Maureen O'Brien
Date of birth: 1943-06-29
Place of birth: Liverpool, England
Known for: Acting
Also known as:
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.
Movie Credits
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021-11-15
The TARDIS lands on a planet on the verge of total annihilation as it drifts too close to the three
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996-10-13
After being born in prison, Moll Flanders wends her way through the top and bottom of 18th-century E
The Closer You Get
2000-12-27
Irish lads send an ad to the Miami Herald inviting fit and enticing women, between the ages of 20 an
Zina
1985-11-01
Zina, the daughter of Leon Trotsky by his first wife, is undergoing freudian analysis in Berlin in t
Doctor Who: The Storyteller
2022-08-16
Vicki is telling one of her stories.
Nocturne
1990-09-09
Nocturne is a taut chamber drama, set in a musty suburban estate to which a pretty but drab-looking
The Double Agent
1969-05-12
In London, a traitor is selling information. In Moscow, a Yorkshire cloth salesman is approached by
Doctor Who: The Rescue
1965-01-09
On the planet Dido, the Doctor, Ian and Barbara meet two survivors from a crashed spaceship who are
Doctor Who: The Romans
1965-02-06
The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by slave tr
Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965-03-20
On the planet Vortis, the Doctor and his companions aid the butterfly-like Menoptra in their battle
Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965-04-17
In 12th century Palestine, the Doctor and his friends are drawn into the holy war between the forces
Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965-05-15
On the planet Xeros, the TARDIS crew discover their own future selves frozen in time as exhibits in
Doctor Who: The Chase
1965-06-26
The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet
Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965-07-24
In England, 1066, the Doctor confronts a mysterious Monk who is attempting to change history.
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965-10-02
The Doctor, Vicki and Steven arrive on an arid planet where they meet the beautiful Drahvins and the
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965-11-06
When the TARDIS arrives on the plains of Asia Minor not far from the besieged city of Troy, the Doct
A Royal Scandal
1997-10-10
The doomed marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick.
The Lost Boys
1978-10-11
The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER P
She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
1984-01-01
A humorous and revealing tale of a group of eight women from varying walks of life, who have volunte
The Land Girls
1998-06-12
During World War II, the organisation "The Women's Land Army" recruited women to work on British far
C2H5OH
1980-10-28
Play on the problems of alcoholism.
John David
1982-11-23
Patrick and Judith have everything prepared for the arrival of their first child but when he is born
Needle
1990-09-12
Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmaris
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984-02-15
Captured in a time corridor, the Doctor and his companions are forced to land on 20th century Earth,
The End of the Line?
2011-06-20
Once the nation's favourite, by its third year Doctor Who was in trouble. With changes afoot in the
Maureen O'Brien: In Conversation
2022-12-05
In Conversation was a series of Doctor Who Blu-ray interviews, released as part of The Collection bo
Mounting the Rescue
2009-02-17
A look at the making of 'The Rescue' featuring members of the original cast and crew. Featured on th
Tales of Isop
2005-10-03
Many of the original cast and crew recall the making of this story. Featuring contributions from Wil
Henrik Ibsen – Certainties and Doubts
1979-03-11
From 1979, exploring the life of Henrik Ibsen, through his plays and the words of his critics and ad