---
name: "Lisa Maxwell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/lisa-maxwell"
fi1m_id: "lisa-maxwell"
imdb_id: "nm0561753"
tmdb_id: 174420
wikidata_id: "Q2125433"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "24 November 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-04T17:58:36.064228+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Lisa Maxwell

## Identity

Lisa Maxwell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/lisa-maxwell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** lisa-maxwell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0561753
- **TMDB ID:** 174420
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2125433
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Maxwell_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2125433, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561753/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/174420

Actor. Born 24 November 1963 in Elephant and Castle, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 24 November 1963, Elephant and Castle, London, England, UK
- **Also known as:**  Lisa J. Maxwell 
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Maxwell_(actress), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2125433, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0561753/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/174420

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Dark Crystal*](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md) (78)

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## Biography

Lisa Maxwell is an English actress and television presenter. Born on 24 November 1963 in Elephant and Castle, London, she trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts. Her early credits include stage work in the original London production of Annie and voice work as Kira in the 1982 film *The Dark Crystal*.

Maxwell presented youth programmes including *No Limits* and *Splash*, and appeared in comedy series such as *Bottom* (1992) as Mrs Linneker. She starred in her own BBC series *The Lisa Maxwell Show* (1991) and played DI Samantha Nixon in *The Bill* from 2002 to 2009. Later roles include appearances in *EastEnders* and *Hollyoaks*.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, darkcrystal.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), Fi1m 78, as Kira (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Jeepers Creepers* (2020), as Fantasy Lover (voice)
- *Celebrity Mastermind* (2003), series, Actor
- *Murder Investigation Team* (2003), series, as DI Samantha Nixon
- *Teddy Bears' Picnic* (2001), Thanks
- *In Deep* (2001), series, as Pamela Ketman
- *Acapulco H.E.A.T.* (1993), series, as Vivian Quail
- *Bottom* (1991), series, as Mrs Linneker
- *The Lisa Maxwell Show* (1991), series, Actor
- *The Les Dennis Laughter Show* (1987), series, Actor
- *Life Without George* (1987), series, as Trudy
- *The Russ Abbot Show* (1986), series, Actor
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *The Hello Goodbye Man* (1984), series, as Elke
- *The Dark Crystal* (1982), as Kira (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dark-crystal.md)
- *Remembrance* (1982), as Girl at Disco

## Gallery

- ![Lisa Maxwell](https://film.one/media/person/5542826/gallery-9d6e4a242e0c.jpg) Lisa Maxwell — Damien Everett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Lisa_Maxwell_and_Dominic_Power_at_the_BAFTA%27s.jpg/1280px-Lisa_Maxwell_and_Dominic_Power_at_the_BAFTA%27s.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![The Bill actors Lisa Maxwell and Dominic Power. On the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall, on the Southbank in London. (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/5542826/gallery-19a5165990be.jpg) The Bill actors Lisa Maxwell and Dominic Power. On the red carpet at the BAFTA Awards, held at the Royal Festival Hall, on the Southbank in London. (2009) — Damien Everett from Southampton, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Lisa_Maxwell_and_Dominic_Power_at_the_BAFTAs_%281%29.jpg/1280px-Lisa_Maxwell_and_Dominic_Power_at_the_BAFTAs_%281%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![British presenter Lisa Maxwell at the 2009 BAFTA award ceremony in London.](https://film.one/media/person/5542826/gallery-e90a91c15e06.jpg) British presenter Lisa Maxwell at the 2009 BAFTA award ceremony in London. — Damien Everett, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Lisa_Maxwell%2C_Dominic_Power_and_Chris_Simmons_at_the_BAFTA%27s.jpg/1280px-Lisa_Maxwell%2C_Dominic_Power_and_Chris_Simmons_at_the_BAFTA%27s.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Lisa Maxwell](https://film.one/media/person/5542826/gallery-2801efaa8d4f.jpg) Lisa Maxwell — Image via TMDB

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