chichester Festival, 1973
• Nina, The Seagull, Chichester Festival, 1973 , then Greenwich Theatre, London, 1974
• Girl, Rape, Basement Theatre, London, 1974
• Molly, The Iron Harp, ICA Theatre, London, 1974
• Vivie, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Crucible Theatre, Sheffield,England, 1975
• Young witch, Woodpainting, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1975
• Rosalind, As You Like It, Crucible Theatre, 1976
• Evelyn Daly, Waters of the Moon, Chichester Festival, 1977
• Leontine, 13 Rue de l'Amour, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1977
• Ann, Treats, Belgrade Theatre, 1977
• Beth, Confession Fever, King's Head Theatre, London, 1977
• Stepdaughter, Six Characters in Search of an Author, Belgrade Theatre, 1978
• Levidulcia, The Atheist's Tragedy, Belgrade Theatre, 1979
• Film Appearances
• Joan, She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas, 1984
• Natalya, Zina, 1985
• Mrs. John Lawrence, The Land Girls, Gramercy Pictures, 1998
• Vicki (archive footage), Doctor Who: The Missing Years, 1998
• Dollie, The Closer You Get (also known as American Woman),Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2000
• Television Appearances
• Series
• (Television debut) Vicki, Doctor Who, 1964-65
• Morgan LeFay, The Legend of King Arthur, PBS, 1985
• Morgan Le Fay, King Arthur, syndicated, 1987
• Elizabeth Straker, administrator, Casualty, 1987
• Movies
• Linda, On the Shelf, 1984
• Miniseries
• Mary Barrie, The Lost Boys (also known as J.M. Barrie and the Lost Boys), 1978
• Corinne Sullivan, Falling for a Dancer, 1998
• Specials
• Mrs. Richardson, Moll Flanders, PBS, 1996
• Lady of Edinburgh, A Royal Scandal, 1996
• Sister Bridget, The Sculptress, 1997
• Marion, A Touch of Frost: Private Lives, Arts and Entertainment, 1999
• Episodic
• Joan Hadley, "Relative Values," Bergerac, 1981
• Virginia Trant, "The Big Crunch," Cracker, 1994
• Kirsten Holiday, "Jack in the Box," Jonathan Creek, 1997
• Mrs. Emily Poole, "Wise Guys," Heartbeat, 2000
• Other Television Appearances
• Appeared in The Serpent Son.
• RECORDINGS
• Taped Readings
• False Pretences by Margaret Yorke, Chivers, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Plays
• The Great Gobstopper Show, 1977