Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Acting
Born Sep 29, 1946
From Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

Filmography — Acting

The Elephant Man
8.0
1980

The Elephant Man

Screaming Mum

Arthur's Whisky
5.5
2024

Arthur's Whisky

Joan

The Leading Man
5.0
1996

The Leading Man

Delvene

Sunset
5.7
1988

Sunset

Christina Alperin

The Big Night In
9.0
2020

The Big Night In

Self

Betrayal
6.0
1983

Betrayal

Emma

Before You Go
5.0
2002

Before You Go

Vi

The Naked Civil Servant
6.6
1975

The Naked Civil Servant

Ballet Teacher

Vilde, the Wild One
4.7
1986

Vilde, the Wild One

Edward's Wife

Maxwell
6.0
2007

Maxwell

Betty Maxwell

Just Ask for Diamond
4.3
1988

Just Ask for Diamond

Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
6.3
2020

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration

Self

An Audience With Victoria Wood
5.2
1988

An Audience With Victoria Wood

Self

The Shell Seekers
6.3
1989

The Shell Seekers

Olivia

1998

Jilting Joe

Gwennie

The Heat of the Day
1989

The Heat of the Day

Stella

The Disappearance
5.4
1977

The Disappearance

Young Wife

The Moonstone
7.0
1996

The Moonstone

Lady Julia Verinder

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
5.1
2018

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives

Aunt Peggy

The Cloning of Joanna May
7.0
1992

The Cloning of Joanna May

Joanna May

Hotel du Lac
3.0
1986

Hotel du Lac

Monica

Prague Duet
5.8
1998

Prague Duet

Olivia Walton

The Falklands Play
7.3
2002

The Falklands Play

Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)

The Laureate
4.2
2023

The Laureate

Amy Graves

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
4.3
1990

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

Lady Evelyn

Riding High
4.4
1981

Riding High

Miss Hemmings

Thieves in the Night
1989

Thieves in the Night

Lady Joyce

The Death of the Heart
8.0
1987

The Death of the Heart

Anna Quayne

Charlotte
1981

Charlotte

Teacher

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
10.0
1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Lady Diana Cooper

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
10.0
2025

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert

Berthe

Hay Fever
6.0
1984

Hay Fever

Myra Arundel

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
4.0
1978

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse

Sister Belter

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey

Maisie

Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
8.5
2013

Miranda Hart’s Maracattack

Rumpole's Return
5.7
1980

Rumpole's Return

Phyllida Erskine-Brown

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
7.5
2022

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning

Self- Narrator

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Self (Narrator)

1975

Great Big Groovy Horse