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Biography
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.
Filmography16 titles

Brassic
2019as Margaret
2019as Margaret

Halo
2022as Jade
2022as Jade

Slow Horses
2022as Park Receptionist
2022as Park Receptionist

Life on Mars
2006as Mavis Witham
2006as Mavis Witham

The Royal
as Sheila
as Sheila

Shameless
2004as Social Worker
2004as Social Worker

A Touch of Frost
1992as Doctor
1992as Doctor

Vera
2011as Helen Allenby
2011as Helen Allenby

Miss Scarlet and the Duke
2020as Ms. Willoughby
2020as Ms. Willoughby

Waterloo Road
2006as Defence Barrister
2006as Defence Barrister

A Very British Scandal
2021as Dora
2021as Dora

The Bay
2019as DC Lou McClaren
2019as DC Lou McClaren

Care
2018as Rebecca
2018as Rebecca

Florence Nightingale
2008as Mother Mary Clare
2008as Mother Mary Clare

The Trial of Lord Lucan
1994as W.P.C.
1994as W.P.C.

The Body Farm
as Kay Warner
as Kay Warner