Pauline Melville
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
Filmography
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
as Self
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
as Self
Brighton Rock
as Mother Superior
Brighton Rock
as Mother Superior
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bottom Mindless Violence
as Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
as Maisie Kemp
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
as Maisie Kemp
Shadowlands
as Committee Chairwoman
Shadowlands
as Committee Chairwoman
Home Away from Home
as Neighbour
Home Away from Home
as Neighbour
Utz
as Curator
Utz
as Curator
The House of Bernarda Alba
as Prudencia
The House of Bernarda Alba
as Prudencia
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Sylvia Wallace
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
as Sylvia Wallace
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Mrs Scratchit
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Mrs Scratchit
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Pauline Sneak
Didn't You Kill My Brother?
as Pauline Sneak
Rat in the Skull
as IRA Woman
Rat in the Skull
as IRA Woman
Mona Lisa
as George's Wife
Mona Lisa
as George's Wife
Scrubbers
as Crow
Scrubbers
as Crow
Britannia Hospital
as Clarissa
Britannia Hospital
as Clarissa
The Long Good Friday
as Dora
The Long Good Friday
as Dora
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Mrs. Tall
Far from the Madding Crowd
as Mrs. Tall
Ulysses
as Prostitute
Ulysses
as Prostitute