Acting
Pauline Melville
Born 1948-01-01
Guyana
Department: Acting
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
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Red Dwarf
1988
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The Long Good Friday
1980
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Shadowlands
1993
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Mona Lisa
1986
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The Young Ones
1982
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The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
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Brighton Rock
2010
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How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
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Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
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Britannia Hospital
1982
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (29 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | Self | Movie | 2014 |
 | Brighton Rock | Mother Superior | Movie | 2010 |
 | Bottom Mindless Violence | Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song | Maisie Kemp | Movie | 2000 |
 | Shadowlands | Committee Chairwoman | Movie | 1993 |
 | Home Away from Home | Neighbour | Movie | 1993 |
 | Utz | Curator | Movie | 1992 |
 | The House of Bernarda Alba | Prudencia | Movie | 1991 |
 | 2Point4 Children | Babs | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Spender | Judge | TV Series | 1991 |
 | How to Get Ahead in Advertising | Sylvia Wallace | Movie | 1989 |
 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Mrs Scratchit | Movie | 1988 |
 | Alexei Sayle's Stuff | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Didn't You Kill My Brother? | Pauline Sneak | Movie | 1988 |
| Didn't You Kill My Brother? | Writer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Red Dwarf | Barmaid | TV Series | 1988 |
| Rat in the Skull | IRA Woman | Movie | 1987 | |
 | Mona Lisa | George's Wife | Movie | 1986 |
 | Girls On Top | Yvonne | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Young Ones | Vyvyan's Mum | TV Series | 1982 |
| The Young Ones | Woman on Bus | TV Series | 1982 |
 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Pauline Sneak | TV Series | 1982 |
| The Comic Strip Presents... | Writer | TV Series | 1982 |
 | Scrubbers | Crow | Movie | 1982 |
 | Britannia Hospital | Clarissa | Movie | 1982 |
 | The Long Good Friday | Dora | Movie | 1980 |
 | Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1980 |
 | Far from the Madding Crowd | Mrs. Tall | Movie | 1967 |
 | Ulysses | Prostitute | Movie | 1967 |