Portrait of Maureen O'Brien

Acting

Maureen O'Brien

Career

Active from 1965 to 2022, with a break from 1999 to 2020, busiest in 1965 with 9 main titles.

Leading roles
7
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Doctor Who: The Romans
Doctor Who: The Romans
GoodWatch score76/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maureen O'Brien Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.6, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Adrenaline
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

50
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

4 titles · average score 66
Tales of the Tardis
Tales of the Tardis (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show · as Vicki Pallister

Doctor Who: The Storyteller
Doctor Who: The Storyteller (2022)

as Vicki Pallister

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (2021)

TV show · as Vicki

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (2021)

as Vicki (voice)

2000s

1 title · average score 39
The Closer You Get
The Closer You Get (2000)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dollie Doyle

1990s

11 titles · average score 71
Falling for a Dancer
Falling for a Dancer (1998)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Corinne Sullivan

The Land Girls
The Land Girls (1998)
GoodWatch score 58

as Mrs. John Lawrence

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show · as Kirsten Holiday

A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal (1997)
GoodWatch score 71

as Lady of Edinburgh

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mrs Richardson

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
GoodWatch score 69

as Mrs. Richardson

The Sculptress
The Sculptress (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Sister Bridget

Cracker
Cracker (1993)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Virginia Trant

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (1992)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mrs. Emily Poole / Joyce Greaves

A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost (1992)
GoodWatch score 51

TV show · as Marion

Needle
Needle (1990)

as Prison Doctor

1980s

9 titles · average score 66
Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Elizabeth Straker

Zina
Zina (1985)

as Natalya

The Bill
The Bill (1984)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984)
GoodWatch score 53

as Joan

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)

as Vicki Pallister (archive footage) (uncredited)

Taggart
Taggart (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show

John David
John David (1982)

as 1st Social worker

Bergerac
Bergerac (1981)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Joan Hadley

C₂H₅OH
C₂H₅OH (1980)

as Jill Secombe

1970s

11 titles · average score 76
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show · as Janet

The Serpent Son
The Serpent Son (1979)

TV show · as Elektra

The Legend of King Arthur
The Legend of King Arthur (1979)

TV show · as Morgan le Fay

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys (1978)

TV show · as Mary Barrie

The Lost Boys
The Lost Boys (1978)

as Mary Barrie

BBC2 Play of the Week
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)

TV show · as Mary Barrie

The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Lizzie

Victorian Scandals
Victorian Scandals (1976)

TV show · as Catherine 'Skittles' Walters

The Poisoning of Charles Bravo
The Poisoning of Charles Bravo (1975)

TV show · as Florence

Away from It All
Away from It All (1973)

TV show · as Helen

Six Days of Justice
Six Days of Justice (1972)

TV show · as Susan Derby

1960s

14 titles · average score 69
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (1965)
GoodWatch score 64

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler (1965)

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Chase
Doctor Who: The Chase (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Space Museum
Doctor Who: The Space Museum (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Rescue
Doctor Who: The Rescue (1965)
GoodWatch score 70

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Crusade
Doctor Who: The Crusade (1965)
GoodWatch score 67

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Web Planet
Doctor Who: The Web Planet (1965)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Romans
Doctor Who: The Romans (1965)
GoodWatch score 76

as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers (1965)

as Vicki

Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

TV show · as Louise Schofield

The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play (1964)

TV show · as Jane Peel

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (1963)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Vicki