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Olive Pendleton

Actor

Place of birth
Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Years active
1978 – 2002
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20

Credits

5

Movies

15

TV series

25

Years active

7.7

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Olive Pendleton

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Career timeline

  1. 1978 · Screen debut

    All Creatures Great and Small (TV)

  2. 1992 · Breakthrough

    Heartbeat (TV)

  3. 2002 · Latest release

    Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (Movie)

  4. 2012 · Died

    January 23, 2012

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama16
  • Comedy6
  • Crime6
  • Mystery4
  • Tv Movie2
  • History1
Highest-rated title Prime Suspect 1991 7.8 Most popular title Heartbeat 1992 7.1

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2002 Harold Shipman: Doctor Death as Kathleen Grundy Movie
  2. 2000 At Home with the Braithwaites as Hilda Braithwaite TV
  3. 1997 The Lakes as Mary TV
  4. 1996 Dalziel and Pascoe as Mavis Sturgeon TV
  5. 1993 Body & Soul as Sister Thomas-A-Kempis TV
  6. 1992 A Touch of Frost as Mrs. Powell TV
  7. 1992 Heartbeat as Mrs. Franklin TV
  8. 1991 In Suspicious Circumstances as Gwendoline Marshall TV
  9. 1991 Prime Suspect as Mrs. Field TV
  10. 1986 First Among Equals as Joan Bainbridge TV
  11. 1984 The Road to 1984 as Matron Movie
  12. 1984 Love and Marriage as Aunt Ellen TV
  13. 1983 Last of the Summer Wine: Getting Sam Home as Sybil Murgatroyd Movie
  14. 1983 No Excuses as Mum TV
  15. 1983 Brass as Miss Dunnett TV
  16. 1983 Number 10 as Mrs Lindsay TV
  17. 1982 Intensive Care as Woman on Telephone Movie
  18. 1980 The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue as Nancy Movie
  19. 1979 Flambards as Aunt Grace Marchant TV
  20. 1978 All Creatures Great and Small as Mrs. Dryden TV

Quick facts

Where was Olive Pendleton born?

Olive Pendleton was born in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

What was Olive Pendleton’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Olive Pendleton is All Creatures Great and Small (1978).

How many movies and series has Olive Pendleton made?

Our catalogue lists 20 titles for Olive Pendleton: 5 movies and 15 TV series.

What is Olive Pendleton’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Prime Suspect has the highest audience rating, with 7.8/10 on TMDB.

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