Mollie Maureen facts for kids
Mollie Maureen (born 1904 – died 1987) was an Irish actress who mostly worked in Britain. She was known for her many roles in popular British television shows.
Life and Career of Mollie Maureen
Mollie Maureen was born Elizabeth Mary Campfield in Ireland in 1904. She started her acting journey in 1939 with a film called A Ship in the Bay.
Mollie Maureen spent most of her career working in television. She often played smaller, but memorable, parts in many well-known shows. You might have seen her in shows like Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Z-Cars, Open All Hours, Last of the Summer Wine, and The Sweeney. She even appeared as an elderly lady in an episode of Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense.
From 1981 to 1983, she had different roles on The Kenny Everett Show. She also played Lady Glenmire in the 1972 TV version of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.
Interestingly, Mollie Maureen played Queen Victoria on screen two times! One time was in the film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and the other was in a TV mini-series called The Edwardians.
Her very last film role was in Little Dorrit in 1987. She played a unique character called Mr. F's Aunt. Mollie Maureen passed away in London when she was 82 years old.
Key TV and Film Roles
Here are some of the TV shows and films where Mollie Maureen appeared:
- Little Dorrit as Mr. F's Aunt - 1987
- The Comic Strip Presents... (episode: Consuela) as Mrs Tattle - 1986
- Hammer House of Horror and Suspense (episode: The Corvini Inheritance) as an elderly lady - 1985
- Open All Hours (episode: The Cool Cocoa Tin Lid) as Old Woman - 1982
- Great Expectations (3 episodes) as Sarah Pocket - 1981
- All Creatures Great and Small (episode: Will to Live) as Alice Temple - 1980
- The Hound of the Baskervilles as Mrs Oviatt - 1978
- The Return of the Pink Panther as Little Old Lady - 1975
- Crossroads as Granny Fraser - 1975
- The Sweeney (episode: The Placer) as the Old Woman - 1975
- Last of the Summer Wine (episode: The New Mobile Trio) as Walter's Mother - 1973
- The Edwardians (episode: Daisy) as Queen Victoria - 1973
- Cranford (4 episodes) as Lady Glenmire - 1972
- The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes as Queen Victoria - 1970
