Maggie Ollerenshaw

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Maggie Ollerenshaw
Born
Margaret Ollerenshaw

(1949-10-08) 8 October 1949 (age 72)
Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1975–present
Spouse(s)
Jack Ainscough
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(m. 1969, divorced)​

Geoffrey Leesley
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(m. 2007)​
Children1

Margaret Ollerenshaw (born 8 October 1949) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours (1981–1982) and its sequel Still Open All Hours (2013–present). Her other television credits include First of the Summer Wine (1988–1989), The House of Eliott (1992) and Lovejoy (1993–1994).

Early life[]

Ollerenshaw was born on 8 October 1949 in Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, Lancashire, England to Joseph and Margaret Ollerenshaw (née Daly).

Career[]

Ollerenshaw portrayed Mrs. Violet Clegg in the short-lived series First of the Summer Wine, and became a more familiar television face after starring in The House of Eliott as Florence Ranby, a dour Victorian and head of the Eliott workroom, who died in a tragic road accident outside the Eliott's fashion house. The actress also featured as Martha in the Andrew Davies adaptation of Trollope's classic He Knew He Was Right.

Her many other television credits include roles in Lovejoy, Coronation Street, Juliet Bravo,Last of The Summer Wine , Heartbeat, Holby City, One Foot In The Grave, Seaview, Teachers, Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV, The Hunt For The Yorkshire Ripper, Midsomer Murders and Wire In The Blood. Her film credits include Britannia Hospital, A Private Function, Pierrepoint and Steven Spielberg's War Horse.

Her one-woman show Yours Sincerely, a musical play about Dame Vera Lynn has played in the UK and abroad.[1] She also starred in the play Screamers at the Warehouse Theatre.

Since 2014, Ollerenshaw has provided the voice of Henrietta (UK/US) in the British animated television series Thomas & Friends. She also voiced the role of The Queen in Little Princess. In 2019, she was in the television show Scarborough as Geraldine, the owner of a hair salon.[2]

Personal life[]

Ollerenshaw married Jack Ainscough in 1969 but the marriage ended in divorce. In 2007, she married fellow actor Geoffrey Leesley.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Britannia Hospital Miss Rowntree
1984 A Private Function Woman
2002 Fuel Paula Short film
2005 Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Mary Pierrepoint
2011 War Horse Narracott's Neighbor

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1974 The Little Match Girl Tart
1976 Red Letter Day First Mother
1978 Pickersgill People Dolores Clegg Episode: "The Primitive"
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week Annie Griffiths Episode: "Fairies"
1978 Fallen Hero Nursing sister Episode: #1.6
1979 Danger UXB Betty Salt Episode: "Digging Out"
1979 Angels Episode: #5.1
1979 Last of the Summer Wine Woman in boat Episode: "The Flag and Further Snags"
1980 All Creatures Great and Small Mrs. Binks Episode: "If Wishes Were Horses"
1980 The Gentle Touch Mrs. Bond Episode: "Help"
1980 Play for Today Staff Nurse Episode: "Minor Complications"
1980 Juliet Bravo Sergeant Margaret Cullinane Episode: "Family Unit"
1981-1982 Open All Hours Mavis 7 episodes
1981 Coming Home Trudy Episode: #1.2
1981 Maybury Jean Stone Episode: "What I Mean Is..."
1985 Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV Chrissie's Mother Episode: #1.2
1985-1986 Coronation Street Sandra Pilkington 3 episodes
1987 Star Cops Dr. Angela Parr Episode: "Other People's Secrets"
1988-1989 First of the Summer Wine Mrs. Clegg 13 episodes
1990 One Foot in the Grave Hilary Episode: "Dramatic Fever"
1992 Firm Friends Sheila Bigger 3 episodes
1992 The House of Eliott Florence Ranby 6 episodes
1993-1994 Three Seven Eleven Val Peck 4 episodes
1993-1994 Lovejoy Kate Henshaw 13 episodes
1995 The Bill Mrs. Riddick Episode: "Love Me, Love My Dog"
1997 Heartbeat Norma Braithwaite Episode: "Closing Ranks"
1997 Last of the Summer Wine Ethel Episode: "The Love Mobile
1999 Dr Willoughby Fenella Lewis Episode: "Family Wedding"
2000 Doctors Margaret Cadogan Episode: "Blood Ties"
2002 Paradise Heights Mary Episode: #1.4
2003 Barbara Dierdre Episode: "Who Shot Barbara?"
2003-2004 Coronation Street Eva Briggs 10 episodes
2004 He Knew He Was Right Martha All 4 episodes
2004 Holby City Jennifer Southwell Episode: "In at the Deep End"
2005 Cherished Mary Barry TV film
2006 Midsomer Murders Mrs Hopkirk Episode: "Country Matters"
2006 Wire in the Blood Joanna Durbridge Episode: "Hole in the Heart"
2007 The Bad Mother's Handbook Jessie Pilkington TV film
2007-present Little Princess The Queen (voice) 24 episodes
2008 Doctors Penelope Hargreaves Episode: "Lady Muck"
2008 Last of the Summer Wine Ethel Episode: "All That Glitters Is Not Elvis
2009 Midsomer Murders Eileen Fountain Episode: "The Dogleg Murders"
2009 Doctors Jean Furst Episode: "The Great Escape"
2010 Holby City Dora Collins Episode: "Swimming with Sharks"
2011 Grandpa In My Pocket Brenda Balderdash Episode: "Lighthouse View, as Good as New"
2011 Doctors Peggy Hardcastle Episode: "Who's the Daddy?"
2012 Endeavour Mrs. Crabbin Pilot episode
2013 Doctors Maureen Holdgate Episode: "Run for Your Life"
2013-present Still Open All Hours Mavis All 41 episodes
2014-2021 Thomas & Friends Henrietta (voice) UK/US versions
2015 Doctors Lynda Harris Episode: "The Reader"
2017 Holby City Helen Pickard Episode: "The Evolution of Woman"
2019 Doctors Esther Milne Episode: "The Getaway"
2019 Scarborough Geraldine All 6 episodes[3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ Bright, Morris; Ross, Robert (6 April 2000). Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage. London: BBC Worldwide. pp. 160. ISBN 0-563-55151-8.
  2. ^ "BBC - Interview with Maggie Ollerenshaw - Media Centre". BBC Media Centre. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Molli (6 September 2019). "Scarborough on BBC cast: Who is in the cast of Scarborough?". www.express.co.uk. Daily Express. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. ^ McElwee, Jade (24 May 2019). "Here's what we know about BBC One comedy Scarborough and when it will air on TV". www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk. The Scarborough News. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

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