Classical pianist and homeless woman and title character in The Lady in the Van
Margaret Fairchild
Fairchild in 1989
Born
Margaret Mary Fairchild
(1911-01-04)4 January 1911
Hellingly, East Sussex, England
Died
28 April 1989(1989-04-28) (aged 78)
23 Gloucester Crescent, Camden, London, England
Burial place
St Pancras and Islington Cemetery
Other names
Mary Teresa Sheppard
Miss Shepherd
M T Sheppard
Education
École Normale de Musique de Paris
Occupation(s)
Concert pianist, nun
Known for
Dramatised by Alan Bennett in The Lady in the Van
Margaret Mary Fairchild (4 January 1911 – 28 April 1989), also known as Mary Teresa Sheppard, Miss Shepherd and M T Sheppard,[1] was a British homeless woman.
Her life was depicted in the 2015 film The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett in which she was played by Dame Maggie Smith. Smith had previously played her in a 1999 play of the same name and a radio adaptation for BBC Radio 4 in 2009. She had also been a concert pianist and nun.
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