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Maxine Peake

Born: 14 July 1974 (51 years old)
Gender: Female

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Maxine Peake is an English actress best known for her starring television roles as Twinkle in Dinnerladies (1998-2000) and as Veronica in Shameless, from 2004-2007.

She currently stars as Martha Costello in the legal drama television series Silk, since 2011.

Maxine graduated from the RADA and has appeared in numerous television and stage productions including Early Doors, See No Evil, Confessions of a Diary Secretary as well as Hancock and Joan.

She also appeared in the BBC adaptation of Little Dorrit and Channel 4's The Devil's Whore as well as Criminal Justice 2 and The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister.

She has also appeared in film productions such as Clubbed and Red Riding.


Television Roles

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Character

Juliet Miller

Dr. Allison Laurie

Martha Costello

Martha Costello, QC

Martha Costello, QC

Doll Tearsheet

Madeleine


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