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Pauline Melville
Born 1948-01-01Guyana
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
Screen work
Movies & roles
Rik Mayall: Lord of MisruleSelfBrighton RockMother SuperiorBottom Mindless ViolenceMrs. Basterd (archive footage) (uncredited)The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet SongMaisie KempShadowlandsCommittee ChairwomanHome Away from HomeNeighbourUtzCuratorThe House of Bernarda AlbaPrudenciaHow to Get Ahead in AdvertisingSylvia WallaceBlackadder's Christmas CarolMrs ScratchitDidn't You Kill My Brother?Pauline SneakRat in the SkullIRA WomanMona LisaGeorge's WifeScrubbersCrowBritannia HospitalClarissaThe Long Good FridayDoraFar from the Madding CrowdMrs. TallUlyssesProstitute