
Maureen O'Brien
Known for Acting · 54 credits
- Born
- 1943-06-29 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England
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.
Known For
TV Shows (25)

Doctor Who
1963
as Vicki

Casualty
1986
as Elizabeth Straker

Heartbeat
1992
as Joyce Greaves / Mrs. Emily Poole

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Janet

The Bill
1984

Bergerac
1981
as Joan Hadley

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Marion

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Jane Peel

Taggart
1983

Jonathan Creek
1997
as Kirsten Holiday

Cracker
1993
as Virginia Trant

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Mary Barrie

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Lizzie

Tales of the Tardis
2023
as Vicki Pallister

Victorian Scandals
1976
as Catherine 'Skittles' Walters

Doctor Who: Behind the Sofa
2018
as Self

The Legend of King Arthur
1979
as Morgan le Fay

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
as Mrs Richardson

The Sculptress
1996
as Sister Bridget

The Lost Boys
1978
as Mary Barrie

The Serpent Son
1979
as Elektra

Doctor Who: Lost in Time
1965
as Vicki

Six Days of Justice
1972
as Susan Derby

Falling for a Dancer
1998
as Corinne Sullivan

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
as Vicki
Movies (29)

Zina
1985
as Natalya

The Closer You Get
2000
as Dollie Doyle

The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
1996
as Mrs. Richardson

The Land Girls
1998
as Mrs. John Lawrence

Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Vicki Pallister (archive footage) (uncredited)

Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965
as Vicki

Certainties and Doubts
1979

Nocturne
1990

A Royal Scandal
1997
as Lady of Edinburgh

Doctor Who: The Romans
1965
as Vicki
The Double Agent
1969
as Nadia Seranova

The Lost Boys
1978
as Mary Barrie

She'll Be Wearing Pink Pyjamas
1984
as Joan

Doctor Who: The Web Planet
1965
as Vicki

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
1965
as Vicki

Needle
1990
as Prison Doctor

Doctor Who: The Chase
1965
as Vicki

John David
1982
as 1st Social worker

C2H5OH
1980
as Jill Secombe

Doctor Who: The Time Meddler
1965
as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Space Museum
1965
as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Rescue
1965
as Vicki

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
1965
as Vicki

Tales of Isop
2005
as Self

The End of the Line?
2011

Mounting the Rescue
2009
as Self

Doctor Who: The Storyteller
2022
as Vicki Pallister

Doctor Who: Galaxy 4
2021
as Vicki (voice)

Maureen O'Brien: In Conversation
2022
as Self
About Maureen O'Brien
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. With 54 credits spanning from 1963 to 2023, Maureen O'Brien has appeared in 29 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maureen O'Brien Movies
- Zina (1985) — as Natalya
- The Closer You Get (2000) — as Dollie Doyle
- The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (1996) — as Mrs. Richardson
- The Land Girls (1998) — as Mrs. John Lawrence
- Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984) — as Vicki Pallister (archive footage) (uncredited)
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