Maureen Beattie

Beattie was born in Bundoran, County Donegal, on 14 August 1953, as the daughter of Scottish actor and comedian Johnny Beattie, and his wife Kitty Lamont. Her father was appearing at the town's St Patrick's Hall in a theatre production at the time of her birth. The family returned to Glasgow when she was two weeks old. After attending High School in Glasgow, she went on to do a three-year course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Dramatic Art; She graduated in 1974 with a Diploma in Dramatic Arts, and having won the James Bridie Gold Medal for Acting during her final year. ==Career==

After graduating, Beattie went on to play many roles in the theatre with companies across the UK including the National Theatre of Scotland, National Theatre in London, the Globe, as well as touring internationally. Previous theatre credits include: The List, The Carousel, In September 2006 she was interviewed by Sally Magnusson about life with her father for the Radio Scotland series Dad Made Me Laugh, In 2011, she played Iseabail Nic Aodh, the mother of the main character Katie Nic Aodh, in The Decoy Bride. In 2014, she played Professor Fiona Bellows in the Doctor Who, In 2020, Beattie played Carol Kendrick in Deadwater Fell, a four-episode British television drama miniseries. ==Personal life==

Beattie is active in the actors' trade union Equity, leading their investigations into sexual harassment in the industry. In 2018, she was elected President of Equity, as only the second female president in the organisation's history. ==Acting credits==

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