Patricia Hodge
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-29 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Patricia Ann Hodge
Biography
Patricia Ann Hodge OBE 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
TV Shows (41)
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Madame Olivier
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
Screen Two
1985
as Monica
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mrs. Evadne Willett
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self
Waking the Dead
2001
as Lady Alice Beatty
The Professionals
1977
as Ann Holly
All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Mrs. Pumphrey
Inspector Morse
1987
as Lady Hanbury
Hustle
2004
as Veronica Powell
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Phyllida Trant / Phyllida Erskine-Brown
Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Miranda
2009
as Penny
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Queen Hadwisa
This Morning
1988
as Self
Target
1977
as Laura Bentley
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Chris Stroud
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Olivia
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Geraldine Hackstraw
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015
as Narrator (voice)
A Very English Scandal
2018
as Ursula Thorpe
Murder in Provence
2022
as Florence Bonnet
Roadkill
2020
as Lady Roche
Holding the Fort
1980
as Penny Milburn
The Other 'Arf
1980
Jemima Shore Investigates
1978
Victoria Wood
1989
as Moira
Time for Murder
1985
as Margaret Tutting
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Lady Diana Cooper
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Lady Londonderry
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
as Mary Foster
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
1986
as Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
Heartland
as Penelope Langley
Disraeli
1978
as Rosina Bulwer
The Girls of Slender Means
1975
as Anne Baberton
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992
as Joanna May
Rich Tea And Sympathy
1991
Good Morning Summer
1995
Movies (40)
The Elephant Man
1980
as Screaming Mum
The Big Night In
2020
as Self
The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Ballet Teacher
Sunset
1988
as Christina Alperin
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
as Lady Evelyn
Charlotte
1981
as Teacher
Hay Fever
1984
as Myra Arundel
The Moonstone
1996
as Lady Julia Verinder
Betrayal
1983
as Emma
Arthur's Whisky
2024
as Joan
The Leading Man
1996
as Delvene
The Disappearance
1977
as Young Wife
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Lady Diana Cooper
The Shell Seekers
1989
as Olivia
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
2022
as Self- Narrator
The Laureate
2023
as Amy Graves
Before You Go
2002
as Vi
The Death of the Heart
1987
as Anna Quayne
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020
as Self
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
as Aunt Peggy
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023
as Self (Narrator)
Maxwell
2007
as Betty Maxwell
Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years
2022
as Self - Narrator
The Heat of the Day
1989
as Stella
Just Ask for Diamond
1988
as Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Berthe
Thieves in the Night
1989
as Lady Joyce
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992
as Joanna May
Hotel du Lac
1986
as Monica
The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Sister Belter
Jilting Joe
1998
as Gwennie
Vilde, the Wild One
1986
as Edward's Wife
Prague Duet
1998
as Olivia Walton
Riding High
1981
as Miss Hemmings
Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
2013
Rumpole's Return
1980
as Phyllida Erskine-Brown
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Maisie
Great Big Groovy Horse
1975
About Patricia Hodge
Patricia Ann Hodge OBE 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… With 81 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Patricia Hodge has appeared in 40 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patricia Hodge Movies
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Screaming Mum
- The Big Night In (2020) — as Self
- The Naked Civil Servant (1975) — as Ballet Teacher
- Sunset (1988) — as Christina Alperin
- The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990) — as Lady Evelyn
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