
Rita May
Department: 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.
Known For

Scab
1987

The Gamekeeper
1980

The Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977

When Saturday Comes
1996

Looks and Smiles
1981

Threads
1985

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009

The Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977

Walk Like a Panther
2018

Fanny & Elvis
1999

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
2021

Nits
2004

In the Loop
2009

England's Greens and Peasant Land
1982

Red Riding
2009

Trollied
2011

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996

The Syndicate
2012

The Royal
2003

Children's Ward
1989

Ackley Bridge
2017

Early Doors
2003

Sunshine
2008

The Gathering Seed
1983

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018

Heartbeat
1992

Last of the Summer Wine
1973

Fat Friends
2000

Edge of Darkness
1985