Olwen May

Acting

Olwen May

Born January 1, 1963 · Lower Agbrigg, Yorkshire, England, UK (age 63)

Olwen May is an English actress and theatre director, known for Happy Valley (2014), Whoops! (2013), and Inspector George Gently (2007). She played D.C. Joyce Malone in Coronation Street (1960) during the investigation of Frank Foster's alleged rape of Carla Connor. She has also directed several plays. She lives in West Yorkshire with her partner, Kevin Doyle.

Known For

My Son the FanaticMy Son the Fanatic · 1997
My Son the Fanatic
5.01997
MovieDramaComedy
Pakistani taxi-driver Parvez and prostitute Bettina find themselves trapped in the middle when Islamic fundamentalists decide to clean up their local town.
Whoops!Whoops! · 2014
Whoops!
2014
MovieComedyDrama
Rose Clements - loving mother and wife - is quietly stacking up a body count of accidental murders...
CareCare · 2018
Care
6.42018
MovieDramaTV Movie
Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia.
Red Sky at NightRed Sky at Night · 2023
Red Sky at Night
2023
MovieDramaFantasy
Val is a century old vampire, but in human terms, she can barely pass for twenty. After what feels like an eternity spent at her family home in the northern reaches of the UK, she’s now ready to embark on a new chapter at university. However, the long trip down south soon turns frosty as grieving mother Vera struggles to come to terms with her little girl flying the nest.
Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale · 2008
Florence Nightingale
6.02008
MovieDramaTV Movie
Reflective drama of pioneering nurse, writer and noted statistician Florence Nightingale
Seeing RedSeeing Red · 2000
Seeing Red
10.02000
MovieDramaTV Movie
Coral Atkins, a British soap star of the 1970s, becomes deeply affected by the plight of children from troubled homes. Against considerable odds, Coral harnesses her celebrity to launch a crusade to establish her own home to care for the children. Based on the memoirs of Coral Atkins.
The Trial of Lord LucanThe Trial of Lord Lucan · 1994
The Trial of Lord Lucan
6.01994
MovieTV Movie
An imagined trial of a man who, in 1974 London, is thought to have killed a woman he mistook for his wife in order to regain custody of his children. He disappeared the day after the killing and was never found.
Slow HorsesSlow Horses · 2022
Slow Horses
8.02022
SeriesCrimeDrama
Follow a dysfunctional team of MI5 agents—and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb—as they navigate the espionage world's smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces.

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