Pauline Melville

Born:January 1, 1948

Place of Birth:Guyana

Known For:Acting

Biography

Pauline Melville was born in Guyana in 1948 of mixed European and Amerindian ancestry. She has worked as an actress, appearing in films such as Mona Lisa and British television programmes including the BBC Television comedy series 'The Young Ones', before turning her hand to writing in 1990. Her short stories and novels have been critically acclaimed, earning her numerous awards including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Guardian Fiction Prize, the Whitbread First Novel Award, and the Guyana Prize for Literature

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Pauline Melville
Pauline Melville

Filmography

Acting

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The Long Good Friday

Dora

1980

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How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Sylvia Wallace

1989

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