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
Filmography (26 titles)
7.5MovieRik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self · 2014
5.7MovieBrighton Rock
Mother Superior · 2010
10.0MovieBottom Mindless Violence
Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2004
5.2MovieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Maisie Kemp · 2000
6.9MovieShadowlands
Committee Chairwoman · 1993
10.0MovieHome Away from Home
Neighbour · 1993
5.8MovieUtz
Curator · 1992
MovieThe House of Bernarda Alba
Prudencia · 1991
7.3Show2Point4 Children
Babs · 1991
7.3ShowSpender
Judge · 1991
6.3MovieHow to Get Ahead in Advertising
Sylvia Wallace · 1989
7.5MovieBlackadder's Christmas Carol
Mrs Scratchit · 1988
7.2ShowAlexei Sayle's Stuff
1988
MovieDidn't You Kill My Brother?
Pauline Sneak · 1988
8.1ShowRed Dwarf
Barmaid · 1988
Rat in the Skull
IRA Woman · 1987
6.9MovieMona Lisa
George's Wife · 1986
4.9ShowGirls On Top
Yvonne · 1985
7.9ShowThe Young Ones
Vyvyan's Mum · 1982
7.4ShowThe Comic Strip Presents...
Pauline Sneak · 1982
5.2MovieScrubbers
Crow · 1982
6.3MovieBritannia Hospital
Clarissa · 1982
7.2MovieThe Long Good Friday
Dora · 1980
6.5ShowBoom Boom... Out Go the Lights
1980
6.9MovieFar from the Madding Crowd
Mrs. Tall · 1967
5.9MovieUlysses
Prostitute · 1967