{{Short description|Scottish actress (born 1953)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Maureen Beattie | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} | image = Maureen Beattie in Spores 2016.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Beattie in ''Spores'' 2016 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|8|14|df=y}} | birth_place = Bundoran, County Donegal, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | alma_mater = Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | years_active = 1974–present | father = Johnny Beattie }}
'''Maureen Jane Beattie''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|OBE}} (born 14 August 1953) is an Irish-born Scottish actress known for her work on stage and screen.
==Early life== Beattie was born in Bundoran, County Donegal, on 14 August 1953,<ref name="who">{{cite book |chapter=Beattie, Maureen Jane |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-292777 |title=Who's Who 2022 | doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U292777 | isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 |access-date=27 August 2022}}</ref> as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, and his wife Kitty Lamont.<ref name="herald">{{cite web|url= https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/arts_ents/15670123.felt-guilty-allowed-terrible-thing-occur-maureen-beattie-early-experience-shaped-view-showbiz-industry/ |title= I felt I was guilty that I'd allowed this terrible thing to occur: Maureen Beattie on the early experience that shaped her view of the showbiz industry |publisher= maureen-heraldscotland.com |author= Vicky Allan |date=19 November 2017}}</ref> Her father was appearing at the town's St Patrick's Hall in a theatre production at the time of her birth. The family returned to Glasgow when she was two weeks old.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url= https://maureen-beattie.webs.com/biographyawards.htm |title= Maureen Beattie |publisher= maureen-beattie.webs.com |access-date= 23 October 2018 |archive-date= 4 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201104235742/https://maureen-beattie.webs.com/biographyawards.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref>
After attending High School in Glasgow, she went on to do a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art;<ref name="trav">{{cite web|url= https://www.traverse.co.uk/media/160894/press_release_-_right_now_casting_announced.pdf |title= Traverse theatre Maureen Beattie biography|website=traverse.co.uk|access-date=24 October 2018 |archive-date= 24 October 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181024231952/https://www.traverse.co.uk/media/160894/press_release_-_right_now_casting_announced.pdf |url-status = dead}}</ref> She graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts, and having won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year.<ref name="trav"/>
==Career== After graduating, Beattie went on to play many roles in the theatre with companies across the UK including the National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre in London, the Globe,<ref name="cvgg"/> the Royal Shakespeare Company,<ref name="rsc"/> and the Royal Exchange in Manchester <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/death-of-a-salesman|title=Death of a Salesman|publisher= royalexchange.co.uk|access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref> as well as touring internationally. Previous theatre credits include: ''The List'', ''The Carousel'',<ref name="rsc"/> ''The Deliverance'' (Stellar Quines);<ref name="cvgg"/> ''John Gabriel Barclay'' (Óran Mór);<ref name="cvgg"/> ''Yer Granny'', ''27'' and ''The Enquirer'' (National Theatre of Scotland); ''Romeo and Juliet'' (Rose Theatre Kingston);<ref name="rsc"/> ''Dark Road'', ''The Cherry Orchard'' (Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh); ''Noises Off'' (The Old Vic); No Quarter (Royal Court Theatre);<ref name="rsc"/> ''Ghosts'' (Citizens Theatre);<ref name="rsc"/> Masterbuilder, ''Othello'',<ref name="rsc"/> ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' (National Theatre);<ref name="rsc"/> ''The History Plays'', ''Richard III'',<ref name="cvgg"/> ''Titus Andronicus'',<ref name="cvgg"/> ''The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe'' RSC.<ref name="trav"/>
She has also worked extensively in television where her roles include ''Casualty'',<ref name="trav"/> ''Bramwell'',<ref name="trav"/> ''The Bill'',<ref name="trav"/> ''Ruffian Hearts'', ''The Long Roads'',<ref name="cvgg"/> ''Wing and a Prayer'' and ''All Night Long''.<ref name="cvgg"/> Her most notable role in TV is that of Sandra Nicholl in medical drama ''Casualty'' from 1991 until 1993.<ref name="rsc"/><ref name="cvgg"/>
In 2005 she played Mrs Danvers in a national tour of ''Rebecca'', with Nigel Havers.<ref name="cvgg"/> in 2006 she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Histories Ensemble",<ref name="rsc"/> where her roles included Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester in ''Henry VI, Part II'',<ref name="rsc"/> and the Duchess of York in ''Richard III''.<ref name="rsc">{{cite web|url= http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/5492.aspx |title=Maureen Beattie |publisher=Royal Shakespeare Company |access-date=28 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204124433/http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/5492.aspx |archive-date=4 December 2008}}</ref> In September 2006 she was interviewed by Sally Magnusson about life with her father for the Radio Scotland series ''Dad Made Me Laugh'',<ref name="cvgg"/> later networked throughout the UK on BBC Radio 4 Extra. In 2007, Beattie appeared in the feature film ''Finding Bob McArthur'' as Russian actress, Svetlana.<ref name="cvgg"/> The film, also starring John Stahl, Bob Edwards and Alan Bell, was directed by Jim Hickey and produced by Robin Mitchell.<ref name="rsc"/><ref name="cvgg"/>
In 2008, she read part of the book ''Corvus: A Life with Birds'' for BBC Radio 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00czyv2 |title=Corvus: A Life with Birds |last=Beattie |first=Maureen |date=2008 |website=BBC Radio |access-date=18 October 2021}}</ref> In 2011, she played Iseabail Nic Aodh, the mother of the main character Katie Nic Aodh, in The Decoy Bride.<ref name="trav"/>
In 2013, she played the lead role of Isobel McArthur in Ian Rankin's debut play Dark Road.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/theatre-review-ian-rankins-dark-road-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh-8849110.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/theatre-review-ian-rankins-dark-road-royal-lyceum-theatre-edinburgh-8849110.html |archive-date=12 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Ian Rankin's Dark Road, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | publisher=The Independent | work=independent.co.uk | date=30 September 2013 | access-date=25 October 2013}}</ref>
In 2014, she played Professor Fiona Bellows in the Doctor Who,<ref name="trav"/> Christmas Special "Last Christmas".<ref name="cvgg"/> In 2017, Beattie joined the Young Vic cast of Federico García Lorca's Yerma.<ref name="cvgg">{{cite web |title=CVGG – Maureen Beattie |url= https://www.conwayvangeldergrant.com/actors/maureen-beattie/ |website=conwayvangeldergrant.com |access-date=4 February 2024}}</ref>
In 2020, Beattie played Carol Kendrick in ''Deadwater Fell'', a four-episode British television drama miniseries.<ref name="cvgg"/> In February 2022, it was confirmed that she would play Mrs Pearce in My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum, St Martin's Lane from May to August 2022.<ref name="cvgg"/> In 2022, Beattie played Tina Lawson in ''Our House'', a four-episode British television drama miniseries.<ref name="cvgg"/> She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to the entertainment industry.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=62866|supp=y|page=N11|date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref name="cvgg"/>
==Personal life== Beattie is active in the actors' trade union Equity, leading their investigations into sexual harassment in the industry. In 2018, she was elected President of Equity, as only the second female president in the organisation's history.<ref>{{cite web |title=Actor Maureen Beattie becomes second female president in Equity's history |url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2018/actor-maureen-beattie-becomes-second-female-equity-president/ |website=The Stage}}</ref>
==Acting credits== ===Theatre=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Venue ! Notes |- | 1976 | ''Devil's Rock'' | Senga | Dundee Repertory Theatre | with The Rep for Young People |- | 1984 | ''Othello'' | Emilia | Lyric Studio, London |- | 1986 | ''What Every Woman Knows'' | Maggie |Eden Court Theatre, Inverness |Scottish Theatre Company production of J. M. Barrie's comedy |- | 1995 | ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' | Mistress Margaret Page | Olivier Theatre, London | |- | 1997 | ''Othello'' | Emilia | Cottesloe Theatre, London | also, world tour |- | 1999 | ''Candida'' | Candida | Theatre Royal, Plymouth | |- | rowspan="2"|2000 | ''The Deep Blue Sea'' | Hester Collyer | Nottingham Playhouse | |- | ''Medea'' | Medea | The Tramway, Glasgow | also, world tour |- | 2001 | ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' | White Witch | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London | with Royal Shakespeare Company |- | 2002 | ''Small Change'' | Mrs. Driscoll | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield | |- | rowspan="2"|2003 | ''Titus Andronicus'' | Tamora | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | with Royal Shakespeare Company |- | ''Richard III'' | Queen Elizabeth | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon | with Royal Shakespeare Company |- | 2004 | ''The Skin of Our Teeth'' | Mrs. Antrobus | Young Vic, London | |- | 2005 | ''Rebecca'' | Mrs. Danvers | Theatre Royal, Newcastle | also, UK tour |- | 2009 | ''Ghosts'' | Mrs. Helen Alving | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow | |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | ''The Master Builder'' | Aline Solness | Minerva Theatre, Chichester | |- | ''The Cherry Orchard'' | Mrs. Ramsey | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | |- | rowspan="3"|2012 | ''Enquirer'' | Ros Wynne-Jones | The Hub, Glasgow | with National Theatre of Scotland |- | ''27'' | Ursula | Citizens Theatre, Glasgow | with National Theatre of Scotland |- | ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' | Various | Usher Hall, Edinburgh | with Scottish Chamber Orchestra |- | rowspan="3"|2013 | ''Noises Off'' | Dotty Otley | The Old Vic, London | also, UK tour |- | ''No Quarter'' | Lily | Royal Court Theatre, London | |- | ''Dark Road'' | Isobel McArthur | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | |- | 2014 | ''The Carousel'' | Woman | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | also, Scotland tour |- | rowspan="2"|2015 | ''Yer Granny'' | Marie | Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock | also, Scotland tour |- | ''John Gabriel Barclay'' | Ellen | Òran Mór, Glasgow | |- | 2016 | ''Right Now'' | Juliette | Theatre Royal, Bath | also, UK tour |- | rowspan="4"|2017 | ''The Winter's Tale'' | Paulina | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | |- | ''The Ferryman'' | Aunt Maggie Far Away | Gielgud Theatre, London | |- | ''nuclear war'' | Woman | Royal Court Theatre, London | (stylised as lowercase by author) |- | ''Yerma'' | Helen | Young Vic, London & Park Avenue Armory, New York City | |- | 2018 | ''Death of a Salesman'' | Linda Loman | Royal Exchange, Manchester | |- | 2019 | ''Interference'' | Various | CityPark, Glasgow | with National Theatre of Scotland |- | 2021 | ''Go On'' | Jane | Tron Theatre, Glasgow | |- | 2023 | ''Duet for One'' | Dr. Feldman | Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond | |- |}
=== Film === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | 1982 | ''People V Scott'' | Ms Veronica Tyler/Mrs Mavis Bush | TV film |- | rowspan="2"|1995 | ''Ruffian Hearts'' | Beattie | TV film |- | ''The Last Post'' | Woman | Short film |- | 2000 | ''The Last Musketeer'' | Sallie Latham | TV film |- | 2003 | ''Twelfth Night'' | Maria | TV film |- | 2011 | ''The Decoy Bride'' | Iseabail | |- | 2014 | ''The List'' | The Narrator | |- | 2015 | ''Standing Still'' | Janet Arden | Short film |- | 2016 | ''Dinner for One a la Netflix'' | Miss Sophie | Short film |- | 2017 | ''National Theatre Live: Yerma'' | Helen | TV film |- |}
=== Television === {| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Notes |- | rowspan="2"|1966 | rowspan="2"|''This Man Craig'' | First Girl | Episode: ''"Patterson"'' |- | Susan | Episode: ''"The Romantic"'' |- | rowspan="2"|1980 | ''The Lost Tribe'' | Marjory | Episode: ''"Judgement of Solomon"'' |- | ''Scotch and Wry'' | Various roles | Episode: ''"31 December 1980"'' |- | 1981 | ''The Walls of Jericho'' | Mrs. MacGregor | Episode: ''"Physician, Heal Thyself"'' |- | 1981-1982 | ''Maggie'' | Cathy Bruce | Series regular, 7 episodes |- | 1983 | ''Women'' | Jess | Episode: ''"Hard to Get"'' |- | 1985 | ''Taggart'' | June Balfour | Recurring role, 3 episodes |- | 1985-1986 | ''Troubles and Strife'' | Mary | Series regular, 13 episodes |- | 1987 | ''Truckers'' | Mary Brough | Recurring role, 4 episodes |- | 1988 | ''The Campbells'' | Lady Helen Fraser Dunham | Episode: ''"Lady Helen's Love"'' |- | rowspan="2"|1990 | ''City Lights'' | Editor | Episode: ''"Scandal"'' |- | ''The Bill'' | Tory Councillor | Episode: ''"Body Language"'' |- | rowspan="2"|1991 | ''Boon'' | Stella Booth | Episode: ''"Stamp Duty"'' |- | ''The Bill'' | Mrs. Henderson | Episode: ''"Your Shout"'' |- | 1991-1993 | ''Casualty'' | Sandra Nicholl | Series regular, 29 episodes |- | 1992 | ''Taggart'' | Margaret McLean | Episode: ''"Double Exposure"'' |- | 1993 | ''Screen Two'' | Deirdre Kopanski | Episode: ''"The Long Roads"'' |- | rowspan="2"|1994 | ''The Chief'' | Gemma Marshall | Recurring role, 3 episodes |- | ''All Night Long'' | Vanda | Series regular, 6 episodes |- | 1995 | ''The Bill'' | Kathleen Leigh | Episode: ''"Powerless"'' |- | 1997 | ''Bramwell'' | Alice Costigan | Series regular, 7 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|1999 | ''Wing and a Prayer'' | Anna Crozier | Series regular, 8 episodes |- | ''City Central'' | Leslie Troon | Episode: ''"Northern Soul"'' |- | 2000 | ''Taggart'' | Siobhan MacDonald | Episode: ''"Ghost Rider"'' |- | 2001 | ''Bad Girls'' | Marion McLoughlin | Episode: ''"Coming Out"'' |- | 2003 | ''The Bill'' | Chief Superintendent Jane Fitzwilliam | Recurring role, 9 episodes |- | 2004 | ''Let's Write a Story'' | Elizabeth Dickens | Episode: ''"The Personal History of Charles Dickens"'' |- | 2005 | ''The Worst Week of My Life'' | Toni | Recurring role, 2 episodes |- | rowspan="2"|2009 | ''Doctors'' | Anne Mulholland | Episode: ''"Code of Silence"'' |- | ''Lewis'' | Professor Denise Gregson | Episode: ''"The Quality of Mercy"'' |- | rowspan="2"|2010 | ''Midsomer Murders'' | Sonia Woodley | Episode: ''"The Made-to-Measure Murders"'' |- | ''Moving On'' | Brenda | Episode: ''"Letting Go"'' |- | 2011 | ''Doctors'' | Helen Curtis | Episodes: ''"You Gotta Have Faith"'' & ''"Daddy's Girl"'' |- | 2013 | ''Vera'' | Dr. Vivienne Ripman | Episode: ''"Young Gods"'' |- | 2014 | ''Doctor Who'' | Bellows | Episode: ''"Last Christmas"'' |- | 2016 | ''Outlander'' | Maisri | Episode: ''"The Fox's Lair"'' |- | 2019 | ''Doctors'' | Carla Bolton | Episode: ''"Last of the Dinosaurs"'' |- | 2020 | ''Deadwater Fell'' | Carol Kendrick | Mini-series, 4 episodes |- |}
===Radio===
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Date !! Title !! Role !! Author !! Director !! Station <!-- Template for a row in this table |- | {{dts|}} – {{dts|}} | '''' | | | | BBC Radio 4 --> |- id="Self-Control" | {{dts|format=dmy|2003-03-31}} – {{dts|format=dmy|2003-04-11}} | ''Self-Control'' | | Mary Brunton dramatised by Gerda Stevenson | Bruce Young | BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama |- id="Duce's Bonce" | {{dts|format=dmy|2006-05-30}} | ''Duce's Bonce''<ref name=Bonce>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/may/30/radio.broadcasting1|title=Radio pick of the day: Duce's Bonce | Attenborough At 80|date=29 May 2006|website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/891cc05a-ef78-11da-b435-0000779e2340|title=''Radio'' – Martin Hoyle, Financial Times, 30 May 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Robin Brooks – ''Duce's Bonce''|url=https://archive.org/details/robin-brooks-duces-bonce |access-date=14 August 2024 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> | | Robin Brooks | Fiona McAlpine | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |- id="The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie" | {{dts|format=dmy|2009-03-27}} | ''The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j8djx|title=BBC Radio 4 – The Stanley Baxter Playhouse, Series 3, ''Astonishing Archie''|website=BBC}}</ref> | Rev Margot Turnbull | Bill Paterson | Marilyn Imrie | BBC Radio 4 |- id="The Biggest Issues" | {{dts|format=dmy|2012-04-24}} | ''The Biggest Issues''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01gg7fr|title=BBC Radio 4 – Drama, ''The Biggest Issues''|website=BBC}}</ref> | Jill McEwan | Annie McCartney | Eoin O'Callaghan | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama |}
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