Patricia Hodge

Acting

Patricia Hodge

Born September 29, 1946Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK76 credits

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

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
10.0

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert

Movie

2025

Arthur's Whisky
5.5

Arthur's Whisky

Movie

2024

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh

Movie

2023

The Laureate
4.2

The Laureate

Movie

2023

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
7.5

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning

Movie

2022

Murder in Provence
6.8

Murder in Provence

TV

2022

Filmography

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
2025Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concertas BertheMovie
Arthur's Whisky
2024Arthur's Whiskyas JoanMovie
Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023Barry Humphries: The Last Laughas Self (Narrator)Movie
The Laureate
2023The Laureateas Amy GravesMovie
Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
2022Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoningas Self- NarratorMovie
Murder in Provence
2022Murder in Provenceas Florence BonnetTV
Roadkill
2020Roadkillas Lady RocheTV
All Creatures Great & Small
2020All Creatures Great & Smallas Mrs. PumphreyTV
The Big Night In
2020The Big Night Inas SelfMovie
Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020Miranda: My Such Fun Celebrationas SelfMovie
Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018Surviving Christmas with the Relativesas Aunt PeggyMovie
A Very English Scandal
2018A Very English Scandalas Ursula ThorpeTV
Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrowas Narrator (voice)TV
Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
2013Miranda Hart’s MaracattackMovie
The Big Four
2013The Big Fouras Régine OlivierMovie
Miranda
2009Mirandaas PennyTV
T
2007The Alan Titchmarsh Showas SelfTV
Maxwell
2007Maxwellas Betty MaxwellMovie
Great British Menu
2006Great British Menuas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mrs. Evadne WillettTV
Hustle
2004Hustleas Veronica PowellTV
Before You Go
2002Before You Goas ViMovie
The Falklands Play
2002The Falklands Playas Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)Movie
Waking the Dead
2001Waking the Deadas Lady Alice BeattyTV
J
1998Jilting Joeas GwennieMovie
Prague Duet
1998Prague Duetas Olivia WaltonMovie
The Moonstone
1996The Moonstoneas Lady Julia VerinderMovie
The Leading Man
1996The Leading Manas DelveneMovie
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996The Legacy of Reginald PerrinTV
G
1995Good Morning SummerTV
The Cloning of Joanna May
1992The Cloning of Joanna Mayas Joanna MayMovie
R
1991Rich Tea And SympathyTV
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990The Secret Life of Ian Flemingas Lady EvelynMovie
The Shell Seekers
1989The Shell Seekersas OliviaMovie
Victoria Wood
1989Victoria Woodas MoiraTV
Thieves in the Night
1989Thieves in the Nightas Lady JoyceMovie
The Heat of the Day
1989The Heat of the Dayas StellaMovie
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989Agatha Christie's Poirotas Madame OlivierTV
An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988An Audience With Victoria Woodas SelfMovie
This Morning
1988This Morningas SelfTV
Just Ask for Diamond
1988Just Ask for Diamondas Betty Charlady/Brenda von FalkenbergMovie
Sunset
1988Sunsetas Christina AlperinMovie
The Death of the Heart
1987The Death of the Heartas Anna QuayneMovie
Inspector Morse
1987Inspector Morseas Lady HanburyTV
Vilde, the Wild One
1986Vilde, the Wild Oneas Edward's WifeMovie
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986The Life and Loves of a She-Devilas Mary FosterTV
Hotel du Lac
1986Hotel du Lacas MonicaMovie
Time for Murder
1985Time for Murderas Margaret TuttingTV
Hay Fever
1984Hay Feveras Myra ArundelMovie
Robin of Sherwood
1984Robin of Sherwoodas Queen HadwisaTV
Sherlock Holmes
1984Sherlock Holmesas Lady Hilda Trelawney HopeTV
Betrayal
1983Betrayalas EmmaMovie
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Yearsas Lady LondonderryTV
Six Fifty-Five Special
1981Six Fifty-Five Specialas SelfTV
Riding High
1981Riding Highas Miss HemmingsMovie
Charlotte
1981Charlotteas TeacherMovie
Rumpole's Return
1980Rumpole's Returnas Phyllida Erskine-BrownMovie
The Elephant Man
1980The Elephant Manas Screaming MumMovie
H
1980Holding the FortTV
The Other 'Arf
1980The Other 'ArfTV
Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978Edward and Mrs Simpsonas Lady Diana CooperTV
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978Edward & Mrs. Simpsonas Lady Diana CooperMovie
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978The One and Only Phyllis Dixeyas MaisieMovie
Disraeli
1978Disraelias Rosina BulwerTV
Jemima Shore Investigates
1978Jemima Shore InvestigatesTV
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978Rosie Dixon - Night Nurseas Sister BelterMovie
An Audience with...
1978An Audience with...as SelfTV
The Professionals
1977The Professionalsas Ann HollyTV
The Disappearance
1977The Disappearanceas Young WifeMovie
Target
1977Targetas Laura BentleyTV
G
1975Great Big Groovy HorseMovie
The Naked Civil Servant
1975The Naked Civil Servantas Ballet TeacherMovie
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975Rumpole of the Baileyas Phyllida TrantTV
The Girls of Slender Means
1975The Girls of Slender Meansas Anne BabertonTV
Softly Softly: Task Force
1969Softly Softly: Task Forceas Chris StroudTV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas OliviaTV