Maureen O'Brien

Known for

Acting

Born

June 29, 1943 (age 83)

Birthplace

Liverpool, England

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 work

Doctor Who

1963

Cracker

1993

Casualty

1986

A Touch of Frost

1992

Jonathan Creek

1997

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

The Bill

1984

Heartbeat

1992

The Land Girls

1998

Bergerac

1981

Filmography

2023
Tales of the TardisTV
as Vicki Pallister (1 episode)
2022
Maureen O'Brien: In Conversation
as Self
2022
Doctor Who: The Storyteller
as Vicki Pallister
2021
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
as Vicki (voice)
2021
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4TV
as Vicki (8 episodes)
2018
Doctor Who: Behind the SofaTV
as Self (12 episodes)
2011
The End of the Line?
2009
Mounting the Rescue
as Self
2005
Tales of Isop
as Self
2000
The Closer You Get
as Dollie Doyle
1998
Falling for a DancerTV
as Corinne Sullivan (4 episodes)
1998
The Land Girls
as Mrs. John Lawrence
1997
A Royal Scandal
as Lady of Edinburgh
1997
Jonathan CreekTV
as Kirsten Holiday (1 episode)
1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersTV
as Mrs Richardson (1 episode)
1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
as Mrs. Richardson
1996
The SculptressTV
as Sister Bridget (4 episodes)
1993
CrackerTV
as Virginia Trant (3 episodes)
1992
A Touch of FrostTV
as Marion (1 episode)
1992
HeartbeatTV
as Joyce Greaves (1 episode), as Mrs. Emily Poole (1 episode)
1990
Needle
as Prison Doctor
1990
Nocturne
1986
CasualtyTV
as Elizabeth Straker (15 episodes)
1985
Zina
as Natalya
1984
The BillTV