Patricia Hodge

Patricia Hodge

Known For

The Elephant Man

Biography

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.

Movies Featuring Patricia Hodge

Maxwell

Maxwell (2007)

as Betty Maxwell
The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play (2002)

as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)
Prague Duet

Prague Duet (1998)

as Olivia Walton
The Moonstone

The Moonstone (1996)

as Lady Julia Verinder
Just Ask for Diamond

Just Ask for Diamond (1988)

as Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
Sunset

Sunset (1988)

as Christina Alperin
Hay Fever

Hay Fever (1984)

as Myra Arundel
Riding High

Riding High (1981)

as Miss Hemmings
Rumpole's Return

Rumpole's Return (1980)

as Phyllida Erskine-Brown