biography
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Lipman, Maureen (Diane)
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| female
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| lived:
| (1946– )
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| biography:
| Actress and writer, born in Hull, NE England, UK. She studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and made her debut in The Knack (1969). She has played in a number of West End productions, including See How They Run (1984) and Re: Joyce! (1988–9, 1991), about Joyce Grenfell. Television appearances include Smiley's People, Absent Friends, Agony, Eskimo Day (1996), and the sequel Cold Enough for Snow (1998), but she is probably best known for her award-winning ‘You got an Ology?’ British Telecom commercial on television. She has written several humorous books, including How Was It For You? (1985), Thank You For Having Me (1990), and You Can Read Me Like a Book (1995). In 1973 she married the playwright Jack Rosenthal. |
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