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Pauline Melville

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


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Born:
Dec 25, 2024 In Guyana
Movie/TV Credits:
16
First Appeared:
In the movie Ulysses 1967-03-14
Latest Project:
Movie Brighton Rock 2010-09-13
Known For
Poster of The House of Bernarda Alba
Poster of Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Filmography
Movie Brighton Rock Mother Superior 2010-09-13
Movie The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song Maisie Kemp 2000-07-12
Movie Home Away from Home Neighbour 1993-01-02
Movie Shadowlands Committee Chairwoman 1993-12-25
Movie Utz Curator 1992-03-15
Series 2Point4 Children Babs 1991-09-03
Series Spender Unknown 1991-01-08
Movie The House of Bernarda Alba Prudencia 1991-12-18
Movie How to Get Ahead in Advertising Sylvia Wallace 1989-05-05
Series Alexei Sayle's Stuff Unknown 1988-10-13
Movie Blackadder's Christmas Carol Mrs Scratchit 1988-12-23
Movie Mona Lisa George's Wife 1986-06-13
Movie Scrubbers Crow 1982-09-24
Movie Britannia Hospital Clarissa 1982-05-27
Movie The Long Good Friday Dora 1980-11-01
Movie Ulysses Prostitute 1967-03-14
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