Maureen Riscoe (25 July 1921 - 26 November 2003) was a British actress and casting director. She was the born in London on 25 July 1921, the only daughter of fellow actor

Arthur Riscoe Arthur Riscoe MC (1896–1954) was a British stage and film actor. Early life He was born Arthur Charles Boorman on 19 November 1896 in Sherburn-in-Elmet near Leeds, but at the age of 15 moved to Tasmania as a farm worker. When 18, he joined ...

and his wife Olive Raymond. Riscoe died on 26 November 2003 in

Uxbridge Uxbridge () is a suburban town in west London and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Situated west-northwest of Charing Cross, it is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Uxb ...

, London.

Selected radio

* ''

Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh ''Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh'' was a comedy show broadcast from 1944 to 1950 and 1951 to 1954 by BBC radio and in 1950–51 by Radio Luxembourg. It was written by and starred Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne as officers in a fictional RAF stati ...

'' (1944 to 1954)

Selected filmography

* ''

Old Mother Riley's New Venture ''Old Mother Riley's New Venture'' is a low-budget black-and-white 1949 British comedy film, starring Arthur Lucan, Kitty McShane and Chili Bouchier. It is the twelfth in the long-running Old Mother Riley films, and was the first of the series t ...

'' as Mabel (1949) * '' A Matter of Murder'' as Julie McKelvin (1949)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Riscoe, Maureen 1921 births 2003 deaths British actresses British casting directors Women casting directors