Maggie O'Neill
| Maggie O'Neill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Margaret O'Neill 15 November 1962 Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985-present |
Margaret O'Neill (born 15 November 1962) is an English actress. She is known for her television roles in Peak Practice (2000–2002), Shameless (2004–2007) and EastEnders (2008). She also appeared in the 1988 film Gorillas in the Mist.
The youngest of six Catholic brothers and sisters, born to head teacher parents, O'Neill grew up in the Midlands, where she was educated at a convent school, and after being inspired by a sixth-form drama teacher, "fell" into acting.
After training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she starred in the video for Simply Red's Holding Back the Years, before making her professional stage debut in Moving Pictures, by Stephen Lowe, at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds in 1985. After making her screen debut in the British production Mona Lisa opposite Bob Hoskins in 1986, she made her Hollywood screen debut in the Sigourney Weaver film Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey in 1988. She also played alongside Keith Barron and Annette Crosbie in the 1989 TV series Take Me Home.
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