Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Age 51 — born July 14, 1974·Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

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.

DramaRomance

67Credits37 TV · 30 films
1987–2026Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedWould Like To Meet
7.1 Average ratingacross 62 titles

Top TV shows 37best Maxine Peake shows

  1. 1Black Mirror posterBlack MirrorBella · 1 ep · 20118.3
  2. 2Inside No. 9 posterInside No. 9Nadia · 1 ep · 20148.0
  3. 3Little Dorrit posterLittle DorritMiss Wade · 14 eps · 20087.8
  4. 4Early Doors posterEarly DoorsJanice · 6 eps · 20037.8
  5. 5Shameless posterShamelessVeronica Fisher · 26 eps · 20047.6
  6. 6Criminal Justice posterCriminal JusticeJuliet Miller · 5 eps · 20087.6
  7. 7Alan Bennett's Talking Heads posterAlan Bennett's Talking HeadsMiss Fozzard · 1 ep · 20207.6
  8. 8Clocking Off posterClocking OffMarie Leach · 1 ep · 20007.6
  9. 9Mandy posterMandySusan Blower · 1 ep · 20207.6
  10. 10The Street posterThe Street1 ep · 20067.6
  11. 11Silk posterSilkMartha Costello QC · 18 eps · 20117.5
  12. 12The Hollow Crown posterThe Hollow CrownDoll Tearsheet · 2 eps · 20127.5
  13. 13Jonathan Creek posterJonathan CreekMarion Cretiss · 1 ep · 19977.5
  14. 14Say Nothing posterSay NothingOlder Dolours Price · 9 eps · 20247.4
  15. 15dinnerladies posterdinnerladiesTwinkle · 16 eps · 19987.4
  16. 16Messiah posterMessiahDS Vickie Clarke · 3 eps · 20017.3
  17. 17Three Girls posterThree GirlsSara Rowbotham · 3 eps · 20177.3
  18. 18Hetty Wainthropp Investigates posterHetty Wainthropp InvestigatesPhotocopy Assistant · 1 ep · 19967.3
  19. 19Linda Green posterLinda GreenReceptionist · 1 ep · 20017.2
  20. 20The Village posterThe VillageGrace Middleton · 12 eps · 20137.2
  21. 21Star Wars: Visions posterStar Wars: VisionsKalina Kalfus (voice) · 1 ep · 20217.1
  22. 22Anne posterAnneAnne Williams · 4 eps · 20227.1
  23. 23Room at the Top posterRoom at the TopAlice Aisgill · 2 eps · 20126.9
  24. 24The Devil's Whore posterThe Devil's WhoreElizabeth Lilburne · 4 eps · 20086.9
  25. 25Red Riding posterRed Riding1 ep · 20096.8
  26. 26Bait posterBaitHelen · 2 eps · 20266.7
  27. 27The Bisexual posterThe BisexualSadie · 6 eps · 20186.4
  28. 28See No Evil: The Moors Murders posterSee No Evil: The Moors MurdersMyra Hindley · 2 eps · 20066.4
  29. 29ChuckleVision posterChuckleVision1 ep · 19876.3
  30. 30Rules of the Game posterRules of the GameSam Thompson · 4 eps · 20226.2
  31. 31Comedy Connections posterComedy Connections1 ep · 20035.5
  32. 32Sunburn posterSunburnSue · 1 ep · 19994.8
  33. 33Secret Life of the Safari Park posterSecret Life of the Safari ParkNarrator · 6 eps · 2024
  34. 34Last Seen6 eps · 2026
  35. 35Fairy Tales posterFairy TalesCindy Mellor · 1 ep · 2008
  36. 36The Haunted Season posterThe Haunted SeasonThe Englishwoman (voice) · 1 ep · 2024
  37. 37First Day on EarthHelen

Top movies 30best Maxine Peake movies

  1. 1Would Like To MeetGeorge's Mum · 200710.0
  2. 2Faith posterFaithLinda · 20059.0
  3. 3Tish posterTishTish Murtha (voice) · 20239.0
  4. 4I Swear posterI SwearDottie · 20258.2
  5. 5Hamlet posterHamletHamlet · 20158.2
  6. 6Imaginary FriendPauline · 20108.0
  7. 7The Theory of Everything posterThe Theory of EverythingElaine Mason · 2014 · Drama7.8
  8. 8I Am BobMarilyn Monroe Lookalike/Compere's Assistant · 20077.5
  9. 9Doughnut posterDoughnutThanks · 20217.2
  10. 10All or Nothing posterAll or NothingParty girl · 20027.1
  11. 11Choked Up posterChoked UpFiona Lacey · 20237.0
  12. 12Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough posterIrvine Welsh: Reality Is Not EnoughNarrator · 20257.0
  13. 13Generation '66 posterGeneration '66Narrator · 20167.0
  14. 14Dance First posterDance FirstBarbara · 20236.9
  15. 15Hamilton Mattress posterHamilton MattressLulu (voice) · 20026.9
  16. 16Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 posterRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Helen Marshall · 20096.9
  17. 17Girls' Night posterGirls' NightSharon · 19986.8
  18. 18Peterloo posterPeterlooNellie · 20186.8
  19. 19Words of War posterWords of WarAnna Politkovskaya · 20256.7
  20. 20Clubbed posterClubbedAngela · 20086.7
  21. 21Wendell & Wild posterWendell & WildIrmgard Klaxon (voice) · 20226.6
  22. 22Private Peaceful posterPrivate PeacefulHazel Peaceful · 20126.6
  23. 23Wonders of the Moon posterWonders of the MoonNarrator (voice) · 20186.6
  24. 24The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister posterThe Secret Diaries of Miss Anne ListerAnne Lister · 20106.5
  25. 25The Madness of the Dance20066.5
  26. 26Fanny Lye Deliver'd posterFanny Lye Deliver'dFanny Lye · 20196.3
  27. 27Funny Cow posterFunny CowFunny Cow · 20186.3
  28. 28Edge posterEdgeElly · 20106.0
  29. 29Keeping Up with the Joneses posterKeeping Up with the JonesesCelia · 20135.9
  30. 30Run & Jump posterRun & JumpVanetia · 20145.9

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