Maureen Lipman

Profile: Full name: Maureen Diane Lipman (CBE) Area of interest: Culture, Arts, Humanitarian issues Journals/Organisation: The Guardian Email: Personal website: Website: Blog: Comment is free... Representation: Mulcahy & Viney Ltd; Celebrity Speakers; Conway, Van Gelder, Grant Voices Networks:

Biography: About: Education: London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Career: Theatre, Musicals and Actors web: biography Current position/role: Guardian' column ended in October 2006 also writes/has written for: columns for Options, She, Good Housekeeping Other roles/Main role: Other activities: Actress, author, director Disclosures: Viewpoints/Insight: BBC, This Week programme: Look back at the political week 14th July 2006 Jewish Chronicle: Regrets? They’ve all had a few 11th october 2007 Jewish Chronicle: Maureen Lipman in conversation with David Aaronovitch 31st December 2007 Maureen Lipman: My greatest mistake - Making her mum the butt of so many jokes is one of the few regrets that Maureen Lipman has after 43 years on the stage - 12th February 2011 Broadcast media: IMDb Video: Controversy/Criticism: Criticised by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown over comments made regarding the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in 2006 and media reporting of the conflict; Evening Standard: Lipman lands herself in it by Alison Roberts, 29th September 2006 see also: Sunday Times: What British Jews think of Israel's war David Rowan, 6th August 2006 Awards/Honours: Awards and nominations (Wikipedia) Scoops: Other: Married the dramatist Jack Rosenthal

Books & Debate: Something to fall back on OCLC 20931436 , 1987 When's it coming out? OCLC 28888345 , 1992 You can read me like a book OCLC 35042186 , 1995 Body & soul: a woman's guide to staying young OCLC 39612699 , 1998 Lip reading OCLC 42913054 , 1999 By Jack Rosenthal: an autobiography in six acts OCLC 57167876 , 2005 The gibbon's in decline but the horse is stable: and other animal nonsense OCLC 70128624 , 2006 Latest work: Speaking/Appearances: Debate:

The Guardian: Column name: column ended in October 2006 Remit/Info: Diary column sometimes touching upon issues of the day and current affairs Section: Role: Columnist Pen-name: Email: Website: Commissioning editor: Day published: Monday Regularity: Weekly Column format: Average length:

Articles: At last, I have time for all those things I've never done, such as shaving my legs, taking cocaine and going to Ikea - 9th October 2006 A friend was fined £200 for parking in a disabled space - because his disabled sticker fell off. Why are local councils so heartless? - 11th September 2006 I find chat shows hard work these days. It was so different when Ustinov and Niven were weaving their magic on Parky - 4th September 2006 I love tango - as long as I'm only watching it. So how on earth did I find myself being led on to a packed dancefloor? - 28th August 2006 Ireland: land of charm, humour, breathtaking vistas... and delicious homemade mayonnaise? - 21st August 2006 I'm relaxing after plodding around Prague, soaking up the sights. Then Allegra from Newsnight calls... - 7th August 2006 It's said a good actor can read the phone book and still hold the audience's attention. It was an challenge I couldn't refuse - 31st July 2006 As a confirmed dog lover I'm horrified by this slaughter of greyhounds. And as for the man who did it... - 24th July 2006 World Cup or Wimbledon, sometimes I just had to turn down the commentary and watch in silence - 10th July 2006 Sorry I couldn't be with you for your birthday, ma'am, but I had a prior engagement with your humble subjects - 3rd July 2006 Listen, I explained to my friend Kathy. I can't simply drop everything and jump onto the Eurostar - 26th June 2006 A jeans-clad Adonis, a stripper called Ursula... I'm sure the circus wasn't this much fun when I was a kid - 5th June 2006 I heard about this amazing hairdresser who cuts hair with glass. Why did I go and agree to a free demo? - 29th May 2006 Finding the right words - and the right music, when I make my debut as a radio director for Jack's last act - 15th May 2006

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Links: Wikipedia bio Wikiquotes BBC Norfolk: An audience with Maureen Lipman 17th July 2006 (video)