Pauline Melville
Known for
Acting
Born
January 1, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Guyana
Biography
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
Best known work
Red Dwarf
1988
The Long Good Friday
1980
Shadowlands
1993
Mona Lisa
1986
The Young Ones
1982
Brighton Rock
2010
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Far from the Madding Crowd
1967
Britannia Hospital
1982
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988Filmography
2014
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misruleas Self
2010
Brighton Rockas Mother Superior
2004
Bottom Mindless Violenceas Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
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
1991
1989
How to Get Ahead in Advertisingas Sylvia Wallace
1988
Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Mrs Scratchit
1988
1988
Didn't You Kill My Brother?as Pauline Sneak, Writer
1988
1987
Rat in the Skullas IRA Woman
1986
Mona Lisaas George's Wife
1985
1982
1982
1982
Scrubbersas Crow
1982
Britannia Hospitalas Clarissa
1980
The Long Good Fridayas Dora
1980
1967
Far from the Madding Crowdas Mrs. Tall