
Patricia Hodge
Known for Acting · 81 credits
- Born
- 1946-09-29 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Patricia Ann Hodge
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Madame Olivier

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Mrs. Evadne Willett

Waking the Dead
2001
as Lady Alice Beatty

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Lady Hilda Trelawney Hope

Rumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Phyllida Trant / Phyllida Erskine-Brown

Screen Two
1985
as Monica

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Hustle
2004
as Veronica Powell

Inspector Morse
1987
as Lady Hanbury

The Professionals
1977
as Ann Holly

All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Mrs. Pumphrey
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

Great British Menu
2006
as Self - Guest Judge

Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Queen Hadwisa

Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Chris Stroud

Miranda
2009
as Penny

Target
1977
as Laura Bentley

Roadkill
2020
as Lady Roche

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
1976
as Geraldine Hackstraw

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Olivia

A Very English Scandal
2018
as Ursula Thorpe

Britain's Busiest Airport: Heathrow
2015
as Narrator (voice)

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981
as Lady Londonderry

Edward and Mrs Simpson
1978
as Lady Diana Cooper

Murder in Provence
2022
as Florence Bonnet

Six Fifty-Five Special
1981
as Self

Victoria Wood
1989
as Moira

This Morning
1988
as Self

The Other 'Arf
1980

Jemima Shore Investigates
1978

Time for Murder
1985
as Margaret Tutting

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
as Mary Foster

Disraeli
1978
as Rosina Bulwer

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
1996
Holding the Fort
1980

The Girls of Slender Means
1975
as Anne Baberton
Rich Tea And Sympathy
1991
Good Morning Summer
1995
Heartland
as Penelope Langley
Movies (42)

The Elephant Man
1980
as Screaming Mum

Sunset
1988
as Christina Alperin

The Leading Man
1996
as Delvene

The Naked Civil Servant
1975
as Ballet Teacher

Arthur's Whisky
2024
as Joan

Before You Go
2002
as Vi

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
as Lady Evelyn

Betrayal
1983
as Emma

The Shell Seekers
1989
as Olivia

Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration
2020
as Self

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Maisie

Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
2018
as Aunt Peggy

The Disappearance
1977
as Young Wife

Charlotte
1981
as Teacher

Hotel du Lac
1986
as Monica

The Big Night In
2020
as Self

Maxwell
2007
as Betty Maxwell

The Falklands Play
2002
as Rt. Hon Margaret Thatcher (Prime Minister)

An Audience With Victoria Wood
1988
as Self

Just Ask for Diamond
1988
as Betty Charlady/Brenda von Falkenberg
Jilting Joe
1998
as Gwennie

Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978
as Lady Diana Cooper

Vilde, the Wild One
1986
as Edward's Wife

The Laureate
2023
as Amy Graves

Prague Duet
1998
as Olivia Walton

The Moonstone
1996
as Lady Julia Verinder

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert
2025
as Berthe

The Heat of the Day
1989
as Stella

Hay Fever
1984
as Myra Arundel

Rumpole's Return
1980
as Phyllida Erskine-Brown

The Death of the Heart
1987
as Anna Quayne

Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh
2023
as Self (Narrator)

Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
2022
as Self- Narrator

The Cloning of Joanna May
1992
as Joanna May

Thieves in the Night
1989
as Lady Joyce
Great Big Groovy Horse
1975

Riding High
1981
as Miss Hemmings

Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years
2022
as Self - Narrator

Miranda Hart’s Maracattack
2013

Miranda - It was panning
2012
as Penny

Miranda - The perfect Christmas
2010
as Penny

Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978
as Sister Belter
About Patricia Hodge
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… With 81 credits spanning from 1951 to 2025, Patricia Hodge has appeared in 42 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patricia Hodge Movies
- The Elephant Man (1980) — as Screaming Mum
- Sunset (1988) — as Christina Alperin
- The Leading Man (1996) — as Delvene
- The Naked Civil Servant (1975) — as Ballet Teacher
- Arthur's Whisky (2024) — as Joan
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