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View our online Press Pack. Thanks to her character’s make-up, she isn’t often recognised as the actress who plays Edith, but she regularly gets a telling off from old women who are fed up with her Shieldinch character’s scheming. Maureen Carr is an actress, known for One Life Stand (2000), Merlin (2008) and Wild Rose (2018).

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Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search Sign In Don't have an account? She said: “I think Two Doors Down and Scot Squad are brilliant. STILL Game star Maureen Carr insists she doesn’t mind being thought of as one of the ugliest characters ever to appear on Scottish telly. "I usually do comedy so it’s nice to get the chance to play this kind of part.”. Chic Murray was the comedian’s comedian.

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She would later adopt the same croaky tones to win the role of Edith in Still Game for which she has become best known.

Get a round-up of stories from The Sunday Post every week. STILL Game star Maureen Carr insists she doesn’t mind being thought of as one of the ugliest characters ever to appear on Scottish telly. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited.

Edith was a recurring character on Still Game throughout its 17 year reign of Scottish TV. Edith is a resident of Craiglang. Wikis. Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed, Craiglang's very own Edith takes to the mic, The cast have filmed Still Game's final episode, Behind the scenes of Scottish sitcom Still Game as Greg Hemphill catches Winston Ingram jamming on guitar, Still Game fans given fresh hope Jack WON’T be killed off in final series, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Register Start a Wiki.

This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The actress has … To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. In…Read More, Following overwhelming response from previous runs at the Traverse Theatre, Abbey Theatre, Latitude Festival and Scottish Parliament, Locker Room Talk returns to continue a conversation about misogyny and masculinity, and features…Read More, Iconic BBC comedy Still Game will premiere its ninth – and final series – on the new BBC Scotland channel and features BAA’s Maureen Carr, Kevin Lennon and Joanna Tope.…Read More, Playing as part of Oran Mor’s celebration of 500 shows, Chic Murray: A Funny Place for A Window returns to A Play, A Pie and A Pint on 25th March…Read More, BAA’s Maureen Carr stars in this year’s sold out Oran Mor Christmas Panto, The Lying B***h And The Wardrobe.

As Maureen leaves Still Game and her River City future hangs in the balance, she admits she couldn’t have asked for two better jobs. Maureen Carr, who plays the unsavoury Still Game character has now revealed the origin of Edith’s croak – and how fellow Scot Peter Mullan persuaded her to use it on screen. “I got to go to the Hydro for its live show and my career peaked.

On the run from the police, Theresa is desperate to avoid arrest and is faced with the decision to silence her sister forever.

Glasgow actress Carr created the gravelly voice for a small role in Mullan’s classic 1999 dark comedy Orphans. This week’s episodes sees Theresa’s life hang in the balance after she’s trapped with sister Scarlett — played by Sally Howitt — in a building that explodes. The people I know on checkouts say I’m a bad one and I do get this one wee woman in particular that tells me she doesn’t like me. There were 21 nights and 100,000 people and I was literally flying, how can you top that? Maureen Carr, Actress: One Life Stand. Theatre credits include: #71, The Real Mrs Sinatra and After The Cuts (Oran Mor) The Broons (Selladoor) Still Game at The Hydro (Phil McIntyre Ents) Cinderella (Qudos)  Uncle Varrick (Rapture) Men Should Weep (NTS) Six Black Candles, Goldfish Theatre Co.,The Steamie (Laidlaw Prods) Educating Agnes (Theatre Babel); Reasons to be cheerful (7:84);  A Happy Medium (Tour); Dumbstruck, The Guid Sisters, Paddy’s Market (Tron Theatre); The Wishing Tree, Damaged Goods (Wiseguise Theatre Company); Yellow on the Broom (Dundee Rep); Peter Pan (Mitchell Theatre); Danton’s Death, Jock Tamon’s Bairns, Antigone (Communicado Theatre Compnay); John Brown’s Body (Wildcat); Several seasons at Perth Rep & Pitlochry Theatre, Lucy and the Christmas Tree (Borderline); A Wee touch O’ Class (Kings, Glasgow).

Maureen is founder and Artistic Director of the Glasgow based female comedy collective Witsherface. The actress has just waved goodbye to Craiglang character Edith’s teeth and moles after filming her last scenes for the ninth and final series of the show.

“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some are still…Read More, Brennan Artists While a clip of Edith is a top ringtone for phones, Maureen is hated for her role as River City baddie Theresa O’Hara. “Our make-up guru Julie is amazing and we wanted to create this wee ugly woman so we played around with it. Despite playing a hunchbacked seamstress with hideous teeth and a horrible voice, Maureen insists she would never say a bad word about loathsome but loveable Edith. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. “It’s funny at the canteen when you’re filming because you see people eating lunch when you’re dressed as Edith and they don’t really want to sit beside you.”. “I first went in for the audition of Lynne McCallum’s character Peggy but asked if I could I read for the ugly sister role? “Greg Hemphill and Ford Kiernan came in and they loved it. She added: “When I was talking, and telling the story about this woman, Peter turned around and went, ‘that’s it, that’s the voice, you need to use that’.”.

She’s been dubbed one of the ugliest characters on TV thanks to her hunched back, hideous teeth and hairy moles. She is portrayed by Maureen Carr. “I’d like to do anything really, if it’s good I’m open to it.”. Do you have a story or video for The Scottish Sun?

Loves a pint of guiness and a pub quiz. 103 Trongate Speaking on Orphans Reunited, a documentary celebrating the film’s 20th anniversary, last night, she revealed the voice imitated a woman she overheard speaking outside her flat in Glasgow. Film credits include: Wild Rose (Fable Pictures) Heart & Sole (Tiger Aspect) After Life (Gabriel Films); Overnight Express (Square Go Prod), American Cousins (American Cousins Ltd), Rock Face (Ultimate Pictures/ BBC), One Life Stand (Elemental Films); Caesar No5 (Hampden Films), Orphans, Riff Raff (Parallax Pictures); Close (Short), Mirror Mirror (Short). Actress Abbie Purvis on battle to beat stereotypes of disability and how Game Of Thrones star changed everything, Still game but no jobs: Comedy star returns to teaching as experts warn pandemic risks exodus of talent from arts, The traffic is murder this morning: Radio Scotland’s travel oracle Theresa Talbot reveals why she is page-turning to a life of crime, INTERVIEW: Julie Wilson Nimmo – Working with someone you love is really weird, it was like ‘Are we the new Richard & Judy?’, UK Snooker Championship moved from York to Covid-secure bubble in Milton Keynes, Ethiopian leader orders military action in defiant region, Crispin Odey steps down from hedge fund after 29 years, London trading volatile with US election on knife-edge, How Donald Trump or Joe Biden can still plot path to White House. Television credits include:  River City (BBC Scotland), Molly and Mack (CBBC) Scot Squad (Comedy Unit) Merlin (Shine TV), Dear Green Place (Effingee): Sea of Souls, Balamory, Monarch of the Glen, Stacy Stone, Still Game, John Brown’s Body, Tinsel Town, Murder Rooms; The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes, Life Support, Ruffian Hearts, City Lights (BBC); Taggart (STV). I must admit the teeth are disgusting. info@brennanartists.com “It’s a good thing to be hated because it means you’re doing your job well and they don’t really mean it. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. But perhaps one of Still Game’s Edith’s most unattractive qualities is her famous croaky voice. She is portrayed by Maureen Carr. So far she’s fallen out with her family, accidentally killed Liz Hamilton, pushed Bob’s girlfriend Kim Monroe in front of a police car and kidnapped baby Mackenzie.

All Rights Reserved. Still Game. She first appeared in the episode, ‘Courtin” in 2002, as a blind date for Victor, after Jack asks Edith’s sister Barbara out on a date. Maureen Carr, who plays the unsavoury Still Game character has now revealed the origin of Edith’s croak – and how fellow Scot Peter Mullan persuaded her to use it on screen. She says: “I love playing Edith — she’s great! She adds: “I’ve only done six episodes of Still Game but people think it’s a lot more which is nice. G1 5HD. Still Game Wiki.

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Since returning to Shieldinch early this year, Theresa has cemented her status as the ultimate baddie. However, morality takes hold and Theresa decides to let an injured Scarlett leave before her just before another explosion leaves her trapped.

In fact, she actually likes playing a character dubbed telly’s worst looking. FANDOM. “We were two weans playing at wee hooses, him in his first job…Read More, Writers – seasoned and new to TV – have signed up for BBC Scotland’s televisual treatment of the acclaimed theatre scheme A Play, A Pie And A Pint. Loves a pint of guiness and a pub quiz . Watch River City to see if Theresa survives on Tuesday at 8pm, BBC1, We pay for your stories and videos! “I’ve done Scot Squad but I haven’t done Two Doors Down. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. She says: “She’s always been a baddie but she’s extra bad now and I love it. Games Movies TV Video.

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