Patricia Hodge
Biography
Patricia Ann Hodge OBE (born 29 September 1946) is an English actress. She is known on-screen for playing Phyllida Erskine-Brown in Rumpole of the Bailey (1978–1992), Jemima Shore in Jemima Shore Investigates (1983), Penny in Miranda (2009–2015) and Mrs Pumphrey in All Creatures Great and Small (2021–present). Hodge made her West End debut in 1972, and the next year, starred in the West End production of Pippin directed by Bob Fosse. Hodge has received two nominations for the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and in 2000, she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the play Money. Her other screen credits include the 1983 film Betrayal, the 1986 TV adaptation of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, and the TV film Hotel du Lac (1986). For her role in Hotel du Lac, Hodge received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress.
Known For
Ballet Teacher
The Naked Civil Servant
Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
The Falklands Play
Lady Diana Cooper
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Delvene
The Leading Man
Joan
Arthur's Whisky
Lady Evelyn
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Lady Julia Verinder
The Moonstone
Olivia
The Shell Seekers
Emma
Betrayal
Joanna May
The Cloning of Joanna May
Young Wife
The Disappearance
Great Big Groovy Horse
Self (Narrator)
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Edward's Wife
Hud
Self- Narrator
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
Miss Hemmings
Riding High
Screaming Mum
The Elephant Man
Olivia Walton
Prague Duet
Sister Belter
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Gwennie
Jilting Joe
Christina Alperin
Sunset
Vi
Before You Go
Betty Maxwell
Maxwell
Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
Just Ask for Diamond
Monica
Hotel du Lac
Aunt Peggy
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
Myra Arundel
Hay Fever
Stella
The Heat of the Day
Self
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Amy Graves
The Laureate
Teacher
Charlotte
Lady Joyce
Thieves in the Night
Anna Quayne
The Death of the Heart
Maisie
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
Berthe
Pippin 50th Anniversary Concert
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
36
Gender
Female
Birthday
1946-09-29
Place of Birth
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Patricia Ann Hodge