Maureen Jane Beattie OBE (born 14 August 1953) is an Irish-born Scottish actress known for her work on stage and screen.
Maureen Beattie | |
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 Beattie in Spores 2016 | |
| Born | 14 August 1953 Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Father | Johnny Beattie |
Early life
editBeattie was born in Bundoran, County Donegal, on 14 August 1953,[1] as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, and his wife Kitty Lamont.[2] Her father was appearing at the town's St Patrick's Hall in a theatre production at the time of her birth. The family returned to Glasgow when she was two weeks old.[3]
After attending High School in Glasgow, she went on to do a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ;[4] She graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts, and having won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year.[4]
Career
editAfter graduating, Beattie went on to play many roles in the theatre with companies across the UK including the National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre in London, the Globe,[5] the Royal Shakespeare Company,[6] and the Royal Exchange in Manchester [7] as well as touring internationally. Previous theatre credits include: The List, The Carousel,[6] The Deliverance (Stellar Quines);[5] John Gabriel Barclay (Óran Mór);[5] Yer Granny, 27 and The Enquirer (National Theatre of Scotland); Romeo and Juliet (Rose Theatre Kingston);[6] Dark Road, The Cherry Orchard (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); Noises Off (The Old Vic); No Quarter (Royal Court Theatre);[6] Ghosts (Citizens Theatre);[6] Masterbuilder, Othello,[6] The Merry Wives of Windsor (National Theatre);[6] The History Plays, Richard III,[5] Titus Andronicus,[5] The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe RSC.[4]
She has also worked extensively in television where her roles include Casualty,[4] Bramwell,[4] The Bill,[4] Ruffian Hearts, The Long Roads,[5] Wing and a Prayer and All Night Long.[5] Her most notable role in TV is that of Sandra Nicholl in medical drama Casualty from 1991 until 1993.[6][5]
In 2005 she played Mrs Danvers in a national tour of Rebecca, with Nigel Havers.[5] in 2006 she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Histories Ensemble",[6] where her roles included Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester in Henry VI, Part II,[6] and the Duchess of York in Richard III.[6] In September 2006 she was interviewed by Sally Magnusson about life with her father for the Radio Scotland series Dad Made Me Laugh,[5] later networked throughout the UK on BBC Radio 4 Extra. In 2007, Beattie appeared in the feature film Finding Bob McArthur as Russian actress, Svetlana.[5] The film, also starring John Stahl, Bob Edwards and Alan Bell, was directed by Jim Hickey and produced by Robin Mitchell.[6][5]
In 2008, she read part of the book Corvus: A Life with Birds for BBC Radio 4.[8] In 2011, she played Iseabail Nic Aodh, the mother of the main character Katie Nic Aodh, in The Decoy Bride.[4]
In 2013, she played the lead role of Isobel McArthur in Ian Rankin's debut play Dark Road.[9]
In 2014, she played Professor Fiona Bellows in the Doctor Who,[4] Christmas Special "Last Christmas".[5] In 2017, Beattie joined the Young Vic cast of Federico García Lorca's Yerma.[5]
In 2020, Beattie played Carol Kendrick in Deadwater Fell, a four-episode British television drama miniseries.[5] In February 2022, it was confirmed that she would play Mrs Pearce in My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane from May to August 2022.[5] In 2022, Beattie played Tina Lawson in Our House, a four-episode British television drama miniseries.[5] She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the entertainment industry.[10][5]
Personal life
editActing credits
editTheatre
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | People V Scott | Ms Veronica Tyler/Mrs Mavis Bush | TV film |
| 1995 | Ruffian Hearts | Beattie | TV film |
| The Last Post | Woman | Short film | |
| 2000 | The Last Musketeer | Sallie Latham | TV film |
| 2003 | Twelfth Night | Maria | TV film |
| 2011 | The Decoy Bride | Iseabail | |
| 2014 | The List | The Narrator | |
| 2015 | Standing Still | Janet Arden | Short film |
| 2016 | Dinner for One a la Netflix | Miss Sophie | Short film |
| 2017 | National Theatre Live: Yerma | Helen | TV film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | This Man Craig | First Girl | Episode: "Patterson" |
| Susan | Episode: "The Romantic" | ||
| 1980 | The Lost Tribe | Marjory | Episode: "Judgement of Solomon" |
| Scotch and Wry | Various roles | Episode: "31 December 1980" | |
| 1981 | The Walls of Jericho | Mrs. MacGregor | Episode: "Physician, Heal Thyself" |
| 1981-1982 | Maggie | Cathy Bruce | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| 1983 | Women | Jess | Episode: "Hard to Get" |
| 1985 | Taggart | June Balfour | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 1985-1986 | Troubles and Strife | Mary | Series regular, 13 episodes |
| 1987 | Truckers | Mary Brough | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 1988 | The Campbells | Lady Helen Fraser Dunham | Episode: "Lady Helen's Love" |
| 1990 | City Lights | Editor | Episode: "Scandal" |
| The Bill | Tory Councillor | Episode: "Body Language" | |
| 1991 | Boon | Stella Booth | Episode: "Stamp Duty" |
| The Bill | Mrs. Henderson | Episode: "Your Shout" | |
| 1991-1993 | Casualty | Sandra Nicholl | Series regular, 29 episodes |
| 1992 | Taggart | Margaret McLean | Episode: "Double Exposure" |
| 1993 | Screen Two | Deirdre Kopanski | Episode: "The Long Roads" |
| 1994 | The Chief | Gemma Marshall | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| All Night Long | Vanda | Series regular, 6 episodes | |
| 1995 | The Bill | Kathleen Leigh | Episode: "Powerless" |
| 1997 | Bramwell | Alice Costigan | Series regular, 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Wing and a Prayer | Anna Crozier | Series regular, 8 episodes |
| City Central | Leslie Troon | Episode: "Northern Soul" | |
| 2000 | Taggart | Siobhan MacDonald | Episode: "Ghost Rider" |
| 2001 | Bad Girls | Marion McLoughlin | Episode: "Coming Out" |
| 2003 | The Bill | Chief Superintendent Jane Fitzwilliam | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2004 | Let's Write a Story | Elizabeth Dickens | Episode: "The Personal History of Charles Dickens" |
| 2005 | The Worst Week of My Life | Toni | Recurring role, 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Doctors | Anne Mulholland | Episode: "Code of Silence" |
| Lewis | Professor Denise Gregson | Episode: "The Quality of Mercy" | |
| 2010 | Midsomer Murders | Sonia Woodley | Episode: "The Made-to-Measure Murders" |
| Moving On | Brenda | Episode: "Letting Go" | |
| 2011 | Doctors | Helen Curtis | Episodes: "You Gotta Have Faith" & "Daddy's Girl" |
| 2013 | Vera | Dr. Vivienne Ripman | Episode: "Young Gods" |
| 2014 | Doctor Who | Bellows | Episode: "Last Christmas" |
| 2016 | Outlander | Maisri | Episode: "The Fox's Lair" |
| 2019 | Doctors | Carla Bolton | Episode: "Last of the Dinosaurs" |
| 2020 | Deadwater Fell | Carol Kendrick | Mini-series, 4 episodes |
Radio
edit| Date | Title | Role | Author | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2003 – 11 April 2003 | Self-Control | Mary Brunton dramatised by Gerda Stevenson | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama | |
| 30 May 2006 | Duce's Bonce[12][13][14] | Robin Brooks | Fiona McAlpine | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |
| 27 March 2009 | The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie[15] | Rev Margot Turnbull | Bill Paterson | Marilyn Imrie | BBC Radio 4 |
| 24 April 2012 | The Biggest Issues[16] | Jill McEwan | Annie McCartney | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |
References
edit- ↑ "Beattie, Maureen Jane". Who's Who 2022. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U292777. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ↑ Vicky Allan (19 November 2017). "I felt I was guilty that I'd allowed this terrible thing to occur: Maureen Beattie on the early experience that shaped her view of the showbiz industry". maureen-heraldscotland.com.
- ↑ "Maureen Beattie". maureen-beattie.webs.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Traverse theatre Maureen Beattie biography" (PDF). traverse.co.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "CVGG – Maureen Beattie". conwayvangeldergrant.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Maureen Beattie". Royal Shakespeare Company. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "Death of a Salesman". royalexchange.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ↑ Beattie, Maureen (2008). "Corvus: A Life with Birds". BBC Radio. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ↑ "Ian Rankin's Dark Road, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh". independent.co.uk. The Independent. 30 September 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ "No. 62866". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 December 2019. p. N11.
- ↑ "Actor Maureen Beattie becomes second female president in Equity's history". The Stage.
- ↑ "Radio pick of the day: Duce's Bonce | Attenborough At 80". the Guardian. 29 May 2006.
- ↑ "Radio – Martin Hoyle, Financial Times, 30 May 2006".
- ↑ "Robin Brooks – Duce's Bonce". Retrieved 14 August 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – The Stanley Baxter Playhouse, Series 3, Astonishing Archie". BBC.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 4 – Drama, The Biggest Issues". BBC.