Actor

Olwen May

January 1, 1963 · Lower Agbrigg, Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Notable work

8.2
Halo (2022)
as Jade
8
Slow Horses (2022)
as Park Receptionist
7.8
Life on Mars (2006)
as Mavis Witham

Often works with

Dean Andrews
2 titles together
Life on Mars, The Body Farm
Steve Evets
2 titles together
Brassic, Vera
Wunmi Mosaku
2 titles together
Vera, The Body Farm

Full filmography · 18

Slow Horses
as Park Receptionist
20228
Halo
as Jade
20228.2
A Very British Scandal
as Dora
20216.6
Miss Scarlet
as Ms. Willoughby
20207.4
Brassic
as Margaret
20198.3
The Bay
as DC Lou McClaren
20196.5
The Body Farm
as Kay Warner
2011
Vera
as Helen Allenby
20117.4
Waterloo Road
as Defence Barrister
20067.1
Life on Mars
as Mavis Witham
20067.8
The Royal
as Sheila
2003
A Touch of Frost
as Doctor
19927.5