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Patricia Hodge

Sep 29, 1946 (78 years old) in 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

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Agatha Christie's Poirot
Madame Olivier
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Hustle
Veronica Powell
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The Professionals
Ann Holly
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Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Evadne Willett
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Sherlock Holmes
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope
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All Creatures Great & Small
Mrs Pumphrey
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Softly Softly: Task Force
Chris Stroud
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Waking the Dead
Lady Alice Beatty
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Inspector Morse
Lady Hanbury
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Robin of Sherwood
Queen Hadwisa

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