Maria McErlane
Maria McErlane | |
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| Born | 9 December 1957 Buckinghamshire, England |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, actress, director |
Maria McErlane (born 9 December 1957) is a British actress and presenter specialising in comedy. She has been acting since 1984. She has appeared in several TV series, including
Career
Starting on the comedy circuit in the 1990s, under the name 'Maria Callous',[citation needed] McErlane has also guested on shows such as Have I Got News for You, If I Ruled the World and Just a Minute on Radio 4.[2] She also is part of the murder panel show Foul Play, alongside Lee Simpson.[citation needed]
In June 1984 she appeared in Out of Order, a revue by Christopher Middleton and Jonathan Kydd, at the Finborough Theatre.[3]
McErlane co-presented the ITV quiz show
McErlane is a friend of
She has had regular columns in The Sunday Times Style and Esquire Magazine.[11]
Personal life
McErlane says she is a lapsed Catholic. She divides her time between Hastings[12] and a London mews house.
Filmography
Television series
- Press Gang (1989–1990) as Maria, a waitress
- Comedy Playhouse (1993) as Helen
- Sean's Show (1993) as Teresa
- This Life (1996) as Mrs Janet Webb
- Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives (1996) as Twix Lady
- Paul Merton in Galton & Simpson's (1997) as Jill
- Gimme Gimme Gimme (1999) as Maureen
- Bostock's Cup (1999) as Margaret Masson
- Fat Friends (2000) as Brenda Falkinham
- The Fast Show (1997 and 2000) Various roles
- The Bill (2002) as Mrs. Walters
- Happiness (2001–2003) as Shirley
- Holby City (2004) as Martine Holbeck
- Thin Ice (2006) as Nikki Sumner
- Killing Eve (2020) as Diane
Films
- Children of Men (2006) as Shirley
- It2i2 (2006) as Maria Leghorn
References
- ^ Rampton, James (17 February 1996). "Contentious? Moi?". Independent. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "JAM:PMerton,PJones,SFry,MMcErlane". deanbedford.tripod.com.
- ^ "Finborough Theatre". finboroughtheatre.co.uk.
- ^ "Maria McErlane And Graham Norton at the National Television Awards, 2014". look.co.uk. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Maria McErlane signs up to join Graham Norton on Virgin Radio at the Weekend". Virgin Radio UK. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "21/09/2013, Maria McErlane – BBC Radio 2". BBC.
- ^ Walsh, Collette (29 June 2014). "Graham Norton causes chaos by missing Radio 2 show morning after partying with Nigella Lawson".
- ^ "Maria McErlane sits in, Graham Norton – BBC Radio 2". BBC.
- ^ Woods, Judith (20 April 2011). "Oh, Nigella! From Domestic Goddess to a burkini betrayal". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ Wiggins, Dan (5 March 2022). "Maria McErlane's life from Graham Norton's 'wife' to forgotten EastEnders role". MyLondon.
- ^ Brook, Stephen (6 August 2007). "Let's hear it for the little guy". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ McErlane, Maria (23 June 2007). "A newcomer's view of Hastings..." Hastings Observer. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
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