Maureen Beattie

Maureen Beattie {born 1953) is an Irish-born Scottish actress of both stage and screen. Her most notable role is that of Sandra Nicholl in medical drama Casualty from November 1991 until February 1993.

Beattie trained at Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama.^[1] She is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company's "Histories Ensemble", where her roles have included Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester in Henry VI Part II, and the Duchess of York in Richard III.^[2]

She is the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, who appears as Malcolm Hamilton in Glasgow drama River City, and is the elder sister of Louise Beattie who appeared in Emmerdale in 2000 as Chris Tates' lawyer Laura Johnstone.

In 2007, Maureen appeared in the feature film Finding Bob McArthur as Russian actress - Svetlana. The film, also starring John Stahl, Bob Edwards and Alan Bell, was directed by Jim Hickey and produced by Robin Mitchell.

References

1. ^ Biography, Maureen Beattie's website
2. ^ "Maureen Beattie". Royal Shakespeare Company. http://www.rsc.org.uk/content/5492.aspx. Retrieved 2009-04-28. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• http://www.maureen-beattie.co.uk

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