Portrait of Maureen O'Brien

Maureen O'Brien

Acting

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.

Born: June 29, 1943

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England

Filmography

2023
Tales of the Tardis

as Vicki Pallister

2022
Doctor Who: The Storyteller

as Vicki Pallister

2021
Doctor Who: Galaxy 4

as Vicki (voice)

2005
2000
The Closer You Get

as Dollie Doyle

1998
Falling for a Dancer

as Corinne Sullivan

1998
The Land Girls

as Mrs. John Lawrence

1997
A Royal Scandal

as Lady of Edinburgh

1997
Jonathan Creek

as Kirsten Holiday

1996
The Sculptress

as Sister Bridget

1993
Cracker

as Virginia Trant

1992
1992
Heartbeat

as Joyce Greaves

1992
Heartbeat

as Mrs. Emily Poole

1990
Needle

as Prison Doctor

1986
Casualty

as Elizabeth Straker

1985
Zina

as Natalya

1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

as Vicki Pallister (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982
John David

as 1st Social worker

1981
Bergerac

as Joan Hadley

1980
C2H5OH

as Jill Secombe

1979
1979
The Serpent Son

as Elektra

1978
The Lost Boys

as Mary Barrie

1978
The Lost Boys

as Mary Barrie

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week

as Mary Barrie

1963
Doctor Who

as Vicki