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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


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Born:
Dec 4, 2024 In Guyana
Movie/TV Credits:
22
First Appeared:
In the movie Ulysses 1967-03-14
Latest Project:
Movie Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule 2014-12-20
Known For
Poster of The House of Bernarda Alba
Poster of How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Poster of Alexei Sayle's Stuff
Poster of The Long Good Friday
Filmography
Movie Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule Self 2014-12-20
Movie Brighton Rock Mother Superior 2010-09-13
Movie The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song Maisie Kemp 2000-07-12
Movie Home Away from Home Neighbour 1993-01-02
Movie Shadowlands Committee Chairwoman 1993-12-25
Movie Utz Curator 1992-03-15
Movie The House of Bernarda Alba Prudencia 1991-12-18
Series Spender Unknown 1991-01-08
Series 2Point4 Children Babs 1991-09-03
Movie How to Get Ahead in Advertising Sylvia Wallace 1989-05-05
Series Red Dwarf Barmaid 1988-02-15
Series Alexei Sayle's Stuff Unknown 1988-10-13
Movie Didn't You Kill My Brother? Pauline Sneak 1988-03-19
Movie Rat in the Skull IRA Woman 1987-01-01
Movie Mona Lisa George's Wife 1986-06-13
Series Girls On Top Unknown 1985-10-23
Movie Britannia Hospital Clarissa 1982-05-27
Series The Young Ones Unknown 1982-11-09
Movie Scrubbers Crow 1982-09-24
Movie The Long Good Friday Dora 1980-11-01
Movie Ulysses Prostitute 1967-03-14
Movie Far from the Madding Crowd Mrs. Tall 1967-06-18