Acting
Rita May
Born May 9, 1942 · Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Biography
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.
Known for
7.4
In the Loop
Mrs Michaelson
7.9
Threads
Mrs. Kemp
6.8
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
Aunty Win
6.6
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Mrs. Cardwell
8.3
Edge of Darkness
Tea Lady
7.6
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Emilia Merchant
7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
Celia
7.3
Trollied
Margaret
6.9
Heartbeat
Mrs. Nelly Sneddon
6.1
When Saturday Comes
Mabel
7.4
Sharpe's Justice
Mrs. Trent
7.2
Ackley Bridge
Julie "Nana" Booth
7.3
The Syndicate
Nanna
8.5
Early Doors
Jean Dixon
7.6
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Supermarket Shopper
6.9
Looks and Smiles
Receptionist
7.2 TMDB
Red Riding
Aunty Win
7.5
The Royal
Aunt Mary Graham
7.8
Play for Today
Writer
5.0
Walk Like a Panther
Mabel Higgins
Filmography
- 2025Survivors: The Spectre of ThreadsSelfMovie
- 2021Everybody's Talking About JamieMrs. CardwellMovie
- 2018Walk Like a PantherMabel HigginsMovie
- 2018Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsEmilia MerchantSeries
- 2017Ackley BridgeJulie "Nana" BoothSeries
- 2012The SyndicateNannaSeries
- 2011TrolliedMargaretSeries
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974Aunty WinMovie
- 2009Red RidingAunty WinSeries
- 2009In the LoopMrs MichaelsonMovie
- 2008SunshineDoreenSeries
- 2004NitsNanMovie
- 2003Early DoorsJean DixonSeries
- 2003The RoyalAunt Mary GrahamSeries
- 2000Fat FriendsJoan KirkSeries
- 1999Fanny & ElvisRick's MotherMovie
- 1997Sharpe's JusticeMrs. TrentMovie
- 1996When Saturday ComesMabelMovie
- 1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesSupermarket ShopperSeries
- 1992HeartbeatMrs. Nelly SneddonSeries
- 1989Children's WardMagsSeries
- 1987ScabJaniceMovie
- 1985Edge of DarknessTea LadySeries
- 1984ThreadsMrs. KempMovie
- 1983The Gathering SeedMartha KilbrideSeries
- 1982England's Greens and Peasant LandPat, WriterMovie
- 1981Looks and SmilesReceptionistMovie
- 1981One Hundred and Eighty!!!WriterMovie
- 1980The GamekeeperMaryMovie
- 1977The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to RealityKath StoreyMovie
- 1977The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the PeopleKath StoreyMovie
- 1974PlayhouseWriterSeries
- 1973Last of the Summer WineCeliaSeries
- 1970Play for TodayWriterSeries