Rita May
Birthdate
May 9, 1942 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
May 9, 1942 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Known For
Acting
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.
Rita May's LGBTQ+ Titles
Everybody's Talking About Jamie
Mrs. Cardwell
Acting (27)
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 (1 episode)
2017
Ackley Bridge as Julie "Nana" Booth (4 episodes)
2012
The Syndicate as Nanna (6 episodes)
2011
Trollied as Margaret (70 episodes)
2009
Red Riding as Aunty Win (1 episode)
2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 as Aunty Win
2009
In the Loop as Mrs Michaelson
2008
Sunshine as Doreen (3 episodes)
2004
Nits as Nan
2003
Early Doors as Jean Dixon (12 episodes)
2003
The Royal as Aunt Mary Graham (1 episode)
1999
Fanny & Elvis as Rick's Mother
1996
When Saturday Comes as Mabel
1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Supermarket Shopper (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat as Mrs. Nelly Sneddon (2 episodes)
1989
Children's Ward as Mags (40 episodes)
1987
Scab as Janice
1984
Threads as Mrs. Kemp
1983
The Gathering Seed as Martha Kilbride (6 episodes)
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 (1 episode)
Writing (2)
1982
England's Greens and Peasant Land
• Writer
1981
One Hundred and Eighty!!!
• Writer