Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake (born 14 July 1974) is an English stage, radio, film and television actress, playwright, producer, director and political activist, who made her name as Twinkle in Victoria Wood's sitcom Dinnerladies. She has since played Veronica in Channel 4's Manchester-based drama series Shameless, barrister Martha Costello in the BBC legal drama Silk and Grace Middleton in The Village. She is also an accomplished stage actress, having played the title role in Hamlet, and had a role in the 2014 film The Theory of Everything. In 2018 she played the lead in the film Funny Cow and had a starring role in Mike Leigh's epic Peterloo, a film very close to her heart.
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Who is Maxine Peake?+
Maxine Peake is an English actor, writer, and political activist from Bolton, recognized for her extensive career in British television, cinema, and theatre.
What is Maxine Peake known for?+
She is known for her roles in Dinnerladies, Shameless, Silk, The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister, and the film Funny Cow.
What kind of work does Maxine Peake make?+
She frequently works in social-realist dramas and period pieces, often focusing on nuanced, ground-level character portrayals. Discover more about her filmography on Mood.
