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Olwen May

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Olwen May in Coronation Street (1960)
Focuses on the divorce of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, one of the most notorious, extraordinary and brutal legal cases of the 20th Century. Famed for her charisma, beauty and style, Margaret, Duchess of Argyll, dominated the front pages when her divorce to the Duke exposed accusations of forgery, theft, violence, drug-taking, bribery, and an explicit Polaroid picture that was to haunt her for the rest of her life.
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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.
BornJanuary 1, 1963
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    • Known for

    Life on Mars (2006)
    Life on Mars
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Mavis Witham
    William Houston, Cherie Lunghi, Sarah Smart, Charity Wakefield, and Tom Hughes in Casualty 1909 (2009)
    Casualty 1909
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Charnovsky
    Pablo Schreiber in Halo (2022)
    Halo
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Jade
    Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Judge
    • Consultant
    • D.C. Joyce Malone
    • Jessica Lundy
    • D.C. Chapman
    • Christine Woods

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    • Lorraine Ashbourne, Tamsin Greig, Joanna Scanlan, and Rosalie Craig in Riot Women (2025)
      Riot Women
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Margaret
      • 2025
    • Vera (2011)
      Vera
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Helen Allenby
      • 2025
    • The Bay (2019)
      The Bay
      7.2
      TV Series
      • D.C. Lou McClaren
      • 2024
    • Pablo Schreiber in Halo (2022)
      Halo
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Jade
      • 2024
    • Red Sky at Night (2023)
      Red Sky at Night
      Short
      • Vera
      • 2023
    • Gary Oldman in Slow Horses (2022)
      Slow Horses
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Park Receptionist
      • Receptionist at The Park
      • 2022–2023
    • Joe Gilgun, Michelle Keegan, and Damien Molony in Brassic (2019)
      Brassic
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Margaret
      • 2023
    • Stuart Martin and Kate Phillips in Miss Scarlet (2020)
      Miss Scarlet
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ms Willoughby
      • 2022
    • Suranne Jones in Gentleman Jack (2019)
      Gentleman Jack
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Mrs Duff
      • 2022
    • Paul Bettany and Claire Foy in A Very British Scandal (2021)
      A Very British Scandal
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Dora
      • 2021
    • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
      Coronation Street
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Judge
      • Consultant
      • D.C. Joyce Malone ...
      • 1990–2021
    • Rafe Spall and Esther Smith in Trying (2020)
      Trying
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Janet
      • 2021
    • Life (2020)
      Life
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Mary
      • 2020
    • Holby City (1999)
      Holby City
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Kristy Maltby
      • 2019
    • Doctors (2000)
      Doctors
      4.5
      TV Series
      • Dinah Brunton
      • Julie Babbitt
      • Lizzie Allen ...
      • 2000–2019

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    Death by Cellphone in 'Mobile'
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    Death by Cellphone in 'Mobile'
    Season 2 Official Trailer
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    Season 2 Official Trailer
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    Season 2 Official Trailer
    A Very British Scandal: Season 1
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    A Very British Scandal: Season 1
    A Very British Scandal: Season 1 (Australia)
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    A Very British Scandal: Season 1 (Australia)
    A Very British Scandal
    Trailer 1:27
    A Very British Scandal

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    • Alternative name
      • Olwyn May
    • Height
      • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
    • Born
      • January 1, 1963
      • Lower Agbrigg, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, UK
    • Other works
      Other Works: UK tour of Kay Mellor's 'Band of Gold' with Gaynor Faye, Laurie Brett, , Andrew Dunn, Sacha Parkinson, Emma Osman, Kieron Richardson.

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