Maureen O'Brien

Acting

Maureen O'Brien

Born June 29, 1943 · Liverpool, England (age 83)

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.

Known For

Doctor Who: The ChaseDoctor Who: The Chase · 1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
★ 6.91965
MovieScience FictionDrama
The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet Aridius and beyond.
The Land GirlsThe Land Girls · 1998
The Land Girls
★ 6.01998
MovieDramaRomance
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British farms while the men were off to war. Three such "land girls" of different social backgrounds - quiet Stella, young hairdresser Prue, and Cambridge graduate Ag - become best friends in spite of their different backgrounds.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll FlandersThe Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders · 1996
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
★ 6.21996
MovieComedyDrama
After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century English society, has five husbands and many male and female lovers, travels to America and back again, and in general discovers all that is cruel and sweet in life.
The Closer You GetThe Closer You Get · 2000
The Closer You Get
★ 5.72000
MovieComedy
Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 and 21, to live in their isolated Donegal village. The whole town knows about the ad, and it sharpens everyone's sense of the opportunities for happiness already at hand. Kate, a publican with a young daughter, is separating from her husband and catches the eye of a bachelor sheep farmer. Kieran the butcher realizes that his assistant Siobhan is comely, and then he discovers she's fiery as well. Ollie sends off for Dutch skin magazines that the village postmistress won't release to him. The men, and women, find counsel in their movie-loving priest. Will anyone answer the ad?
Doctor Who: The Time MeddlerDoctor Who: The Time Meddler · 1965
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
★ 7.51965
MovieScience FictionAction
In England, 1066, the Doctor confronts a mysterious Monk who is attempting to change history.
Certainties and DoubtsCertainties and Doubts · 1979
Certainties and Doubts
1979
MovieDramaDocumentary
From 1979, exploring the life of Henrik Ibsen, through his plays and the words of his critics and admirers. With excerpts from the Ibsen canon.
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4Doctor Who: Galaxy 4 · 2021
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
★ 8.02021
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
The TARDIS lands on a planet on the verge of total annihilation as it drifts too close to the three suns which its orbits.
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the DaleksDoctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks · 1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
★ 7.91984
MovieScience FictionDrama
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth, diverted by the Doctor's oldest enemy - the Daleks. It is here the true purpose of the time corridor becomes apparent: after ninety years of imprisonment, Davros, the ruthless creator of the Daleks, is to be liberated to assist in the resurrection of his army. Not even the Daleks foresee the poisonous threat of their creator. Indeed, who would suspect Davros of wanting to destroy his own Daleks - and why? Only the Doctor knows the truth. Will he descend to Davros' level of evil to stop him?

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