# Maggie Riley

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{{Short description|British actress}}
{{about|the English actress|the Scottish singer|Maggie Reilly}}

'''Maggie Riley''' (born 1936 - death 10 October 2015) was an English [actress](/source/actress), best known for her roles as Maureen in ''[Hazell](/source/Hazell_(TV_series))''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0e22f81|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802223007/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0e22f81|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 2, 2019|title=Maggie Riley|website=BFI}}</ref> and [Mrs. McMahon](/source/List_of_Grange_Hill_characters)<ref>''[List of Grange Hill characters](/source/List_of_Grange_Hill_characters)''</ref> in children's television series ''[Grange Hill](/source/Grange_Hill)''.

A member of [Olivier](/source/Laurence_Olivier)'s [National Theatre](/source/Royal_National_Theatre) company, she made frequent appearances on British TV from the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/ymn/maggie-riley/past|title=Maggie Riley &#124; Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BLcfDAAAQBAJ&q=maggie+riley+actress&pg=PA297|title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015|first=Harris M. Lentz|last=III|date=March 30, 2016|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786476671|via=Google Books}}</ref>

She died on 10 October 2015 at the age of 79 after a long illness.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/195704/riley|title=RILEY - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements|website=announcements.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

==Credits==

=== Television ===

{| class= "wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1966 || ''[The Likely Lads](/source/The_Likely_Lads)'' || Waitress || 
|-
|1975 || ''Centre Play'' || Margaret || 
|-
|1976 || ''Couples'' || Anne Latimer || 9 episodes
|-
|1976 || ''[Within These Walls](/source/Within_These_Walls)'' || Clara Prentice || 
|-
|1976 || ''[The Crezz](/source/The_Crezz)'' || Miss Paris || 
|-
|1977 || ''[Warship](/source/Warship_(1973_TV_series))'' || Louise Witzel ||
|-
|1978 || ''[Hazell](/source/Hazell_(TV_series))'' || Maureen || 8 episodes
|-
|1978 || ''[Play for Today](/source/Play_for_Today)'' || Mrs. Richmond || 
|-
|1979–1981 || ''[Grange Hill](/source/Grange_Hill)'' || [Mrs. McMahon](/source/List_of_Grange_Hill_characters) || 6 episodes
|-
|1980 || ''The Ladykillers'' || Mrs. Eaves || 
|-
|1980 || ''[Shoestring](/source/Shoestring_(TV_series))'' || Marjorie || 
|-
|1980 || ''[Play for Today](/source/Play_for_Today)'' || Pauline || 
|-
|1982 || ''Saturday Night Thriller'' || Barbara Lewis || 
|-
|1982 || ''Nobody's Hero'' || Dorothy Ellis || 2 episodes
|-
|1984 || ''Missing from Home'' || Farmer's wife || 
|-
|1985 || ''[Screen Two](/source/Screen_Two)'' || Mrs. Philpot || 
|-
|1985 || ''[Me and My Girl](/source/Me_and_My_Girl_(TV_series))'' || Shop Assistant || 
|-
|1986 || ''[Bluebell](/source/Bluebell_(TV_series))'' || Madame Cummings || 
|-
|2001 || ''[Doctors](/source/Doctors_(2000_TV_series))'' || Elsie Banks || 
|-
|}

===Film===
{| class= "wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1969 || ''[The Dance of Death](/source/Dance_of_Death_(1969_film))'' || Karen || 
|-
|2003 || ''[Assisted Living](/source/Assisted_Living_(film))'' || Mrs. Pearlman || 
|-
|2009 || ''Spooky Tales'' || Granny Cobb ||
|-
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0727115|name=Maggie Riley}}

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Category:English stage actresses
Category:English television actresses
Category:1936 births

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