Rita May

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Rita May

Acting 84 May 9, 1942

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rita May is an English film and television actress, singer, and writer, best known for playing Mrs Kemp in Threads, Jean in Early Doors and Margaret in Trollied. She's also the o…

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In the Loop

In the Loop

7.0 2009 Movie
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
Threads

Threads

7.6 1984 Movie
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

7.2 1992 TV Show
Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

7.2 1973 TV Show
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

6.6 2009 Movie
Playhouse

Playhouse

7.0 1974 TV Show
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

7.2 2018 TV Show
Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

6.2 2021 Movie
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.3 1996 TV Show
Trollied

Trollied

6.5 2011 TV Show
Edge of Darkness

Edge of Darkness

8.1 1985 TV Show

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Rita May is an English film and television actress, singer, and writer, best known for playing Mrs Kemp in Threads, Jean in Early Doors and Margaret in Trollied. She's also the only original cast remember who appeared in all episodes of the children's ITV drama series "Children's Ward" from 1989 to 2000.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Survivors: The Spectre of Threads

    Movie Self

  2. 2021
    Everybody's Talking About Jamie

    Movie Mrs. Cardwell

  3. 2018
    Walk Like a Panther

    Movie Mabel Higgins

  4. 2018
    Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

    TV show Emilia Merchant

  5. 2017
    Ackley Bridge

    TV show Julie "Nana" Booth

  6. 2012
    The Syndicate

    TV show Nanna

  7. 2011
    Trollied

    TV show Margaret

  8. 2009
    Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974

    Movie Aunty Win

  9. 2009
    Red Riding

    TV show Aunty Win

  10. 2009
    In the Loop

    Movie Mrs Michaelson

  11. 2008
    Sunshine

    TV show Doreen

  12. 2004
    Nits

    Movie Nan

  13. 2003
    Early Doors

    TV show Jean Dixon

  14. 2003
    The Royal

    TV show Aunt Mary Graham

  15. 2000
    Fat Friends

    TV show Joan Kirk

  16. 1999
    Fanny & Elvis

    Movie Rick's Mother

More credits
  1. 1997
    Sharpe's Justice

    Movie Mrs. Trent

  2. 1996
    When Saturday Comes

    Movie Mabel

  3. 1996
    Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

    TV show Supermarket Shopper

  4. 1992
    Heartbeat

    TV show Mrs. Nelly Sneddon

  5. 1989
    Children's Ward

    TV show Mags

  6. 1987
    Scab

    Movie Janice

  7. 1985
    Edge of Darkness

    TV show Tea Lady

  8. 1984
    Threads

    Movie Mrs. Kemp

  9. 1983
    The Gathering Seed

    TV show Martha Kilbride

  10. 1982
    England's Greens and Peasant Land

    Movie Pat

  11. 1981
    Looks and Smiles

    Movie Receptionist

  12. 1981
    One Hundred and Eighty!!!

    Movie Writer

  13. 1980
    The Gamekeeper

    Movie Mary

  14. 1977
    The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality

    Movie Kath Storey

  15. 1977
    The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People

    Movie Kath Storey

  16. 1974
    Playhouse

    TV show Writer

  17. 1973
    Last of the Summer Wine

    TV show Celia

  18. 1970
    Play for Today

    TV show Writer