Actor
Patricia Hodge
Born 1946 · Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Patricia Ann Hodge OBE 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.
Acting
The Elephant Man
Screaming Mum · 1980
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Madame Olivier · 1989
Sherlock Holmes
Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope · 1984
All Creatures Great & Small
Mrs. Pumphrey · 2020
Hustle
Veronica Powell · 2004
Inspector Morse
Lady Hanbury · 1987
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Evadne Willett · 2004
Miranda
Penny · 2009
A Very English Scandal
Ursula Thorpe · 2018
Robin of Sherwood
Queen Hadwisa · 1984
The Professionals
Ann Holly · 1977
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
Geraldine Hackstraw · 1976
Waking the Dead
Lady Alice Beatty · 2001
Roadkill
Lady Roche · 2020
Sunset
Christina Alperin · 1988
The Naked Civil Servant
Ballet Teacher · 1975
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Olivia · 1951
Rumpole of the Bailey
Phyllida Trant · 1975
Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
Berthe · 2025
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Lady Diana Cooper · 1978
Murder in Provence
Florence Bonnet · 2022
Betrayal
Emma · 1983
The Big Night In
Self · 2020
Victoria Wood
Moira · 1989