Maxine Peake (Peake)

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Maxine Peake is an English actress and narrator known for her roles as Twinkle in Dinner Ladies, a sitcom on BBC One (1998–2000) and as Veronica Ball in Shameless, the comedy-drama from Channel 4 (2004–2007).

Birthday, Age, Height, Weight

Full Name	Maxine Peake	Nick/Other Name	Peake
Citizenship	British	Born On (Age)	July 14, 1974
Birth (Place)	Greater Manchester, England	Gender	Female
Height	170 cm	Weight	55 kg

Education, Career, Agency, Partner

Professions	Actress
Actively Working	1995 - Present
Agencies (Work For)	...
Higher Education	Attended Westhoughton High School and Canon Slade School
Marital Status	In-Relationship Pawlo Wintoniuk (Unknown-Present)

Maxine Peake Wiki, Personal, Professional Life

Actress Maxine Peake was born in Bolton, England on 14 July 1974. She went to Westhoughton High School and Canon Slade School in Bradshaw, acquiring two A-levels.

In 2009, Peake left London after living there for 13 years. She said that living in Salford with Wintoniuk gave her the freedom to choose more risky roles and lower-paying jobs in theatre. Now, she is in a relationship with art director Pawlo Wintoniuk.