Acting
Olwen May
Born 1963-01-01
Lower Agbrigg, Yorkshire, England, UK
Department: Acting
Biography
Olwen May is an English actress and theatre director, known for Happy Valley (2014), Whoops! (2013), and Inspector George Gently (2007). She played D.C. Joyce Malone in Coronation Street (1960) during the investigation of Frank Foster's alleged rape of Carla Connor. She has also directed several plays. She lives in West Yorkshire with her partner, Kevin Doyle.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Olwen May
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Halo
2022
TMDB4.1
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Slow Horses
2022
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Vera
2011
TMDB3.7
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Shameless
2004
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Life on Mars
2006
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A Touch of Frost
1992
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Brassic
2019
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Waterloo Road
2006
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Miss Scarlet
2020
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The Bay
2019
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (23 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Red Sky at Night | Vera | Movie | 2023 |
 | Slow Horses | Park Receptionist | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Halo | Jade | TV Series | 2022 |
 | A Very British Scandal | Dora | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Miss Scarlet | Ms. Willoughby | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Brassic | Margaret | TV Series | 2019 |
 | The Bay | DC Lou McClaren | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Care | Rebecca | Movie | 2018 |
| Kinder | Susan | Movie | 2018 | |
 | Whoops! | Mary Hickson | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Body Farm | Kay Warner | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Vera | Helen Allenby | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Florence Nightingale | Mother Mary Clare | Movie | 2008 |
| Assertion Techniques | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 | |
 | Waterloo Road | Defence Barrister | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Life on Mars | Mavis Witham | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Shameless | Social Worker | TV Series | 2004 |
| Shameless | Mary Twill | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Royal | Sheila | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Seeing Red | Harriet | Movie | 2000 |
 | My Son the Fanatic | Prostitute | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Trial of Lord Lucan | W.P.C. | Movie | 1994 |
 | A Touch of Frost | Doctor | TV Series | 1992 |