Pauline Melville
January 1, 1948 (77 years old) in Guyana
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
Known For
Credits
- 2014 ·Rik Mayall: Lord of Misruleas Self
- 2010 ·Brighton Rockas Mother Superior
- 2002 ·The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Songas Maisie Kemp
- 1993 ·Shadowlandsas Committee Chairwoman
- 1993 ·Home Away from Homeas Neighbour
- 1992 ·Utzas Curator
- 1991 ·The House of Bernarda Albaas Prudencia
- 1991 ·2Point4 Childrenas Babs
- 1991 ·Spenderas Judge
- 1989 ·How to Get Ahead in Advertisingas Sylvia Wallace
- 1988 ·Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Mrs Scratchit
- 1988 ·Alexei Sayle's Stuffas
- 1988 ·Didn't You Kill My Brother?as Pauline Sneak
- 1988 ·Red Dwarfas Barmaid
- 1987 ·Rat in the Skullas IRA Woman
- 1986 ·Mona Lisaas George's Wife
- 1985 ·Girls On Topas Yvonne
- 1983 ·Blackadderas Mrs Scratchit
- 1982 ·The Young Onesas Vyvyan's Mum
- 1982 ·The Young Onesas Woman on Bus
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Pauline Sneak
- 1982 ·Scrubbersas Crow
- 1982 ·Britannia Hospitalas Clarissa
- 1980 ·The Long Good Fridayas Dora
- 1980 ·Boom Boom... Out Go the Lightsas
- 1967 ·Far from the Madding Crowdas Mrs. Tall
- 1967 ·Ulyssesas Prostitute