Maggie Ollerenshaw

Maggie Ollerenshaw is a British actress most famous for her role as Mavis on the sitcom Open All Hours. She also played Mrs. Clegg in the short-lived series, First of the Summer Wine. She became a more familiar television face after playing Florence Ranby in The House of Eliott terrorising the girls in the workroom. She received a BAFTA best comedy performance nomination for playing Ethel in an episode of Last Of The Summer Wine. She featured as Martha in the Andrew Davies adaptation of Trollope's classic He Knew He Was Right. Her many other television credits include leading roles in Coronation Street, Heartbeat, Holby City, One Foot In The Grave, Teachers, Victoria Wood, The Hunt For The Yorkshire Ripper, Midsomer Murders and Wire In The Blood. Her films include Britannia Hospital, A Private Function, Pierrepoint and most recently Steven Spielberg's War Horse. She was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Screamers at the Warehouse Theatre. Her one-woman show Yours Sincerely, a musical play about Dame Vera Lynn has played in the UK and abroad.