Portrait of Maureen Lipman

Acting

Maureen Lipman

Career

Active from 1968 to 2021, busiest in 1985 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
30
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score68/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Pianist
The Pianist
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 39 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maureen Lipman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.5, average 4.8
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5
  • Scare
    1.6, average 2.6
  • Fantasy
    0.8, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Witty Dialogue 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • British Sitcom 3
  • Character-Driven Humor 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Gritty Crime Drama 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Police Procedural 2
  • Underdog Story 2
  • Classic British Sitcom 2
  • Social Satire 2
  • Character-Driven Comedy 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

96
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Dog That Couldn't Bark
The Dog That Couldn't Bark

as Rebecca

2020s

2 titles
Rose
Rose (2021)

as Rose

The Schnoz
The Schnoz (2020)

as Norma & Golda

2010s

8 titles ยท average score 60
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women
Angela Carter: Of Wolves & Women (2018)

as Reader

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)

as Jane Lucas (archive footage) (uncredited)

Bull
Bull (2015)

TV show ยท as Beverley

Father Brown
Father Brown (2013)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Mrs Patricia Parkinson

Plebs
Plebs (2013)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Landlady

The Job Lot
The Job Lot (2013)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Maggie Higgins

Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis (2012)
GoodWatch score 63

as Mrs. Samsa

Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife (2012)
GoodWatch score 16

as Exercising Woman

2000s

23 titles ยท average score 69
Ladies of Letters
Ladies of Letters (2009)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show

The Agent
The Agent (2009)

as Charlie

He Kills Coppers
He Kills Coppers (2008)
GoodWatch score 56

TV show ยท as Lily Porter

Caught in the Act
Caught in the Act (2008)

as Judith Herbst

Veils
Veils (2007)

as Judith

Skins
Skins (2007)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as Aunt Elizabeth

Doctor Who
Doctor Who (2005)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as The Wire

Doctor Who Confidential
Doctor Who Confidential (2005)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show

Sensitive Skin
Sensitive Skin (2005)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Sue Shortstop

Lighthouse Hill
Lighthouse Hill (2004)

as Audrey Davidson

The Pianist
The Pianist (2002)
GoodWatch score 88

as Mother

George Eliot: A Scandalous Life
George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)

as Narrator

1990s

10 titles ยท average score 66
Oklahoma!
Oklahoma! (1999)
GoodWatch score 76

as Aunt Eller

Solomon & Gaenor
Solomon & Gaenor (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Rezl

Captain Jack
Captain Jack (1999)
GoodWatch score 66

as Barbara Bostock

Cold Enough for Snow
Cold Enough for Snow (1997)

as Shani Whittle

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders (1997)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Mags Dormer

Jonathan Creek
Jonathan Creek (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Louise Bergman

Eskimo Day
Eskimo Day (1996)
GoodWatch score 77

as Shani Whittle

Agony Again
Agony Again (1995)

TV show ยท as Jane Lucas

Carry On Columbus
Carry On Columbus (1992)
GoodWatch score 30

as Countess Esmeralda

Re:Joyce!: A Celebration of the Work of Joyce Grenfell
Re:Joyce!: A Celebration of the Work of Joyce Grenfell (1991)

as Joyce Grenfell

1980s

24 titles ยท average score 64
About Face
About Face (1989)

TV show

A Little Princess
A Little Princess (1987)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Miss Maria Minchin

All at No 20
All at No 20 (1986)

TV show

Shift Work
Shift Work (1986)

as Julie

Casualty
Casualty (1986)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Hannah 'Hayley' Liddell

On Your Way, Riley!
On Your Way, Riley! (1985)

as Kitty McShane

National Lampoon's European Vacation
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lady in the Bed

Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost (1985)

as The Princess of France

Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular (1985)

as Jane

Educating Rita
Educating Rita (1983)
GoodWatch score 70

as Trish

Outside Edge
Outside Edge (1982)

as Maggie

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)
GoodWatch score 66

as Ena Lind

1970s

20 titles ยท average score 72
Agony
Agony (1979)

TV show ยท as Jane Lucas

Sam's Song
Sam's Song (1979)

as Ingrid

The Knowledge
The Knowledge (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Brenda Weller

Dinner at the Sporting Club
Dinner at the Sporting Club (1978)

as Sharon Benson

The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)

TV show ยท as The Princess of France

A Soft Touch
A Soft Touch (1978)

TV show ยท as Alison Holmes

The Evacuees
The Evacuees (1975)

as Sarah Miller

The Sweeney
The Sweeney (1975)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Mrs. Smedley

Regan
Regan (1974)
GoodWatch score 83

as Annie

Long Day's Journey Into Night
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1973)

as Cathleen

Thriller
Thriller (1973)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Liz Morris

Crown Court
Crown Court (1972)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Sarah Lewis

1960s

8 titles ยท average score 59
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know
The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969)
GoodWatch score 49

as Sarah

Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain (1969)
GoodWatch score 64

as Radar Operator (uncredited)

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)

TV show ยท as Cathleen

Don't Ask Us - We're New Here
Don't Ask Us - We're New Here (1969)

TV show

It's Called the Sugar Plum
It's Called the Sugar Plum (1969)

as Joanna Dibble

Up the Junction
Up the Junction (1968)
GoodWatch score 70

as Sylvie

ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse (1967)

TV show ยท as Liz / Little Satin Bottom

Coronation Street
Coronation Street (1960)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show ยท as Evelyn Plummer