Quick Facts
Born:
1946-09-29
Birthplace:
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Credits:
88 Total Roles
Patricia Hodge
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Biography
Patricia Ann Hodge OBE 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.
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
The Elephant Man
Screaming Mum
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Madame Olivier
Sherlock Holmes
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
Hustle
Veronica Powell
A Very English Scandal
Ursula Thorpe
Miranda
Penny
All Creatures Great & Small
Mrs. Pumphrey
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Evadne Willett
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Marble Hall Murders TV | Miriam Crace / Lady Margaret Chalfont |
| 2026 | Marble Hall Murders TV | Grandma Tiny |
| 2025 | All Creatures Great & Small - Comfort and Joy MOVIE | Mrs Pumphrey |
| 2025 | Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert MOVIE | Berthe |
| 2024 | Arthur's Whisky MOVIE | Joan |
| 2023 | Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh MOVIE | Self (Narrator) |
| 2023 | All Creatures Great & Small - On a Wing and a Prayer MOVIE | Mrs Pumphrey |
| 2023 | The Laureate MOVIE | Amy Graves |
| 2022 | All Creatures Great & Small - Merry Bloody Christmas MOVIE | Mrs Pumphrey |
| 2022 | Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning MOVIE | Self- Narrator |