Biography
Maureen Lipman is an English actress. She was born on 10 May 1946 in Hull, Yorkshire. She trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and began her career in theatre, appearing with the Royal National Theatre.
Lipman played the Mother in The Pianist (2002) and Trish in Educating Rita (1983), for which she received a BAFTA nomination. Her television roles include Evelyn Plummer in Coronation Street and appearances in Doctor Who and Skins. She has also worked extensively on stage, winning a Laurence Olivier Award for See How They Run (1984). She was appointed CBE in 1999 and DBE in 2020 for services to charity, entertainment and the arts.
