---
name: "Maggie Steed"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/maggie-steed"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 December 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-17T14:39:51.017822+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."
---

# Maggie Steed

Actor. Born 1 December 1946 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 December 1946, Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 5 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 81 (2), 2010s 84 (2), 2020s 80 (1)
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 4, Adventure 1, Drama 1, Family 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $290m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggie_Steed, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6730317, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0824353/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1196986

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Chewing Gum*](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md) (78)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Maggie Steed is an English actress and comedian. Born Margaret Baker on 1 December 1946 in Plymouth, Devon, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the late 1960s.

She has performed with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and was active in the alternative comedy scene from the late 1970s. Her early television roles include Rita Moon in *Shine on Harvey Moon* (1982–1985). She later played Margaret Crabbe in *Pie in the Sky* (1994–1997) and Phyllis Woolf in *Born and Bred* (2002–2005).

Steed appeared as Esther in the series *Chewing Gum* (2015–2017) and as Joyce Murray in *EastEnders* (2017–2018). Her film credits include *The Painted Veil* (2006), *Paddington 2* (2017) and *Fisherman's Friends* (2019).

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Rivals* (2024), Fi1m 80, as Lady Gwendolyn Gosling — [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Paddington 2* (2017), Fi1m 91, as Gertrude Biggleswade — [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), Fi1m 78, as Esther — [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), Fi1m 80, as Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom — [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *The Young Ones* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Witch — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

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

- *Life Goes On* (2026), as Lizzie
- *My Sister's Bones* (2026), as Gillian Rafter
- *Rivals* (2024), series, as Lady Gwendolyn Gosling — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/rivals.md)
- *Mog's Christmas* (2023), as Aunt Two (voice)
- *Changing Ends* (2023), series, as Nan
- *Gangsta Granny Strikes Again* (2022), as The Queen
- *Ridley* (2022), series, as Celia Machin
- *Fisherman's Friends: One and All* (2022), as Maggie
- *Ten Percent* (2022), series, as Stella Hart
- *Anatomy of a Scandal* (2022), series, as Sibyl Murray
- *Sister Boniface Mysteries* (2022), series, as Vivienne Bonham Crane
- *Elizabeth Is Missing* (2019), as Elizabeth
- *The Cockfields* (2019), series, as Lyn
- *Fisherman's Friends* (2019), as Maggie
- *Flack* (2019), series, as Elizabeth
- *Paddington 2* (2017), as Gertrude Biggleswade — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/paddington-2.md)
- *Transformers: The Last Knight* (2017), as Viviane's Grandmum
- *Bucket* (2017), series, as Mary Tash
- *A Cure for Wellness* (2017), as Mrs. Abramov
- *We the Jury* (2016), series, Acting
- *Florence Foster Jenkins* (2016), as Mrs. James O'Flaherty
- *Chewing Gum* (2015), series, as Esther — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/chewing-gum.md)
- *Pudsey the Dog: The Movie* (2014), as Mrs. Willoughby
- *Alpha: Omega* (2014), as Dee
- *A Promise* (2013), as Frau Hermann
- *Father Brown* (2013), series, as Dorothy Parnell
- *Stella* (2012), series, Acting
- *Comedy Blaps* (2011), series, as Esther
- *32 Brinkburn Street* (2011), series, as Elizabeth
- *Whites* (2010), series, as Celia
- *The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus* (2009), as Louis Vuitton Woman
- *Moving On* (2009), series, as Cyn
- *Coco Chanel* (2008), as Adrienne
- *The Painted Veil* (2006), as Mrs. Garstin
- *Jam and Jerusalem* (2006), series, as Eileen Pike (née Brewer)
- *Sensitive Skin* (2005), series, as Veronica Dorkins
- *New Tricks* (2004), series, Acting
- *Foyle's War* (2002), series, as Margaret Ellis
- *Born and Bred* (2002), series, as Phyllis Woolf
- *Stardom* (2000), as British Fashion Reporter
- *Let Them Eat Cake* (1999), series, Acting
- *Simon Magus* (1999), as Muttchen
- *Kings in Grass Castles* (1998), series, as Mrs. Costello
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Rosemary Furman, Lynne Fox, Sylvia Mountford
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Harriet Maven
- *Martin Chuzzlewit* (1994), series, as Mrs Todgers
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Margaret Crabbe
- *The Clothes in the Wardrobe* (1993), as Mrs Raffald
- *Olly's Prison* (1993), as Ellen
- *A Year in Provence* (1993), series, as Libby Tompkins
- *Lipstick on Your Collar* (1993), series, as Aunt Vickie
- *Shakespeare: The Animated Tales* (1992), series, as Lady Capulet (voice)
- *Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage* (1992), as Joan
- *Growing Rich* (1992), series, as Raelene
- *So Haunt Me* (1992), series, Acting
- *The Gravy Train Goes East* (1991), series, as Budgie Steadiman (uncredited)
- *Blood Rights* (1990), series, as Tess Barker
- *Red Dwarf* (1988), series, as Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/red-dwarf.md)
- *Acorn Antiques* (1987), as Marion Clune - Executive Producer
- *Intimate Contact* (1987), series, as Becca Crichton
- *French & Saunders* (1987), series, as Agent
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as Sheila Toolan
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Joanna
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Mrs. Raffald
- *Charlie* (1984), series, as Ella Pearce
- *The Young Ones* (1982), series, as Woman from the Council, Miss T. Smith, Witch, Darren's Mother — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)
- *Shine on Harvey Moon* (1982), series, as Rita Moon
- *Happy Since I Met You* (1981), as Ginny
- *Clapperclaw* (1981), as Sylvia
- *The History Man* (1981), series, as Myra Beamish
- *Babylon* (1980), as Woman at lock up garage
- *Lindsey* (1980), as Sister Harley
- *Fox* (1980), series, as Bette Green
- *Fox* (1980), as Bette Green
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Sherry
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Sylvia
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as Maria Tromp
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Sister Hartley

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