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Maria Penelope Katharine Aitken (born 12 September 1945) is an English theatre director, teacher, actress, and writer.
Maria Aitken was born on 12 September 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress and writer, known for A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Fierce Creatures (1997) and Spider (2002). She has been married to Patrick McGrath since 28 December 1991.
Maria Aitken was born on September 12, 1945 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress and writer, known for A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Spider (2002) and Asylum (2005). She has been married to Patrick McGrath since December 28, 1991. She was previously married to Nigel Davenport and Richard Durden.
She is the author of A Girdle Round the Earth, a story of some of the more remarkable women travellers of the last 200 years, and Style: Acting in High Comedy, published in 1996, which contends that "High comedies are not bloodless, refined, wordy plays — their themes are sex, money and social advancement.
Maria Aitken — first name pronounced with a long “i,” as in Mariah — looks rehearsal-casual in blue jeans and a zip-front hoodie. But she sounds as posh and funny as a Noel Coward heroine.
Celebrated director and actor Maria Aitken speaks briefly on the enduring appeal of Coward's writing and Private Lives. (video courtesy of Huntington Theatre...
Apr 5, 2015 · Huntington stalwart Maria Aitken returns to direct a tightly-synched cast with Rufus Collins (Holmes) and Mark Zeisler (Watson) as the long-time companions taking on a new nemesis.
