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Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English actress and narrator. She is known for her roles as Twinkle in dinnerladies, a sitcom on BBC One (1998–2000), as Veronica Ball in Shameless, the comedy drama from Channel 4 (2004–2007), Martha Costello in the BBC One legal drama Silk (2011–2014), and Grace Middleton in the BBC One drama series The Village (2013–2014).
Maxine Peake is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, 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.
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Maxine Peake. Actress: The Theory of Everything. Maxine Peake is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, 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 ...
- July 14, 1974
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May 7, 2024 · Bolton couldn’t keep Peake for ever. After several knock-backs in her early attempts to become an actor, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her first major ...
Maxine Peake was just 24 when she reached TV audiences of 12 million and more in the canteen sit-com Dinnerladies. She enjoyed further acclaim for her role in Shameless, and her portrayal of Myra ...
Dec 26, 2021 · Maxine Peake and Stephen Walters as Anne and Steve Williams. Photograph: Justin Slee/ITV. The relatability is also there in the depiction of a family breaking down in their grief, and their need ...
Apr 21, 2019 · Maxine Peake: ‘Motherhood is thought of as a choice but some people have that taken away.’ Photograph: Karen Robinson/The Observer
