Rita May
Known for Acting · 30 credits
- Born
- 1942-05-09 (age 84)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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
TV Shows (15)
Heartbeat
1992
as Mrs. Nelly Sneddon
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Celia
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018
as Emilia Merchant
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Supermarket Shopper
Trollied
2011
as Margaret
Ackley Bridge
2017
as Julie "Nana" Booth
Children's Ward
1989
as Mags
Fat Friends
2000
as Joan Kirk
The Syndicate
2012
as Nanna
Red Riding
2009
as Aunty Win
Early Doors
2003
as Jean Dixon
Edge of Darkness
1985
as Tea Lady
Sunshine
2008
as Doreen
The Gathering Seed
1983
as Martha Kilbride
The Royal
2003
as Aunt Mary Graham
Movies (15)
Threads
1985
as Mrs. Kemp
In the Loop
2009
as Mrs Michaelson
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009
as Aunty Win
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021
as Mrs. Cardwell
When Saturday Comes
1996
as Mabel
Sharpe's Justice
1997
as Mrs. Trent
Looks and Smiles
1981
as Receptionist
Walk Like a Panther
2018
as Mabel Higgins
Scab
1987
as Janice
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977
as Kath Storey
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977
as Kath Storey
The Gamekeeper
1980
as Mary
Fanny & Elvis
1999
as Rick's Mother
Nits
2004
as Nan
England's Greens and Peasant Land
1982
as Pat
About Rita May
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. With 30 credits spanning from 1973 to 2021, Rita May has appeared in 15 films and 15 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rita May Movies
- Threads (1985) — as Mrs. Kemp
- In the Loop (2009) — as Mrs Michaelson
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009) — as Aunty Win
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) — as Mrs. Cardwell
- When Saturday Comes (1996) — as Mabel
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