Rita May
ActingBorn 1942-05-09Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
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 (30 titles)
movieNits
2004 · ★ 10.0
tvThe Gathering Seed
1983 · ★ 10.0
tvEdge of Darkness
1985 · ★ 8.1
tvFat Friends
2000 · ★ 8.0
tvThe Royal
2003 · ★ 7.8
tvEarly Doors
2003 · ★ 7.8
tvSunshine
2008 · ★ 7.8
movieThreads
1984 · ★ 7.6
tvThe Syndicate
2012 · ★ 7.6
tvHetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996 · ★ 7.3
tvRed Riding
2009 · ★ 7.2
tvLast of the Summer Wine
1973 · ★ 7.2
movieSharpe's Justice
1997 · ★ 7.1
tvShakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
2018 · ★ 7.1
tvHeartbeat
1992 · ★ 7.1
movieIn the Loop
2009 · ★ 7.0
tvAckley Bridge
2017 · ★ 7.0
movieLooks and Smiles
1981 · ★ 6.7
movieRed Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974
2009 · ★ 6.6
tvTrollied
2011 · ★ 6.5
movieFanny & Elvis
1999 · ★ 6.4
movieWalk Like a Panther
2018 · ★ 6.2
movieEverybody's Talking About Jamie
2021 · ★ 6.2
movieThe Gamekeeper
1980 · ★ 6.0
movieThe Price of Coal, Part 1: Meet the People
1977 · ★ 6.0
movieWhen Saturday Comes
1996 · ★ 5.8
movieThe Price of Coal, Part 2: Back to Reality
1977 · ★ 5.8
tvChildren's Ward
1989 · ★ 5.2
movieEngland's Greens and Peasant Land
1982 · ★ 0.0
movieSurvivors: The Spectre of Threads
2025 · ★ 0.0