Pauline Melville
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
Red Dwarf
Barmaid
1988
TV
The Comic Strip Presents...
Pauline Sneak
1982
TV
The Young Ones
Vyvyan's Mum
1982
TV
The Young Ones
Woman on Bus
1982
TV
2Point4 Children
Babs
1991
TV
Spender
Judge
1991
TV
Girls On Top
Yvonne
1985
Film
Mona Lisa
George's Wife
1986
Film
Brighton Rock
Mother Superior
2010
Film
The Long Good Friday
Dora
1980
Film
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Sylvia Wallace
1989
TV
Alexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
Film
Shadowlands
Committee Chairwoman
1993
Film
Far from the Madding Crowd
Mrs. Tall
1967
Film
Scrubbers
Crow
1982
Film
Ulysses
Prostitute
1967
Film
Britannia Hospital
Clarissa
1982
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Mrs Scratchit
1988
Film
Utz
Curator
1992
Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Maisie Kemp
2000
Filmography
2014FilmRik Mayall: Lord of Misruleas Self2010FilmBrighton Rockas Mother Superior2004FilmBottom Mindless Violenceas Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)2000FilmThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Songas Maisie Kemp1993FilmShadowlandsas Committee Chairwoman1993FilmHome Away from Homeas Neighbour1992FilmUtzas Curator1991FilmThe House of Bernarda Albaas Prudencia1991TV2Point4 Childrenas Babs1991TVSpenderas Judge1989FilmHow to Get Ahead in Advertisingas Sylvia Wallace1988FilmBlackadder's Christmas Carolas Mrs Scratchit1988TVAlexei Sayle's Stuff1988FilmDidn't You Kill My Brother?as Pauline Sneak1988TVRed Dwarfas Barmaid1987FilmRat in the Skullas IRA Woman1986FilmMona Lisaas George's Wife1985TVGirls On Topas Yvonne1982TVThe Young Onesas Vyvyan's Mum1982TVThe Comic Strip Presents...as Pauline Sneak1982FilmScrubbersas Crow1982FilmBritannia Hospitalas Clarissa1980FilmThe Long Good Fridayas Dora1980TVBoom Boom... Out Go the Lights1967FilmFar from the Madding Crowdas Mrs. Tall1967FilmUlyssesas Prostitute