Patricia Maynard
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Patricia Maynard is a British
actress. She was the second wife of actor Dennis Waterman
, and they have two daughters, one of whom is the actress Hannah Waterman
. She is now married to Jeremy Griggs, a circuit judge in the South West of England.
Patricia Maynard was born in Yorkshire, brought up in South London, Tooting Bec, and went to school in Battersea, just down the road from the Old Vic where she learned her love of Shakespeare. She trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Her first five years were spent in rep and the theatre. One of her first theatrical engagements was in a play “Collapse of a Stout Party”, written by Trevor Peacock
. In 1966 she joined the RSC, the same year as Trevor Nunn
and Terry Hands
, with appearances as Katharine to Ian Holmes
’ “Henry V
” and also Castiza in “Revengers’ Tragedy”. She was at the Bristol Old Vic from 1967-69, where her plays included “Blythe Spirit
”, “Comedy of Errors
”, “Venice Preserved” (with Alan Bates
, Bernard Hepton
and Alan Webb
, “Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton” by Dennis Potter
, and a musical of Nancy Mitford’s book “The Pursuit of Love
” written by Julian Slade
. She returned to Bristol in 1982, playing Lady India in Anouilh’s “Ring around the Moon
”.
Her television work has included playing the heroine Cora in “Last of the Mohicans” in the late 1960s, Tom Baker
's first story line in Doctor Who
in 1974-75, Robot, playing chief baddie Miss Winters. Two films for television in the 1970s, “When Day is Done”, co-starring with Edward Woodward
, and “Lives of our Own”. Her TV Series have included “This Year, Next Year” about Yorkshire Hill Farmers, “General Hospital
”, playing the gynaecologist, with Lynda Bellingham
, “Strike it Rich” - two series in the 1980s - and guest appearances in “The Sweeney
”, “Minder
”, “Jemima Shore Investigates”, “House of Eliot”, and “Campion
”. She has appeared in most of the soaps of the time – “Coronation Street
”, “Emmerdale Farm”, “Casualty
”, “Holby City
”, “Crossroads” and “East Enders”, where she played the part of Edwina Dunn, the mother of Laura Beale
, who was played by her daughter Hannah.
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actress. She was the second wife of actor Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman is a British actor and singer, best known for his tough-guy roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks.-Early life:...
, and they have two daughters, one of whom is the actress Hannah Waterman
Hannah Waterman
Hannah Waterman-Groves is an English actress, daughter of Minder star Dennis Waterman and his second wife, actress Patricia Maynard.-Career:...
. She is now married to Jeremy Griggs, a circuit judge in the South West of England.
Patricia Maynard was born in Yorkshire, brought up in South London, Tooting Bec, and went to school in Battersea, just down the road from the Old Vic where she learned her love of Shakespeare. She trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Her first five years were spent in rep and the theatre. One of her first theatrical engagements was in a play “Collapse of a Stout Party”, written by Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock
Trevor Peacock is an English stage and television character actor. He was born in Tottenham, London, the son of Alexandria and Victor Edward Peacock.-Television and Film Career:...
. In 1966 she joined the RSC, the same year as Trevor Nunn
Trevor Nunn
Sir Trevor Robert Nunn, CBE is an English theatre, film and television director. Nunn has been the Artistic Director for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre, and, currently, the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. He has directed musicals and dramas for the stage, as well as opera...
and Terry Hands
Terry Hands
Terence David Hands is an English theatre director. He ran the Royal Shakespeare Company for 20 years during one of its most successful periods.-Early years:...
, with appearances as Katharine to Ian Holmes
Ian Holmes
Ian Holmes may refer to:*Ian Holmes , midfielder for Sheffield United, York City, Huddersfield Town*Ian Holmes , co-creator of the popular BBC Micro game Pipeline...
’ “Henry V
Henry V (play)
Henry V is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed to be written in approximately 1599. Its full titles are The Cronicle History of Henry the Fifth and The Life of Henry the Fifth...
” and also Castiza in “Revengers’ Tragedy”. She was at the Bristol Old Vic from 1967-69, where her plays included “Blythe Spirit
Blythe Spirit
-Track listing:# "Contemplation" - 6:54 # "Faceless Woman" - 6:41# "Reverence" - 6:25# "Strike up the Band" - 2:44 # "Misty" - 7:24# "Spirits in the Field" - 3:29...
”, “Comedy of Errors
Comedy Of Errors
Comedy Of Errors was a Glasgow-based progressive rock band formed in January 1984. Their first recording was a demo called "Ever be the Prize", and was recorded at a studio in Blanefield in 1985, and followed by a mini album in 1986....
”, “Venice Preserved” (with Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE was an English actor, who came to prominence in the 1960s, a time of high creativity in British cinema, when he demonstrated his versatility in films ranging from the popular children’s story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving...
, Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton
Bernard Hepton is a British actor of stage, film and television.Hepton is known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church along with actors such as Robert Stephens...
and Alan Webb
Alan Webb (actor)
-Biography and Career:Educated at Bramcote School, Scarborough, and RN Colleges Osborne and Dartmouth. He served in the Royal Navy.Webb's early days were spent performing with the Lena Ashwell Players , J. B. Fagan's Oxford Players , The Croydon Repertory Company , and the Old Vic-Sadler's Wells...
, “Vote, Vote, Vote for Nigel Barton” by Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter
Dennis Christopher George Potter was an English dramatist, best known for The Singing Detective. His widely acclaimed television dramas mixed fantasy and reality, the personal and the social. He was particularly fond of using themes and images from popular culture.-Biography:Dennis Potter was born...
, and a musical of Nancy Mitford’s book “The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love is a novel by Nancy Mitford, first published in 1945. It is the first in a trilogy about an upper-class family in the period between the wars...
” written by Julian Slade
Julian Slade
Julian Penkivil Slade was an English writer of musical theatre best known for the show Salad Days, which he wrote in six weeks in 1954 and became the UK's longest-running show of the 1950s with over 2,288 performances....
. She returned to Bristol in 1982, playing Lady India in Anouilh’s “Ring around the Moon
Ring Around The Moon
"Ring Around the Moon" was the fourth episode of the first season of Space: 1999. The screenplay was written by Edward di Lorenzo; the director was Ray Austin. The shooting script is dated 14 December 1973 with green page amendments dated 17 January 1974; the final shooting script is dated 8...
”.
Her television work has included playing the heroine Cora in “Last of the Mohicans” in the late 1960s, Tom Baker
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart "Tom" Baker is a British actor. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974 to 1981.-Early life:...
's first story line in Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
in 1974-75, Robot, playing chief baddie Miss Winters. Two films for television in the 1970s, “When Day is Done”, co-starring with Edward Woodward
Edward Woodward
Edward Albert Arthur Woodward, OBE was an English stage and screen actor and singer. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art , Woodward began his career on stage, and throughout his career he appeared in productions in both the West End in London and on Broadway in New York...
, and “Lives of our Own”. Her TV Series have included “This Year, Next Year” about Yorkshire Hill Farmers, “General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
”, playing the gynaecologist, with Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham
Lynda Bellingham is a Canadian-born English actress, broadcaster and author, who is known for her distinctive husky voice.-Early life:...
, “Strike it Rich” - two series in the 1980s - and guest appearances in “The Sweeney
The Sweeney
The Sweeney is a 1970s British television police drama focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London...
”, “Minder
Minder (TV series)
Minder is a British comedy-drama about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television and shown on ITV...
”, “Jemima Shore Investigates”, “House of Eliot”, and “Campion
Campion (TV series)
Campion is a television show made by the BBC, adapting the Albert Campion mystery novels written by Margery Allingham. Two seasons were made, in 1989 and 1990, starring Peter Davison as Campion, Brian Glover as his manservant Magersfontein Lugg and Andrew Burt as his policeman friend Stanislaus...
”. She has appeared in most of the soaps of the time – “Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
”, “Emmerdale Farm”, “Casualty
Casualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
”, “Holby City
Holby City
Holby City, stylised as Holby Ci+y, is a British medical drama television series that airs weekly on BBC One.The series was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama Casualty, and premiered on 12 January 1999...
”, “Crossroads” and “East Enders”, where she played the part of Edwina Dunn, the mother of Laura Beale
Laura Beale
Laura Ellen Beale is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Hannah Waterman.Laura only ever wanted a happy marriage, but was always made to feel inferior and unattractive by her husband, Ian Beale...
, who was played by her daughter Hannah.