Pauline Melville

Biography

Pauline Melville was born in Guyana in 1948 of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. She has worked as an actress, appearing in films such as Mona Lisa and British television programmes including the BBC Television comedy series 'The Young Ones', before turning her hand to writing in 1990. Her short stories and novels have been critically acclaimed, earning her numerous awards including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Guyana Prize for Literature

Filmografi

The Long Good Friday1980 · DoraShadowlands1993 · Committee ChairwomanFar from the Madding Crowd1967 · Mrs. TallRat in the Skull1987 · IRA WomanBlackadder's Christmas Carol1988 · Mrs ScratchitMona Lisa1986 · George's WifeBrighton Rock2010 · Mother SuperiorBritannia Hospital1982 · ClarissaHow to Get Ahead in Advertising1989 · Sylvia WallaceThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song2000 · Maisie KempHome Away from Home1993 · NeighbourThe House of Bernarda Alba1991 · PrudenciaScrubbers1982 · CrowUtz1992 · CuratorBottom Mindless Violence2004 · Mrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule2014 · SelfDidn't You Kill My Brother?1988 · Pauline SneakUlysses1967 · Prostitute