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Olwen May

Olwen May

Olwen May is an English actress and theatre director, known for Happy Valley (2014), Whoops! (2013), and Inspector George Gently (2007). She played D.C. Joyce Malone in Coronation Street (1960) during the investigation of Frank Foster's alleged rape of Carla Connor. She has also directed several plays. She lives in West Yorkshire with her partner, Kevin Doyle.

Known for

Red Sky at Night
Red Sky at Night
2023 • Vera
Care
Care
2018 • Rebecca
Kinder
2018 • Susan
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
2008 • Mother Mary Clare
Assertion Techniques
2006
Seeing Red
Seeing Red
2000 • Harriet
My Son the Fanatic
My Son the Fanatic
1997 • Prostitute
The Trial of Lord Lucan
The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994 • W.P.C.

Full filmography

Care
Care
2018 • Rebecca
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Kinder
2018 • Susan
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Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
2008 • Mother Mary Clare
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Seeing Red
Seeing Red
2000 • Harriet
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My Son the Fanatic
My Son the Fanatic
1997 • Prostitute
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Olwen May – Biography, Known For & Filmography