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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

71

Gender

Female

Birthday

1946-09-29 (79 years old)

Place of Birth

Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Patricia Ann Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Biography

Patricia Ann Hodge OBE (born 29 September 1946) is an English actress. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Penny in Miranda (2009–2015) and Mrs Pumphrey in All Creatures Great and Small (2021–present). Hodge made her West End debut in 1972, and the next year, starred in the West End production of Pippin directed by Bob Fosse. Hodge has received two nominations for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and in 2000, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the play Money. Her other screen credits include the 1983 film Betrayal, the 1986 TV adaptation of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, and the TV film Hotel du Lac (1986). For her role in Hotel du Lac, Hodge received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.

Known For

Acting

The Naked Civil Servant

1975

The Naked Civil Servant

as

Ballet Teacher

The Falklands Play

2002

The Falklands Play

as

Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

as

Lady Diana Cooper

The Leading Man

1996

The Leading Man

as

Delvene

Arthur's Whisky

2024

Arthur's Whisky

as

Joan

The Moonstone

1996

The Moonstone

as

Lady Julia Verinder

The Shell Seekers

1989

The Shell Seekers

as

Olivia

Betrayal

1983

Betrayal

as

Emma

The Disappearance

1977

The Disappearance

as

Young Wife

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

2023

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

as

Self (Narrator)

Vilde, the Wild One

1986

Vilde, the Wild One

as

Edward's Wife

Riding High

1981

Riding High

as

Miss Hemmings

The Elephant Man

1980

The Elephant Man

as

Screaming Mum

Prague Duet

1998

Prague Duet

as

Olivia Walton

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

1978

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

as

Sister Belter

Jilting Joe

1998

Jilting Joe

as

Gwennie

Sunset

1988

Sunset

as

Christina Alperin

Maxwell

2007

Maxwell

as

Betty Maxwell

Just Ask for Diamond

1988

Just Ask for Diamond

as

Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg

Hotel du Lac

1986

Hotel du Lac

as

Monica

Hay Fever

1984

Hay Fever

as

Myra Arundel

The Laureate

2023

The Laureate

as

Amy Graves

Charlotte

1981

Charlotte

as

Teacher

Thieves in the Night

1989

Thieves in the Night

as

Lady Joyce

The Death of the Heart

1987

The Death of the Heart

as

Anna Quayne

Inspector Morse

Inspector Morse

as

Lady Hanbury

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as

Phyllida Trant

Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood

as

Queen Hadwisa

Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

as

Lady Alice Beatty

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Edward and Mrs Simpson

as

Lady Diana Cooper

Disraeli

Disraeli

as

Rosina Bulwer

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Madame Olivier

Miranda

Miranda

as

Penny

Hustle

Hustle

as

Veronica Powell

Murder in Provence

Murder in Provence

as

Florence Bonnet

Agatha Christie's Marple

Agatha Christie's Marple

as

Mrs. Evadne Willett

A Very English Scandal

A Very English Scandal

as

Ursula Thorpe

Great British Menu

Great British Menu

as

Self - Guest Judge

Time for Murder

Time for Murder

as

Margaret Tutting

Roadkill

Roadkill

as

Lady Roche

Production

Crew

Directing