Patricia Hodge
Patricia Ann Hodge (born September 29, 1946 in Cleethorpes , England ) is a British actress . She made her theatrical debut at the West End Theater in London in 1972 and starred in the 1973 West End production of Pippin , directed by Bob Fosse . Hodge was nominated twice for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical before receiving the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role Money .
She achieved fame in the German-speaking world primarily through her appearances on the BBC sitcom Miranda , in which she played the self-centered mother Penny of the eponymous leading actress Miranda from 2009 to 2014.
Early life
Hodge was born in Cleethorpes , Lincolnshire . As the daughter of the owner of the Royal Hotel Eric and his wife Marion (née Phillips), Hodge studied at what later became Brunel University in order to be able to work as a teacher. She later studied English and dramaturgy, including at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art . She started at LAMDA when she was 22 years old and at the same time was nominated for the Eveline Evans Award for Best Actress.
Career
After graduation, she focused on working on the theater and worked with Bob Fosse on Pippin 18 months later . At that time, contrary to many voices, she decided to stay at the theater and not switch completely to television.
Hodge is in The Naked Civil Servant , the BBC version of Hay Fever , as Margaret Thatcher in The Falklands Play and in 2007 as Betty in the BBC drama Maxwell . In fraud ( Betrayal ), she appeared in 1983 as a lead actress.
She was nominated for a BAFTA for her role in the television adaptation Hotel du Lac . Hodge is an Honorary Graduate (DLitt) from Brunel University and one of the founding members of the Brunel Club. From 2009 to 2014 she starred as Penny, Miranda's self-centered mother, in the BBC series of the same name.
Private life
Hodge married the music producer Peter Douglas Owen on July 31, 1976 in Tonbridge . They have two sons, Alexander Richard Charles (* March 1989) and Edward Frederick James (* January 1992). Peter Owen died in 2016.
Filmography (selection)
Movie
- 1975: How to Live Your Life (The Naked Civil Servant)
- 1977: His Last Murder (The Disappearance)
- 1978: Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
- 1978: The Waterloo Bridge Handicap
- 1980: The Elephant Man
- 1981: Riding High
- 1983: Fraud (Betrayal)
- 1985: Behind Enemy Lines
- 1988: The Falcon's Maltese (Just Ask for Diamond)
- 1988: Sunset (Sunset)
- 1988: Thieves in the Night
- 1989: One Too Many (In the Heat of the Night)
- 1992: Artificial Sisters (The Cloning of Joanna May)
- 2002: Before You Go
- 2015: N-Day
watch TV
- 1975: The Girls of Slender Means
- 1975: The Naked Civil Servant
- 1978: Edward and Mrs. Simpson
- 1978-1992: Rumpole of the Bailey
- 1979: The Professionals
- 1980–1981: The Other 'Arf
- 1980–1982: Holding the Fort
- 1981: Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
- 1981–1982: Nanny
- 1983: Jemima Shore Investigates
- 1984: Hay Fever
- 1985: Time for Murder
- 1986: The Return of Sherlock Holmes (series, episode The Second Stain )
- 1986: Hotel du Lac
- 1986: Robin of Sherwood
- 1986: The Death of the Heart
- 1986: The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
- 1988: Heat of the Day
- 1989: Inspector Morse
- 1989: Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
- 1989: Victoria Wood
- 1989: Rosamunde Pilcher: Die Musselsucher (The Shell Seekers)
- 1991: Rich Tea and Sympathy
- 1992: The Cloning of Joanna May
- 1996: The Legacy of Reginald Perrin
- 2002: The Falklands Play
- 2002: Waking the Dead
- 2003: Sweet Medicine
- 2006: Agatha Christie's Marple
- 2007: Hustle
- 2007: Maxwell
- 2009-2014: Miranda
- 2013: Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Big Four
- 2014: You Can't Get The Staff
- 2018: A Very English Scandal
theatre
- 1971: No-One Was Saved
- 1972: Rookery Nook
- 1972: Popkiss
- 1973: Pippin
- 1973: Two Gentlemen of Verona
- 1974: Hair
- 1975: The Beggar's Opera
- 1976: Look Back in Anger
- 1976: Pal Joey
- 1979: Then and Now
- 1981: The Mitford Girls
- 1983: As You Like It
- 1984: Benefactors
- 1988: Lady in the Dark
- 1989–1990: Noël and Gertie
- 1992: Shades
- 1993: Separate tables
- 1994: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
- 1995: A Little Night Music
- 1999-2000: Money
- 1999-2000: Summerfolk
- 2001-2002: Noises Off
- 2003-2004: His Dark Materials
- 2006: Dream Me a Winter
- 2007: Boeing Boeing
- 2007-2008: The Country Wife
- 2008: Calendar Girls
- 2008: The Clean House
- 2011: The Breath of Life
- 2012: Dandy Dick
- 2013–2014: Relative Values
Awards and nominations
| year | price | For | result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Olivier Award for best actress in a musical | The Mitford Girls | Nominated |
| 1987 | BAFTA TV Award best actress | Hotel du Lac | Nominated |
| 1990 | Olivier Award for best actress in a musical | Noel and Gertie | Nominated |
| 2000 | Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress | Money | Won |
Web links
- Patricia Hodge in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Museum of Broadcast Communications
- BBC drama
- Patricia Hodge in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Miranda actress Patricia Hodge speaks at the Everyman Club meeting . In: Grimsby Telegraph . September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ Biography on filmreference.com
- ^ Hester Lacey: The Inventory: Patricia Hodge . In: Financial Times . May 9, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ↑ LAMDA past ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Big Interview: Patricia Hodge London Theater Guide - May 2, 2007
- ^ B Dessau: A taste of plummy . In: Theater . The Times. September 29, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ↑ O'Toole honored at Olivier's BBC News - February 18, 2000
- ^ Southbank Sinfonia and Patricia Hodge ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Brunel University - 2004
- ↑ Entry at filmreference.com
- ^ Peter Owen, publisher - obituary . May 31, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hodge, Patricia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hodge, Patricia Ann (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cleethorpes , England , UK |