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Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien

1943-06-29

Liverpool, England

Age: 82

ACTING

Biography

Maureen O'Brien is a British actress and novelist. She is perhaps most famous for her role as Vicki, the companion to William Hartnell's First Doctor in Doctor Who, becoming the first change to the original cast line up in 1965. She also played Elizabeth Straker in the second series of the long running BBC drama Casualty in 1987.

Best known for:

Doctor Who

Cracker

Casualty

A Touch of Frost

Jonathan Creek

Tales of the Unexpected

The Bill

Heartbeat

The Land Girls

Bergerac

Taggart

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders

The Duchess of Duke Street

The Closer You Get

Doctor Who: The Romans

Doctor Who: The Space Museum

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler

Doctor Who: The Rescue

Doctor Who: The Web Planet

Doctor Who: The Crusade

Doctor Who: The Chase

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

Zina

Tales of the Tardis

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas

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Filmography:

Doctor Who (1963)
6.7
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: Lost in Time (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Rescue (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Romans (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Web Planet (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Crusade (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Space Museum (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Chase (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki

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Doctor Who: The Time Meddler (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers (1965)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki
BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
APPEREAD AS:
Mary Barrie
The Lost Boys (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
Mary Barrie
The Lost Boys (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
Mary Barrie
Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
5.4
APPEREAD AS:
Janet
The Legend of King Arthur (1979)
APPEREAD AS:
Morgan le Fay

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The Serpent Son (1979)
APPEREAD AS:
Elektra
C2H5OH (1980)
APPEREAD AS:
Jill Secombe
Bergerac (1981)
APPEREAD AS:
Joan Hadley
John David (1982)
APPEREAD AS:
1st Social worker
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Joan
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki Pallister (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zina (1985)
APPEREAD AS:
Natalya
Casualty (1986)
4.7
APPEREAD AS:
Elizabeth Straker
Needle (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Prison Doctor
A Touch of Frost (1992)
6.3
APPEREAD AS:
Marion
Heartbeat (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Joyce Greaves, Mrs. Emily Poole
Cracker (1993)
5.3
APPEREAD AS:
Virginia Trant
The Sculptress (1996)
APPEREAD AS:
Sister Bridget
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Richardson
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. Richardson
Jonathan Creek (1997)
6.3
APPEREAD AS:
Kirsten Holiday
A Royal Scandal (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
Lady of Edinburgh
The Land Girls (1998)
APPEREAD AS:
Mrs. John Lawrence
Falling for a Dancer (1998)
APPEREAD AS:
Corinne Sullivan
The Closer You Get (2000)
APPEREAD AS:
Dollie Doyle
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 (2021)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki (voice)
Doctor Who: The Storyteller (2022)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki Pallister
Tales of the Tardis (2023)
APPEREAD AS:
Vicki Pallister