Acting credits
28
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Rita May
Acting
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Movies: 14Series: 16Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 118612
IMDb ID: nm0562109
Known for: Acting
Born: May 9, 1942
Age: 83
Place of birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1973 - 2021
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 7.02
Wikidata: Q7336566
Other jobs
Writer (3)
Biography
Rita May is an English film and television actress, singer, and writer, best known for playing Mrs Kemp in Threads, Jean in Early Doors and Margaret in Trollied. She's also the only original cast remember who appeared in all episodes of the children's ITV drama series "Children's Ward" from 1989 to 2000.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Rita May.
6.2
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
as Mrs. Cardwell
2021 Movie
6.2
Walk Like a Panther
as Mabel Higgins
2018 Movie
6.7
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
as Aunty Win
2009 Movie
7.0
In the Loop
as Mrs Michaelson
2009 Movie
Nits
as Nan
2004 Movie
6.2
Fanny & Elvis
as Rick's Mother
1999 Movie
5.6
When Saturday Comes
as Mabel
1996 Movie
7.6
Threads
as Mrs. Kemp
1985 Movie
England's Greens and Peasant Land
as Pat
1982 Movie
6.7
Looks and Smiles
as Receptionist
1981 Movie
One Hundred and Eighty!!!
Writer
1981 Movie
5.8
The Gamekeeper
as Mary
1980 Movie
5.0
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
as Kath Storey
1977 Movie
5.0
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
as Kath Storey
1977 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Rita May.
7.2
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
as Emilia Merchant • 1 eps
2018 Series
7.0
Ackley Bridge
as Julie "Nana" Booth • 4 eps
2017 Series
7.5
The Syndicate
as Nanna • 6 eps
2012 Series
6.5
Trollied
as Margaret • 70 eps
2011 Series
6.7
Red Riding
as Aunty Win • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.8
Sunshine
as Doreen • 3 eps
2008 Series
7.7
Early Doors
as Jean Dixon • 12 eps
2003 Series
7.6
The Royal
as Aunt Mary Graham • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.7
Fat Friends
as Joan Kirk • 6 eps
2000 Series
7.3
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
as Supermarket Shopper • 1 eps
1996 Series
7.1
Heartbeat
as Mrs. Nelly Sneddon • 2 eps
1992 Series
4.3
Children's Ward
as Mags • 39 eps
1989 Series
8.1
Edge of Darkness
as Tea Lady • 1 eps
1985 Series
The Gathering Seed
as Martha Kilbride • 6 eps
1983 Series
7.0
Playhouse
Writer • 1 eps
1974 Series
7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
as Celia • 1 eps
1973 Series