Maggie Steed
Biography
Maggie Steed is an English actress and comedian born Margaret Baker on December 1, 1946, in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom. She has worked on stage, performing with the Royal National Theater and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as a comedian. Her first major television role was playing Rita Moon in the series Shine on Harvey Moon. She also played Margaret Crabbe in Pie in the Sky and Phyllis Woolf in Born and Bred. Her additional television credits include appearances on Fox, Minder, Sensitive Skin, and Jam and Jerusalem. Other film and television credits associated with her include Cerveny trpaslik, Let Them Eat Cake, and Lipstick on Your Collar.
Career overview
Maggie Steed, born Margaret Baker on December 1, 1946, in Plymouth, Devon, England, is an English actress and comedian. Her career encompasses work on the stage, including performances with the Royal National Theater and the Royal Shakespeare Company, alongside her work as a comedian.
Steed has accumulated numerous television credits throughout her career. Her first major television role was playing Rita Moon in the series Shine on Harvey Moon. She also played Margaret Crabbe in Pie in the Sky and Phyllis Woolf in Born and Bred. Additional television credits include appearances on Fox, Minder, Sensitive Skin, Jam and Jerusalem, Red Dwarf, Let Them Eat Cake, and Lipstick on Your Collar.
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84 titles- My Sister's Bones (2026) as Gillian Rafter
- Life Goes On (2026) as Lizzie
- Rivals (2024) as Lady Gwendolyn Gosling
- Changing Ends (2023) as Nan
- Mog's Christmas (2023) as Aunt Two (voice)
- Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022) as Vivienne Bonham Crane
- Ridley (2022) as Celia Machin
- Anatomy of a Scandal (2022) as Sibyl Murray
- Ten Percent (2022) as Stella Hart
- Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) as Maggie
- Gangsta Granny Strikes Again (2022) as The Queen
- Flack (2019) as Elizabeth
- The Cockfields (2019) as Lyn
- Fisherman's Friends (2019) as Maggie
- Elizabeth Is Missing (2019) as Elizabeth
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) as Viviane's Grandmum
- A Cure for Wellness (2017) as Mrs. Abramov
- Paddington 2 (2017) as Gertrude Biggleswade
- Bucket (2017) as Mary Tash
- Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) as Mrs. James O'Flaherty
- We the Jury (2016)
- Chewing Gum (2015) as Esther
- Pudsey the Dog: The Movie (2014) as Mrs. Willoughby
- Alpha: Omega (2014) as Dee
- Father Brown (2013) as Dorothy Parnell
- A Promise (2013) as Frau Hermann
- Stella (2012)
- Comedy Blaps (2011) as Esther
- 32 Brinkburn Street (2011) as Elizabeth
- Whites (2010) as Celia
- Moving On (2009) as Cyn
- The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) as Louis Vuitton Woman
- Coco Chanel (2008) as Adrienne
- Jam and Jerusalem (2006) as Eileen Pike (née Brewer)
- The Painted Veil (2006) as Mrs. Garstin
- Sensitive Skin (2005) as Veronica Dorkins
- New Tricks (2004)
- Foyle's War (2002) as Margaret Ellis
- Born and Bred (2002) as Phyllis Woolf
- Stardom (2000) as British Fashion Reporter
- Let Them Eat Cake (1999)
- Simon Magus (1999) as Muttchen
- Kings in Grass Castles (1998) as Mrs. Costello
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Rosemary Furman
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Lynne Fox
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Sylvia Mountford
- Silent Witness (1996) as Harriet Maven
- Pie in the Sky (1994) as Margaret Crabbe
- Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) as Mrs Todgers
- The Clothes in the Wardrobe (1993) as Mrs Raffald
- A Year in Provence (1993) as Libby Tompkins
- Lipstick on Your Collar (1993) as Aunt Vickie
- Olly's Prison (1993) as Ellen
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992) as Lady Capulet (voice)
- So Haunt Me (1992)
- Growing Rich (1992) as Raelene
- Little Richard Wrecked My Marriage (1992) as Joan
- The Gravy Train Goes East (1991) as Budgie Steadiman (uncredited)
- Red Dwarf (1988) as Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom
- French & Saunders (1987) as Agent
- French & Saunders (1987)
- Acorn Antiques (1987) as Marion Clune - Executive Producer
- Intimate Contact (1987) as Becca Crichton
- Casualty (1986) as Sheila Toolan
- Lovejoy (1986) as Joanna
- Screen Two (1985) as Mrs. Raffald
- Charlie (1984) as Ella Pearce
- The Young Ones (1982) as Woman from the Council, Miss T. Smith
- The Young Ones (1982) as Witch
- The Young Ones (1982) as Darren's Mother
- Shine on Harvey Moon (1982) as Rita Moon
- The History Man (1981) as Myra Beamish
- Clapperclaw (1981) as Sylvia
- Happy Since I Met You (1981) as Ginny
- Fox (1980) as Bette Green
- Fox (1980) as Bette Green
- Babylon (1980) as Woman at lock up garage
- Lindsey (1980) as Sister Harley
- Minder (1979) as Sherry
- It Ain’t Half Racist, Mum (1979) as Herself
- Playhouse (1974) as Sylvia
- Van der Valk (1972) as Maria Tromp
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as Sister Hartley
- Beneath as Gillian Rafter
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Maggie Steed best known for?
Maggie Steed is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Rivals (2024), Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022), Anatomy of a Scandal (2022), Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).
When and where was Maggie Steed born?
Maggie Steed was born on December 1, 1946 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK.
How many credits does Maggie Steed have?
Maggie Steed has accumulated over 84 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1967 to 2026.
What is Maggie Steed's background in cinema and television?
Maggie Steed is an English actress and comedian born Margaret Baker on December 1, 1946, in Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom. She has worked on stage, performing with the Royal National Theater and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and as a comedian. Her first major television role was playing Rita Moon in the ser...
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Age in their best-rated roles
- Born and Bred (2002) as Phyllis Woolf — aged about 55
- Martin Chuzzlewit (1994) as Mrs Todgers — aged about 47
- Pie in the Sky (1994) as Margaret Crabbe — aged about 47
- Red Dwarf (1988) as Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom — aged about 41
- Foyle's War (2002) as Margaret Ellis — aged about 55
- The Young Ones (1982) as Woman from the Council, Miss T. Smith — aged about 35
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