Rita May
Born: 1942-05-09 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Mrs. Cardwell
2018
- Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators as Emilia Merchant
- Walk Like a Panther as Mabel Higgins
2017
- Ackley Bridge as Julie "Nana" Booth
2012
- The Syndicate as Nanna
2011
- Trollied as Margaret
2009
- Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Aunty Win
- In the Loop as Mrs Michaelson
- Red Riding as Aunty Win
2008
- Sunshine as Doreen
2004
- Nits as Nan
2003
- Early Doors as Jean Dixon
- The Royal as Aunt Mary Graham
2000
- Fat Friends as Joan Kirk
1999
- Fanny & Elvis as Rick's Mother
1996
- Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Supermarket Shopper
- When Saturday Comes as Mabel
1992
- Heartbeat as Mrs. Nelly Sneddon
1989
- Children's Ward as Mags
1987
- Scab as Janice
1984
- Threads as Mrs. Kemp
1983
- The Gathering Seed as Martha Kilbride
1982
1981
- Looks and Smiles as Receptionist
- One Hundred and Eighty!!! ... (Writer)
1980
- The Gamekeeper as Mary
1977
- The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality as Kath Storey
- The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People as Kath Storey
1974
- Playhouse ... (Writer)
1973
- Last of the Summer Wine as Celia