
Patricia Hodge
Born
September 29, 1946 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Patricia Ann Hodge OBE (born 29 September 1946) 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
Berthe
2025

Arthur's Whisky
Joan
2024

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
Self (Narrator)
2023

The Laureate
Amy Graves
2023

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
Self- Narrator
2022

Murder in Provence
Florence Bonnet · (3 episodes)
2022

Roadkill
Lady Roche · (2 episodes)
2020

All Creatures Great & Small
Mrs Pumphrey · (11 episodes)
2020

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
Self
2020

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
Aunt Peggy
2018

A Very English Scandal
Ursula Thorpe · (3 episodes)
2018

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
Narrator (voice) · (6 episodes)
2015

Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
2013

Miranda
Penny · (18 episodes)
2009
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007

Maxwell
Betty Maxwell
2007

Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2006

Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Evadne Willett · (1 episode)
2004

Hustle
Veronica Powell · (1 episode)
2004

Before You Go
Vi
2002

The Falklands Play
Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
2002

Waking the Dead
Lady Alice Beatty · (2 episodes)
2001
Jilting Joe
Gwennie
1998

Prague Duet
Olivia Walton
1998

The Moonstone
Lady Julia Verinder
1996

The Leading Man
Delvene
1996

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
(7 episodes)
1996
Good Morning Summer
(1 episode)
1995

The Cloning of Joanna May
Joanna May
1992
Rich Tea And Sympathy
(6 episodes)
1991

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Lady Evelyn
1990

The Shell Seekers
Olivia
1989

Victoria Wood
Moira · (1 episode)
1989
Thieves in the Night
Lady Joyce
1989

The Heat of the Day
Stella
1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot
Madame Olivier · (1 episode)
1989

This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
1988

Just Ask for Diamond
Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
1988

Sunset
Christina Alperin
1988

The Death of the Heart
Anna Quayne
1987

Inspector Morse
Lady Hanbury · (1 episode)
1987

Vilde, the Wild One
Edward's Wife
1986

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Mary Foster · (4 episodes)
1986

Hotel du Lac
Monica
1986

Time for Murder
Margaret Tutting · (1 episode)
1985

Hay Fever
Myra Arundel
1984

Robin of Sherwood
Queen Hadwisa · (1 episode)
1984

Sherlock Holmes
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope · (1 episode)
1984

Betrayal
Emma
1983

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Lady Londonderry · (1 episode)
1981

Six Fifty-Five Special
Self · (1 episode)
1981

Riding High
Miss Hemmings
1981

Charlotte
Teacher
1981

The Elephant Man
Screaming Mum
1980
Holding the Fort
(20 episodes)
1980

The Other 'Arf
(27 episodes)
1980

Edward and Mrs Simpson
Lady Diana Cooper · (3 episodes)
1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Lady Diana Cooper
1978

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
Maisie
1978

Disraeli
Rosina Bulwer · (1 episode)
1978

Jemima Shore Investigates
(24 episodes)
1978

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Sister Belter
1978

An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978

The Professionals
Ann Holly · (1 episode)
1977

The Disappearance
Young Wife
1977

Target
Laura Bentley · (1 episode)
1977
Great Big Groovy Horse
1975

The Naked Civil Servant
Ballet Teacher
1975

Rumpole of the Bailey
Phyllida Trant · (42 episodes)
1975

The Girls of Slender Means
Anne Baberton · (3 episodes)
1975

Softly Softly: Task Force
Chris Stroud · (1 episode)
1969

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Olivia · (1 episode)
1951