Patricia Hodge
Acting
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.
Born: September 29, 1946
Place of Birth: Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known For
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.
Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
A mysterious troupe led by the Leading Player performs a parable about a young prince, Pippin, who's in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment - his own "corner of the sky." With music by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson, this classic musical is brought to life in a spectacular staged concert at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
The Big Night In
Comic Relief and Children in Need join forces to deliver a very special night of television, hosted by Lenny Henry and Matt Baker.
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
Comedienne Miranda Hart presents this unconventional workout regime that aims to blend fun and fitness. The emphasis is on fun throughout and the workouts are performed to some cheesy pop classics.
Agatha Christie's Poirot
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
All Creatures Great & Small
The heartwarming and humorous adventures of a young country vet in the Yorkshire Dales in the 1930s. A remake of the 1978 series.
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes uses his abilities to take on cases by private clients and those that the Scotland Yard are unable to solve, along with his friend Dr. Watson.
The Elephant Man
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.
The Death of the Heart
A young orphan girl, Portia, goes to live with her well-to-do aunt and uncle. As she is groomed to become a lady, she is confused by the young man who seems to be courting her. Surrounded by pretentious people who have no clue how to deal with teenagers, she soon loses her naïveté and thinks of running away.
Filmography
as Berthe
as Joan
as Self (Narrator)
as Amy Graves
as Self- Narrator
as Florence Bonnet
as Lady Roche
as Mrs Pumphrey
as Self
as Aunt Peggy
as Ursula Thorpe
as Narrator (voice)
as Penny
as Betty Maxwell
as Self - Guest Judge
as Mrs. Evadne Willett
as Veronica Powell
as Vi
as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
as Lady Alice Beatty
as Olivia Walton
as Lady Julia Verinder
as Delvene
as Joanna May
as Lady Evelyn
as Olivia
as Moira
as Stella
as Madame Olivier
as Self
as Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
as Christina Alperin
as Anna Quayne
as Lady Hanbury
as Mary Foster
as Edward's Wife
as Monica
as Margaret Tutting
as Myra Arundel
as Queen Hadwisa
as Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
as Emma
as Lady Londonderry
as Self
as Miss Hemmings
as Teacher
as Phyllida Erskine-Brown
as Screaming Mum
as Lady Diana Cooper
as Lady Diana Cooper
as Maisie
as Rosina Bulwer
as Sister Belter
as Self
as Ann Holly
as Young Wife
as Laura Bentley
as Phyllida Trant
as Phyllida Erskine-Brown
as Ballet Teacher
as Anne Baberton
as Chris Stroud
as Olivia