Maggie Riley

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Maggie Riley (born 1936 - death 10 October 2015) was an English actress, best known for her roles as Maureen in Hazell [1] and Mrs. McMahon [2] in children's television series Grange Hill .

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A member of Olivier's National Theatre company, she made frequent appearances on British TV from the 1960s. [3] [4]

She died on 10 October 2015 at the age of 79 after a long illness. [5]

Credits

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1966 The Likely Lads Waitress
1975Centre PlayMargaret
1976CouplesAnne Latimer9 episodes
1976 Within These Walls Clara Prentice
1976 The Crezz Miss Paris
1977 Warship Louise Witzel
1978 Hazell Maureen8 episodes
1978 Play for Today Mrs. Richmond
1979–1981 Grange Hill Mrs. McMahon 6 episodes
1980The LadykillersMrs. Eaves
1980 Shoestring Marjorie
1980 Play for Today Pauline
1982Saturday Night ThrillerBarbara Lewis
1982Nobody's HeroDorothy Ellis2 episodes
1984Missing from HomeFarmer's wife
1985 Screen Two Mrs. Philpot
1985 Me and My Girl Shop Assistant
1986 Bluebell Madame Cummings
2001 Doctors Elsie Banks

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1969 The Dance of Death Karen
2003 Assisted Living Mrs. Pearlman
2009Spooky TalesGranny Cobb

References

  1. "Maggie Riley". BFI. Archived from the original on August 2, 2019.
  2. List of Grange Hill characters
  3. "Maggie Riley | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  4. III, Harris M. Lentz (March 30, 2016). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015. McFarland. ISBN   9780786476671 via Google Books.
  5. "RILEY - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk.