Flanagan (model)
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Maureen Flanagan, best known by her stage name
Flanagan, was an early tabloid model.
She had an acting career in the late sixties/early seventies, mainly in bit parts on The Benny Hill Show
, Monty Python
and several British sex comedies
. She also played the lead role in the Danish film The Loves of Cynthia (a.k.a. Cynthia’s Sister) in 1971.
After her acting career ended, Flanagan continued to remain in the public eye, owing to her association with the Kray Twins
and her efforts to secure their release. She also wrote the book “Intimate Secrets of an Escort Girl” (Everest books, 1974).{ The book was serialized in the magazine Tit-Bits
, accompanied by a blurb which said “Britain’s most photographed model lays bare the facts of her working life in the sauciest story of the year.”.
In 1997, Flanagan made a one-off return to nude modeling as a mature woman, posing fully nude in the magazine Men's World
.. In the accompanying interview she said her second husband had recently died after a heart transplant operation, and that she was busy raising a then-16 year old son.
Stage name
A stage name, also called a showbiz name or screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, wrestlers, comedians, and musicians.-Motivation to use a stage name:...
Flanagan, was an early tabloid model.
She had an acting career in the late sixties/early seventies, mainly in bit parts on The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill.There were various incarnations of the show between 1951 and 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre...
, Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
and several British sex comedies
Sex comedy
Sex comedy is a term for comedy movies with sexual content usually referring to those made in the United Kingdom in the mid 1970s. They may range from comic pornographic films like the Confessions series to relatively innocent comedies that include jokes about sex and other sexual related humour,...
. She also played the lead role in the Danish film The Loves of Cynthia (a.k.a. Cynthia’s Sister) in 1971.
After her acting career ended, Flanagan continued to remain in the public eye, owing to her association with the Kray Twins
Kray twins
Reginald "Reggie" Kray and his twin brother Ronald "Ronnie" Kray were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s...
and her efforts to secure their release. She also wrote the book “Intimate Secrets of an Escort Girl” (Everest books, 1974).{ The book was serialized in the magazine Tit-Bits
Tit-Bits
Tit-Bits was a British weekly magazine founded by George Newnes on 22 October 1881 until 18 July 1984, when it was taken over by Associated Newspapers' Weekend, which itself closed in 1989. The last editors were David Hill and Brian Lee...
, accompanied by a blurb which said “Britain’s most photographed model lays bare the facts of her working life in the sauciest story of the year.”.
In 1997, Flanagan made a one-off return to nude modeling as a mature woman, posing fully nude in the magazine Men's World
Men's World
Men's World is a British soft-core pornographic magazine founded in 1988. It is released every four weeks and its content mostly consists of nude pictorials of well known erotic and pornographic actresses. American models feature frequently, and well-known names like Aria Giovanni, Erica Campbell,...
.. In the accompanying interview she said her second husband had recently died after a heart transplant operation, and that she was busy raising a then-16 year old son.
Acting Roles
- Monty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python's Flying CircusMonty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
(TV, 1969, 1970) - Groupie GirlGroupie GirlGroupie Girl is a 1970 British drama film based around the music scene, directed by Derek Ford and starring Esme Johns, Donald Sumpter and the band Opal Butterfly. The film was written by Ford and former groupie Suzanne Mercer....
(1970) - The Love Pill (1971)
- The Loves of Cynthia (1971)
- The Love Box (1972)
- Dracula AD 1972Dracula AD 1972Dracula A.D. 1972 is a 1972 Hammer Horror film directed by Alan Gibson, written by Don Houghton and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing and Stephanie Beacham. Unlike earlier films in the Hammer Dracula series, Dracula A.D...
(1972) - The Benny Hill ShowThe Benny Hill ShowThe Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill.There were various incarnations of the show between 1951 and 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre...
(TV, 1972) - Zodiac (TV, 1974)
- On the Game (1974)
Magazine Covers
- King (1972) Issue 2
- Rex (1971) Vol.1 Issue. 29 “Sex and the Single Actress”
- Titbits (October 1974) Issue. 4625 "Flanagan's Secrets of an Escort Girl"