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Maureen Lipman built a stage career spanning the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company, winning an Olivier Award in 1984 for See How They Run and earning further nominations across acting, musicals, and comedy. She was made a dame in 2020 for services to charity and the arts, was BAFTA-nominated for Educating Rita, appeared in The Pianist, and has starred on Coronation Street as Evelyn Plummer since 2018.