Biography
Maria Friedman (née Freedman; born 19 March 1960) is a British actress and director, best known for her work in musical theatre.
She is an eight-time Olivier Award nominee, winning three. Her first win was for her 1994 one-woman show, By Special Arrangement. She has also twice won Best Actress in a Musical for the original London productions of Passion and Ragtime.
She played Elaine Peacock on EastEnders from 2014 to 2017. In 2023 the role was recast with Harriet Thorpe taking over the role of Elaine.
Friedman was the narrator in the 1999 straight to video version of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Filmography
all 20
Movies 15
self 5
TV Shows 5
Director 1
Narrator 1
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert (2024)
Movie
Self / Stage Director
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends (2022)
Movie
Self
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021)
Movie
Self
Michael Crawford: Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (2021)
Movie
Self - Performer
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)
Movie
Mother Abess
The Sound of Music Live! (2015)
Movie
Rebecca
Unforgotten (2015)
TV
4.33
Director
Merrily We Roll Along (2013)
Movie
One Singular Sensation! Celebrating Marvin Hamlisch (2012)
Movie
Herself - Performer
BBC Proms: Sondheim's 80th Birthday (2010)
Movie
Mother
Ragtime (2002)
Movie
Narrator
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (2000)
Movie
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998)
Movie
Candy Dagenham
Frank Stubbs Promotes (1993)
TV
Young Muriel
Black Daisies For The Bride (1993)
Movie
Eva Braun
Heil Honey I'm Home! (1990)
TV
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen (1990)
Movie
Waitress
Red Dwarf (1988)
TV
5.75
Trish Baynes / Trish Barnes
Casualty (1986)
TV
Lily-May
Me and the Girls (1985)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.63
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1985
1993
2010
2012
2024
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1960-03-19 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceBernese Oberland, Switzerland
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
ResidencesLondon, United Kingdom
AwardsTheatre World Award, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment, Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical
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