
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1949-10-08 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Margaret Ollerenshaw is an English actress, known for playing the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours and its sequel Still Open All Hours. Her other television credits include First of the Summer Wine, The House of Eliott and Lovejoy.
Known For
TV Shows (24)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Eileen Fountain / Mrs. Hopkirk

Play for Today
1970
as Staff Nurse

Casualty
1986
as Beverley Miles

Heartbeat
1992
as Norma Braithwaite

Screen Two
1985
as Courier

Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Ethel / The Woman

All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mrs. Binks

BBC2 Play of the Week
1977
as Annie Griffiths

Lovejoy
1986
as Kate Henshaw

The Play on One
1988
as Joan

Wire in the Blood
2002
as Joanna Durbridge

2Point4 Children
1991
as Marjorie Atkins

The House of Eliott
1991
as Florence Ranby

The Hairdresser Mysteries
2026
as Doris Briggs

Still Open All Hours
2014
as Mavis

He Knew He Was Right
2004
as Martha

Open All Hours
1976
as Mavis

Teachers
2001
as Yvonne

Danger UXB
1979
as Betty Salt

Star Cops
1987
as Dr Angela Parr

Scarborough
2019
as Geraldine

First of the Summer Wine
1988
The Nineteenth Hole
1989
as The Inspector's Wife

Dr Willoughby
1999
as Fenella Lewis
Movies (20)

War Horse
2011
as Narracott's Neighbor

Fair Game
1994
as Eileen

A Private Function
1984
as Woman
Being Normal
1983
as Dr. Clare

Britannia Hospital
1982
as Miss Rowntree

Bad Tidings
2024
as April

The Bad Mother's Handbook
2007
as Jessie Pilkington

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman
2005
as Mary Pierrepoint

Well Thank You, Thursday
1976
as 1st Mother

Open All Hours: Inside Out
2026

Coast to Coast
1987
as Courier

Cherished
2005
as Mary Barry

Star Quality
1985
as Usherette

Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks
2016
as Henrietta (voice)

Fairies
1978
as Annie Griffiths

This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper
2000
as Margaret Oldfield

Minor Complications
1980
as Staff nurse

Finger Food
2024
as Nana

Unreported Incident
1988
as Joan

The Bell-Run
1988
as Daisy Roper
About Maggie Ollerenshaw
Margaret Ollerenshaw is an English actress, known for playing the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours and its sequel Still Open All Hours. Her other television credits include First of the Summer Wine, The House of Eliott and Lovejoy. With 44 credits spanning from 1970 to 2026, Maggie Ollerenshaw has appeared in 20 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maggie Ollerenshaw Movies
- War Horse (2011) — as Narracott's Neighbor
- Fair Game (1994) — as Eileen
- A Private Function (1984) — as Woman
- Being Normal (1983) — as Dr. Clare
- Britannia Hospital (1982) — as Miss Rowntree
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