Maureen Beattie

Maureen Jane Beattie (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, as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, and his wife Kitty Lamont. 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.

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 ; she graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts, and having won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year. as well as touring internationally. Previous theatre credits include: The List, The Carousel, In September 2006 she was interviewed by Sally Magnusson about life with her father for the Radio Scotland series Dad Made Me Laugh, In 2011, she played Iseabail Nic Aodh, the mother of the main character Katie Nic Aodh, in The Decoy Bride.

In 2014, she played Professor Fiona Bellows in the Doctor Who,

In 2020, Beattie played Carol Kendrick in Deadwater Fell, a four-episode British television drama miniseries.

Acting credits Theatre 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 MaggieEden Court Theatre, InvernessScottish 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, Plymouth2000 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, Sheffield2003 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, Glasgow2010 The Master Builder Aline Solness Minerva Theatre, Chichester The Cherry Orchard Mrs. Ramsey Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh2012 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 Orchestra2013 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 tour2015 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 tour2017 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, Richmond2026 Lear Lear Pitlochry Festival Theatre

Film YearTitleRoleNotes 1982 People V Scott Ms Veronica Tyler/Mrs Mavis Bush TV film1995 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

Radio

Date Title Role Author Director Station – Self-Control Mary Brunton dramatised by Gerda Stevenson Bruce Young BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour Drama Duce's Bonce Robin Brooks Fiona McAlpine BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play The Stanley Baxter Playhouse: Astonishing Archie Rev Margot Turnbull Bill Paterson Marilyn Imrie BBC Radio 4 The Biggest Issues Jill McEwan Annie McCartney Eoin O'Callaghan BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Drama