Pauline Melville
Acting
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
Known for
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movieBrighton Rock
2010
Mother Superior
movieBottom Mindless Violence
2004
Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieShadowlands
1993
Committee Chairwoman
movieHome Away from Home
1993
Neighbour
movieUtz
1992
Curator
movieThe House of Bernarda Alba
1991
Prudencia
tvSpender
1991
Judge
movieHow to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989
Sylvia Wallace
movieBlackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
Mrs Scratchit
movieDidn't You Kill My Brother?
1988
Pauline Sneak
tvRed Dwarf
1988
Barmaid
movieMona Lisa
1986
George's Wife
tvGirls On Top
1985
Yvonne
tvThe Young Ones
1982
Vyvyan's Mum / Woman on Bus
tvThe Comic Strip Presents...
1982
Pauline Sneak
movieBritannia Hospital
1982
Clarissa
movieFar from the Madding Crowd
1967
Mrs. Tall
movieUlysses
1967
Prostitute