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Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman

10 movies on Netflix

Biography

Maureen Lipman is an English actress, comedian and columnist who trained at London's Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She grew up in Kingston upon Hull and made her stage debut in The Knack at the Watford Palace Theatre. She later worked at the Old Vic with Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company and also with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her stage career has earned seven Olivier Award nominations, and she won in 1984 for See How They Run. On film, she received a BAFTA nomination for Educating Rita (1983) and appeared in Carry On Columbus (1992) and The Pianist (2002). Her television work includes the sitcom Agony, Smiley's People, Eskimo Day and Ladies of Letters, and since 2018 she has played Evelyn Plummer in Coronation Street. She became a dame in the 2020 Birthday Honours.

80years old

Turns 81 on May 10in 209 days

  • Born Kingston upon Hull
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Maureen Diane Lipman (birth name)Also credited as Dame Maureen Diane Lipman

Movie Career

Films
10
Career span
36 years1969 to 2005

Genres

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  1. First role

    Lipman landed her first stage job in a Watford Palace Theatre production of The Knack by pretending a documentary producer wanted to follow her search for work, a lie that got her the post.

  2. Behind the camera

    Lipman took the part of Joyce Grenfell in Re: Joyce!, a biographical show. She wrote the show together with James Roose-Evans.

  3. A first

    In 2018, Lipman came back to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe after fifty years away, performing a solo show of jokes and storytelling titled Up For It.

Maureen Lipman movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Pianist2002 Biography, Drama, Waras Mother

    IMDb rating 8.51.0M votes

  2. National Lampoon's European Vacation1985 Comedyas Lady in the Bed

    IMDb rating 6.276K votes

  3. Educating Rita1983as Trish

    IMDb rating 7.216K votes

  4. Carry On Columbus1992as Countess Esmeralda

    IMDb rating 3.52.9K votes

  5. Oklahoma!1999as Aunt Eller

    IMDb rating 7.72.6K votes

  6. Gumshoe1971as Naomi

    IMDb rating 6.42.1K votes

  7. The Discovery of Heaven2001as Figure 1

    IMDb rating 6.73.9K votes

  8. The Smashing Bird I Used to Know1969as Sarah

    IMDb rating 5.0296 votes

Worked with

Maureen Lipman shares two films with Hugh Jackman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Hugh Jackman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Hugh JackmanFrank Finlay, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Frank FinlayMichael Caine, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Michael CaineMichael Gambon, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Michael GambonCate Blanchett, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Cate BlanchettAdrien Brody, 1 film togetherSee the 1 film with Adrien BrodyRoman PolanskiDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Roman PolanskiAmy HeckerlingDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Amy HeckerlingLewis GilbertDirector, 1 filmSee the 1 film by Lewis Gilbert

Films together

Awards

Three awards and honors from 1984 to 2020.

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Maureen Lipman's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2020Dame Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon
1999Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon
1984Laurence Olivier AwardsWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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