Maxine Peake
Born July 14, 1974 (Age: 51)
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Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
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.
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.
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Filmography
Becoming Victoria Wood
2026
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as Self
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Age: 51
I Swear
2025
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as Dottie
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Age: 51
Dance First
2023
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as Barbara
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Age: 49
Surfaces
2020
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as Alix
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Age: 45
The Great Mountain Sheep Gather
2020
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as Self - Narrator
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Age: 45
It's Me
2020
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as Miriam
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Age: 45
Judy
2019
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as Judy
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Age: 44
Peterloo
2018
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as Nellie
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Age: 44
Generation '66
2016
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as Narrator
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Age: 42
I Wish For You
2016
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as Grown Up Mia
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Age: 41
Strange Weather
2015
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as Jane
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Age: 40
The Theory of Everything
2014
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as Elaine Mason
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Age: 40
DeafBlind
2011
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as Maggie
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Age: 37
No Image
Imaginary Friend
2010
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as Pauline
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Age: 35
No Image
Would Like To Meet
2007
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as George's Mum
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Age: 33
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
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as Self
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Age: 32
No Image
The Madness of the Dance
2006
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as
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Age: 31
The Fear of Trilogy
2006
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as
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Age: 31
Faith
2005
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as Linda
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Age: 30
All or Nothing
2002
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as Party girl
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Age: 28
Hamilton Mattress
2002
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as Lulu (voice)
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Age: 27
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
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as Self
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Age: 26
Girls' Night
1998
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as Sharon
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Age: 23