Maxine Peake

After training at RADA, Maxine Peake made her mark initially in television comedy with two key roles in Dinnerladies and Shameless . She has appeared in a variety of television roles, including a memorably disturbing performance as the child murderer Myra Hindley, and roles in The Devil's Whore and Little Dorrit .

After training at RADA, Maxine Peake made her mark initially in television comedy with two key roles in Dinnerladies and Shameless . She has appeared in a variety of television roles, including a memorably disturbing performance as the child murderer Myra Hindley, and roles in The Devil's Whore and Little Dorrit . See less