Pauline Melville
Known for Acting · 26 credits
- Born
- 1948-01-01 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Guyana
Biography
Pauline Melville was born in Guyana in 1948 of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. She has worked as an actress, appearing in films such as Mona Lisa and British television programmes including the BBC Television comedy series 'The Young Ones', before turning her hand to writing in 1990. Her short stories and novels have been critically acclaimed, earning her numerous awards including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Guyana Prize for Literature
Known For
TV Shows (8)
Movies (18)
Mona Lisa
1986
as George's Wife
The Long Good Friday
1980
as Dora
Shadowlands
1993
as Committee Chairwoman
Brighton Rock
2010
as Mother Superior
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
as Sylvia Wallace
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
as Mrs. Tall
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
2000
as Maisie Kemp
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991
as Prudencia
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Clarissa
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
as Pauline Sneak
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Mrs Scratchit
Scrubbers
1982
as Crow
Rat in the Skull
1987
as IRA Woman
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
2014
as Self
Ulysses
1967
as Prostitute
Utz
1992
as Curator
Bottom Mindless Violence
2004
as Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Home Away from Home
1993
as Neighbour
About Pauline Melville
Pauline Melville was born in Guyana in 1948 of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. She has worked as an actress, appearing in films such as Mona Lisa and British television programmes including the BBC Television comedy series 'The Young Ones', before turning her hand to writing in 1990. Her short stories and novels have been critically acclaimed, earning her numerous awards including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Guyana Prize for Literature With 26 credits spanning from 1967 to 2014, Pauline Melville has appeared in 18 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Pauline Melville Movies
- Mona Lisa (1986) — as George's Wife
- The Long Good Friday (1980) — as Dora
- Shadowlands (1993) — as Committee Chairwoman
- Brighton Rock (2010) — as Mother Superior
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989) — as Sylvia Wallace
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