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'''Marjorie Yates''' (born 13 April 1941) is a British actress best known for her role as [[List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Carol Fisher|Carol Fisher]] in the [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''.
'''Marjorie Yates''' (born 13 April 1941) is a British actress best known for her role as [[List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Carol Fisher|Carol Fisher]] in the [[Channel 4]] drama ''[[Shameless (British TV series)|Shameless]]''.


== Early life ==
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Yates was born in [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], and studied at the [[Bournville College of Art]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Harry |title = Accent her spur to success |work=[[Birmingham Evening Mail]]|page=24 |date=23 June 2007}}</ref> An early TV role was in [[Colin Welland]]'s ''[[Play for Today]]'' ("'Kisses At Fifty", [[BBC]], 1972) alongside [[Bill Maynard]] and she went on to feature in several BBC's single play strands, including other 'Plays for Today' ''Better Than The Movies'' (1972), ''The Bouncing Boy'' (1972), ''A Helping Hand'' (1975), ''Daft Mam Blues'' (1977), ''Marya'' (1979), ''The Other Side'' (1979)', ''Pasmore'' (1980), Alan Bennett's ''Marks'' (1982) and ''June'' (1990).<ref name=bfi/> Other roles followed with a part in ''Putting on the Agony'' ([[ITV Granada|Granada]], 1973) in which she had the lead role as Marilyn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75da802e|title=Putting on the Agony (1973)|website=BFI}}</ref> The role was followed throughout the 1970s with minor parts in a number of television productions including ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers]]'' in 1974 and ''[[The Sweeney]]'' in 1976. She continued her acting career on stage and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s including minor parts in ''[[Great Expectations (1981 TV series)|Great Expectations]]'', ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'', ''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]'', ''[[Village Hall (TV series)|Village Hall]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' the BBC's 1984 series ''Morgan's Boy'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'', ''Underbelly'' (1990) and a leading role in ''[[A Very British Coup (mini-series)|A Very British Coup]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18830|title=Marjorie Yates|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> Her film roles include the children's mother in ''[[The Optimists of Nine Elms]]'' (1973) with [[Peter Sellers]]; ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|Vault Of Horror]]'' (1973); ''[[Legend of the Werewolf]]'' (1975); ''[[The Glitterball]]'' (1977); as the wife of [[Donald Neilson]] in the crime film ''[[The Black Panther (1977 film)|The Black Panther]]'' (1977), ''[[Priest of Love]]'' (1981), ''[[Wetherby (film)|Wetherby]]'' (1985) and ''[[Dead Man's Folly (film)|Dead Man's Folly]]'' (1986).<ref name=bfi>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f61bd19|title=Marjorie Yates|website=BFI}}</ref> She also featured alongside [[David Swift (actor)|David Swift]] in ''Couples'', a long running, twice weekly day time drama on UK [[ITV Network|ITV]] about a marriage guidance counselling service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82792073|title=Couples[07/01/76] (1976)|website=BFI}}</ref>
Yates was born in [[Birmingham]], [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], and studied at the [[Bournville College of Art]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Baker |first=Harry |title = Accent her spur to success |work=[[Birmingham Evening Mail]]|page=24 |date=23 June 2007}}</ref>

== Career ==
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An early TV role was in [[Colin Welland]]'s ''[[Play for Today]]'' ("'Kisses At Fifty", [[BBC]], 1972) alongside [[Bill Maynard]] and she went on to feature in several BBC's single play strands, including other 'Plays for Today' ''Better Than The Movies'' (1972), ''The Bouncing Boy'' (1972), ''A Helping Hand'' (1975), ''Daft Mam Blues'' (1977), ''Marya'' (1979), ''The Other Side'' (1979)', ''Pasmore'' (1980), Alan Bennett's ''Marks'' (1982) and ''June'' (1990).<ref name="bfi" /> Other roles followed with a part in ''Putting on the Agony'' ([[ITV Granada|Granada]], 1973) in which she had the lead role as Marilyn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b75da802e|title=Putting on the Agony (1973)|website=BFI}}</ref> The role was followed throughout the 1970s with minor parts in a number of television productions including ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers]]'' in 1974 and ''[[The Sweeney]]'' in 1976. She continued her acting career on stage and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s including minor parts in ''[[Great Expectations (1981 TV series)|Great Expectations]]'', ''[[Boon (TV series)|Boon]]'', ''[[The Ruth Rendell Mysteries]]'', ''[[Village Hall (TV series)|Village Hall]]'', ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' the BBC's 1984 series ''Morgan's Boy'', ''[[Wycliffe (TV series)|Wycliffe]]'', ''Underbelly'' (1990) and a leading role in ''[[A Very British Coup (mini-series)|A Very British Coup]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=18830|title=Marjorie Yates|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> Her film roles include the children's mother in ''[[The Optimists of Nine Elms]]'' (1973) with [[Peter Sellers]]; ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|Vault Of Horror]]'' (1973); ''[[Legend of the Werewolf]]'' (1975); ''[[The Glitterball]]'' (1977); as the wife of [[Donald Neilson]] in the crime film ''[[The Black Panther (1977 film)|The Black Panther]]'' (1977), ''[[Priest of Love]]'' (1981), ''[[Wetherby (film)|Wetherby]]'' (1985) and ''[[Dead Man's Folly (film)|Dead Man's Folly]]'' (1986).<ref name="bfi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f61bd19|title=Marjorie Yates|website=BFI}}</ref> She also featured alongside [[David Swift (actor)|David Swift]] in ''Couples'', a long running, twice weekly day time drama on UK [[ITV Network|ITV]] about a marriage guidance counselling service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b82792073|title=Couples[07/01/76] (1976)|website=BFI}}</ref>


Yates appeared in the [[Terence Davies]] film ''[[The Long Day Closes (film)|The Long Day Closes]]'' (1992).<ref>"[http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=116137 The Long Day Closes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819062659/http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=116137 |date=19 August 2008 }}"</ref> Yates has had parts in ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' in 1997 and ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' in 2000. She has also appeared in ''[[The Bill]]'' in 1990, 1996 and twice in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0524694/|title=055: Risky Behaviour|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In 2001, Yates appeared on stage in London's West End in [[Noël Coward]]'s "Star Quality", playing opposite [[Penelope Keith]] and [[Una Stubbs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/legit/reviews/star-quality-1200553007/|title=Star Quality|first1=Matt|last1=Wolf|date=2 November 2001}}</ref>
Yates appeared in the [[Terence Davies]] film ''[[The Long Day Closes (film)|The Long Day Closes]]'' (1992).<ref>"[http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=116137 The Long Day Closes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819062659/http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=116137 |date=19 August 2008 }}"</ref> Yates has had parts in ''[[Where the Heart Is (British TV series)|Where the Heart Is]]'' in 1997 and ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' in 2000. She has also appeared in ''[[The Bill]]'' in 1990, 1996 and twice in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0524694/|title=055: Risky Behaviour|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> In 2001, Yates appeared on stage in London's West End in [[Noël Coward]]'s "Star Quality", playing opposite [[Penelope Keith]] and [[Una Stubbs]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/legit/reviews/star-quality-1200553007/|title=Star Quality|first1=Matt|last1=Wolf|date=2 November 2001}}</ref>


Yates was initially cast in a small role for the Channel 4 comedy drama ''Shameless'' playing the role of [[List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Carol Fisher|Carol Fisher]], mother of [[List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Veronica Ball|Veronica Ball]] ([[Maxine Peake]]) in 2004, originally for one episode. After a minor role in ''[[No Angels]]'' Yates was invited back to ''Shameless'' on a permanent basis.
She was initially cast in a small role for the Channel 4 comedy drama ''Shameless'' playing the role of [[List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Carol Fisher|Carol Fisher]], mother of [[List of Shameless (British TV series) characters#Veronica Ball|Veronica Ball]] ([[Maxine Peake]]) in 2004, originally for one episode. After a minor role in ''[[No Angels]]'' Yates was invited back to ''Shameless'' on a permanent basis.
She starred as Carol from series 2 in December 2004 to the end of series 4 in February 2007.<ref>{{IMDb name|0946789}}</ref> She left after three series, when it was decided to write out the Fishers from the programme in 2006, following the departure of Peake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a33263/maxine-peake-quits-shameless.html |title=Television - News - Maxine Peake quits 'Shameless' |publisher=Digital Spy |date=20 May 2006 |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>
She starred as Carol from series 2 in December 2004 to the end of series 4 in February 2007.<ref>{{IMDb name|0946789}}</ref> She left after three series, when it was decided to write out the Fishers from the programme in 2006, following the departure of Peake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a33263/maxine-peake-quits-shameless.html |title=Television - News - Maxine Peake quits 'Shameless' |publisher=Digital Spy |date=20 May 2006 |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>


Radio performances include: [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''Untold Secrets'' (1995); ''Sonya And Leo'' (2002); ''Playing the Salesman'' (2006); a recurring role throughout 2008 in ''[[The Archers]]''; as well as [[BBC Radio 3]]'s ''Sunday Play: Walk to the Paradise Garden'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6e78cb617c184b049d5409f2fc0b3a30|title=The Monday Play: Untold Secrets|date=13 March 1995|issue=3712|pages=97|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>
Her radio performances include [[BBC Radio 4]]'s ''Untold Secrets'' (1995); ''Sonya And Leo'' (2002); ''Playing the Salesman'' (2006); a recurring role throughout 2008 in ''[[The Archers]]''; as well as [[BBC Radio 3]]'s ''Sunday Play: Walk to the Paradise Garden'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6e78cb617c184b049d5409f2fc0b3a30|title=The Monday Play: Untold Secrets|date=13 March 1995|issue=3712|pages=97|via=BBC Genome}}</ref>


Yates has since been starring in British theatre productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/threetallwomen/reviews.asp |title=Edward Albee's '&#39;Three Tall Women'&#39; &#124; Reviews |publisher=Oxford Playhouse |date= |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> She appeared in the BBC series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' as Val Barnaby in the episode ''"The things we do for..."'' broadcast in July 2008.<ref>"[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tvTgfnMAFdkJ:www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/listings/programme.shtml%3Fday%3Dyesterday%26service_id%3D4170%26filename%3D20080726/20080726_2055_4223_15503_50+marjorie+yates+casualty&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=uk Casualty cast list @ BBC One]"</ref>
Yates has since been working in theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordplayhouse.com/threetallwomen/reviews.asp |title=Edward Albee's '&#39;Three Tall Women'&#39; &#124; Reviews |publisher=Oxford Playhouse |date= |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref> She appeared in the BBC series ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' as Val Barnaby in the episode ''"The things we do for..."'' broadcast in July 2008.<ref>"[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tvTgfnMAFdkJ:www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/listings/programme.shtml%3Fday%3Dyesterday%26service_id%3D4170%26filename%3D20080726/20080726_2055_4223_15503_50+marjorie+yates+casualty&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=uk Casualty cast list @ BBC One]"</ref>


In January 2010 it was announced that Yates would once again team up with former ''Shameless'' co-star [[Maxine Peake]] in the film ''Edge''. Filming began that same month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/production/uk/in-production/edge/5009450.article |title=Edge Screenplay |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=7 January 2010 |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>
In January 2010 it was announced that Yates would once again team up with former ''Shameless'' co-star [[Maxine Peake]] in the film ''Edge''. Filming began that same month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screendaily.com/production/uk/in-production/edge/5009450.article |title=Edge Screenplay |publisher=Screendaily.com |date=7 January 2010 |accessdate=23 October 2010}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
Yates was married for a time to Michael Freeman, a former parliamentary candidate for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in [[Finchley]] and a councillor on Barnet Council. They had two children, but divorced in the 1980s.
Yates was married for a time to Michael Freeman, a former parliamentary candidate for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] in [[Finchley (UK Parliament constituency)|Finchley]] (he came second to future prime minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] at the [[1970 United Kingdom general election|1970 general election]]) and a councillor on [[Barnet London Borough Council]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fiddick |first=Peter |date=18 June 1970 |title=Entering the theatre of politics |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www-newspapers-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/article/the-guardian-entering-the-theatre-of-pol/123945292/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 1986 |title=London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986 |url=http://londondatastore-upload.s3.amazonaws.com/docs/LBCE_1986-5-8.pdf |publisher=London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Umit |first=Resul |date=2022-12-19 |title=UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level |url=https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/S83HOA |language=en |doi=10.7910/DVN/S83HOA}}</ref> They had two children, but divorced in the 1980s.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:19, 2 May 2023

Marjorie Yates
Born (1941-04-13) 13 April 1941 (age 83)
Birmingham, West Midlands, England
OccupationActress
Years active1970–present
Spouse
Michael Freeman
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(m. 1967, divorced)​
Children2

Marjorie Yates (born 13 April 1941) is a British actress best known for her role as Carol Fisher in the Channel 4 drama Shameless.

Early life

Yates was born in Birmingham, West Midlands, and studied at the Bournville College of Art.[1]

Career

An early TV role was in Colin Welland's Play for Today ("'Kisses At Fifty", BBC, 1972) alongside Bill Maynard and she went on to feature in several BBC's single play strands, including other 'Plays for Today' Better Than The Movies (1972), The Bouncing Boy (1972), A Helping Hand (1975), Daft Mam Blues (1977), Marya (1979), The Other Side (1979)', Pasmore (1980), Alan Bennett's Marks (1982) and June (1990).[2] Other roles followed with a part in Putting on the Agony (Granada, 1973) in which she had the lead role as Marilyn.[3] The role was followed throughout the 1970s with minor parts in a number of television productions including Z-Cars and The Brothers in 1974 and The Sweeney in 1976. She continued her acting career on stage and television throughout the 1980s and 1990s including minor parts in Great Expectations, Boon, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Village Hall, Crown Court the BBC's 1984 series Morgan's Boy, Wycliffe, Underbelly (1990) and a leading role in A Very British Coup.[4] Her film roles include the children's mother in The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973) with Peter Sellers; Vault Of Horror (1973); Legend of the Werewolf (1975); The Glitterball (1977); as the wife of Donald Neilson in the crime film The Black Panther (1977), Priest of Love (1981), Wetherby (1985) and Dead Man's Folly (1986).[2] She also featured alongside David Swift in Couples, a long running, twice weekly day time drama on UK ITV about a marriage guidance counselling service.[5]

Yates appeared in the Terence Davies film The Long Day Closes (1992).[6] Yates has had parts in Where the Heart Is in 1997 and Heartbeat in 2000. She has also appeared in The Bill in 1990, 1996 and twice in 2002.[7] In 2001, Yates appeared on stage in London's West End in Noël Coward's "Star Quality", playing opposite Penelope Keith and Una Stubbs.[8]

She was initially cast in a small role for the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless playing the role of Carol Fisher, mother of Veronica Ball (Maxine Peake) in 2004, originally for one episode. After a minor role in No Angels Yates was invited back to Shameless on a permanent basis. She starred as Carol from series 2 in December 2004 to the end of series 4 in February 2007.[9] She left after three series, when it was decided to write out the Fishers from the programme in 2006, following the departure of Peake.[10]

Her radio performances include BBC Radio 4's Untold Secrets (1995); Sonya And Leo (2002); Playing the Salesman (2006); a recurring role throughout 2008 in The Archers; as well as BBC Radio 3's Sunday Play: Walk to the Paradise Garden in 2001.[11]

Yates has since been working in theatre.[12] She appeared in the BBC series Casualty as Val Barnaby in the episode "The things we do for..." broadcast in July 2008.[13]

In January 2010 it was announced that Yates would once again team up with former Shameless co-star Maxine Peake in the film Edge. Filming began that same month.[14]

Personal life

Yates was married for a time to Michael Freeman, a former parliamentary candidate for the Labour Party in Finchley (he came second to future prime minister Margaret Thatcher at the 1970 general election) and a councillor on Barnet London Borough Council.[15][16][17] They had two children, but divorced in the 1980s.

References

  1. ^ Baker, Harry (23 June 2007). "Accent her spur to success". Birmingham Evening Mail. p. 24.
  2. ^ a b "Marjorie Yates". BFI.
  3. ^ "Putting on the Agony (1973)". BFI.
  4. ^ "Marjorie Yates". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "Couples[07/01/76] (1976)". BFI.
  6. ^ "The Long Day Closes Archived 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine"
  7. ^ "055: Risky Behaviour" – via www.imdb.com.
  8. ^ Wolf, Matt (2 November 2001). "Star Quality".
  9. ^ Marjorie Yates at IMDb
  10. ^ "Television - News - Maxine Peake quits 'Shameless'". Digital Spy. 20 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  11. ^ "The Monday Play: Untold Secrets". 13 March 1995. p. 97 – via BBC Genome.
  12. ^ "Edward Albee's ''Three Tall Women'' | Reviews". Oxford Playhouse. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  13. ^ "Casualty cast list @ BBC One"
  14. ^ "Edge Screenplay". Screendaily.com. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
  15. ^ Fiddick, Peter (18 June 1970). "Entering the theatre of politics". The Guardian.
  16. ^ "London Borough Council Elections 8 May 1986" (PDF). London Residuary Body - Research and Intelligence Unit. August 1986.
  17. ^ Umit, Resul (19 December 2022). "UK House of Commons Election Results at Constituency Level". doi:10.7910/DVN/S83HOA. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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