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