Rita May

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

27

Gender

Female

Birthday

1942-05-09 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Rita May

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

In the Loop
7.0%

In the Loop

Jan 22, 2009

Threads
7.6%

Threads

Sep 23, 1984

Heartbeat
7.0%

Heartbeat

Apr 10, 1992

Trollied
6.3%

Trollied

Aug 4, 2011

When Saturday Comes
5.9%

When Saturday Comes

Mar 1, 1996

Ackley Bridge
7.3%

Ackley Bridge

Jun 7, 2017

The Syndicate
7.6%

The Syndicate

Mar 27, 2012

Early Doors
7.7%

Early Doors

May 12, 2003

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Acting

2021
Everybody's Talking About Jamie as Mrs. Cardwell
2018
Walk Like a Panther as Mabel Higgins
2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators as Emilia Merchant
2017
Ackley Bridge as Julie "Nana" Booth
2012
The Syndicate as Nanna
2011
Trollied as Margaret
2009
Red Riding as Aunty Win
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Aunty Win
2009
In the Loop as Mrs Michaelson
2008
Sunshine as Doreen
2004
Nits as Nan
2003
Early Doors as Jean Dixon
2003
The Royal as Aunt Mary Graham
1999
Fanny & Elvis as Rick's Mother
1996
When Saturday Comes as Mabel
1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Supermarket Shopper
1992
Heartbeat as Mrs. Nelly Sneddon
1989
Children's Ward as Mags
1987
Scab as Janice
1984
Threads as Mrs. Kemp
1983
The Gathering Seed as Martha Kilbride
1982
England's Greens and Peasant Land as Pat
1981
Looks and Smiles as Receptionist
1980
The Gamekeeper as Mary
1977
The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality as Kath Storey
1977
The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People as Kath Storey
1973
Last of the Summer Wine as Celia
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