Rita May

Biography

Rita May is an English film and television actress, singer, and writer, best known for playing Mrs Kemp in Threads, Jean in Early Doors and Margaret in Trollied. She's also the only original cast remember who appeared in all episodes of the children's ITV drama series "Children's Ward" from 1989 to 2000.

Known For

Threads

In the Loop

Acting

1987

Scab

as

Janice

1980

The Gamekeeper

as

Mary

1977

The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

as

Kath Storey

1996

When Saturday Comes

as

Mabel

1981

Looks and Smiles

as

Receptionist

1984

Threads

as

Mrs. Kemp

2009

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

as

Aunty Win

1977

The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

as

Kath Storey

2018

Walk Like a Panther

as

Mabel Higgins

1999

Fanny & Elvis

as

Rick's Mother

2021

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

as

Mrs. Cardwell

2004

Nits

as

Nan

2009

In the Loop

as

Mrs Michaelson

1982

England's Greens and Peasant Land

as

Pat

Red Riding

as

Aunty Win

Trollied

as

Margaret

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as

Supermarket Shopper

The Syndicate

as

Nanna

The Royal

as

Aunt Mary Graham

Children's Ward

as

Mags

Ackley Bridge

as

Julie "Nana" Booth

Early Doors

as

Jean Dixon

Sunshine

as

Doreen

The Gathering Seed

as

Martha Kilbride

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

as

Emilia Merchant

Heartbeat

as

Mrs. Nelly Sneddon

Last of the Summer Wine

as

Celia

Fat Friends

as

Joan Kirk

Production

Crew

Directing