Rita May

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
May 09, 1942 (83 years old)

Rita May

Known For

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
1h 55m
Movie 2021

Everybody's Talking About Jamie

Jamie New is 16 and doesn’t quite fit in—instead of pursuing a "real" career he dreams of becoming a drag queen. Uncertain about his future, Jamie knows one thing for sure: he is going to be a sensation. Supported by his loving mom and his amazing friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Walk Like a Panther
1h 48m
Movie 2018

Walk Like a Panther

A group of 1980s wrestlers are forced to don the lycra once last time when their beloved local pub is threatened with closure.

The Syndicate
1h 0m
TV Show 2012

The Syndicate

A drama exploring how winning the lottery transforms the lives of ordinary people.

Trollied
0h 23m
TV Show 2011

Trollied

Set in Valco, a fictional budget supermarket in the north west of England, Trollied finds the funny in one of our most familiar surroundings and focuses on the types of characters we all recognise: bored checkout staff, ineffectual managers and a range of customers, from the irate to the downright bizarre.

Sunshine
1h 0m
TV Show 2008

Sunshine

Sunshine is a three-part comedy drama that began on 7 October 2008 on BBC1 from the co-writers of The Royle Family and Early Doors. These co-writers, Craig Cash and Phil Mealey, also appear in the series.

Early Doors
0h 30m
TV Show 2003

Early Doors

A sitcom set in a small pub in Manchester, “The Grapes”, where daily life is bound up in the issues of love, loneliness, and blocked urinals. Regular drinkers Joe and Duffy pass the time with landlord Ken and his police officer cronies.

Scab
1h 15m
Movie 1987

Scab

Drama based on events during the 1984/85 miners strike. One of the first dramatised accounts, it was written by Geoffrey Case and directed by Gordon Flemyng for Yorkshire Television and won the Rai award at the Prix Italia and the Prix Futura at the Berlin Film Festival in 1987.

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.

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