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Margaret Ollerenshaw is an English actress, known for playing the role of Mavis in the BBC sitcom Open All Hours (1981–82) and its sequel Still Open All Hours (2013–present). Her other television credits include First of the Summer Wine (1988–89), The House of Eliott (1992) and Lovejoy (1993–94).
Birth Name
Margaret Ollerenshaw
Born
Saturday, 08 October 1949
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scarborough | Geraldine | 2019 |
| Our Friend Victoria | Joan - Chrissie's Mum | 2017 |
| Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2017 |
| Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks | Henrietta (voice) / Henrietta (UK & US) | 2016 |
| Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2015 |
| Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2015 |
| Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed | Henrietta (UK & US) (voice) | 2014 |
| Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2014 |
| Still Open All Hours | Mavis | 2013 |
| Endeavour | Mrs. Crabbin | 2012 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Scarborough | Geraldine | 2019 |
| Our Friend Victoria | Joan - Chrissie's Mum | 2017 |
| Thomas & Friends: Extraordinary Engines | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2017 |
| Thomas & Friends: Tinsel on the Tracks | Henrietta (voice) / Henrietta (UK & US) | 2016 |
| Thomas & Friends: Tales on the Rails | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2015 |
| Thomas & Friends: Whale of a Tale and Other Sodor Adventures | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2015 |
| Thomas & Friends: Signals Crossed | Henrietta (UK & US) (voice) | 2014 |
| Thomas & Friends: Trouble on the Tracks | Henrietta (UK & US) | 2014 |
| Still Open All Hours | Mavis | 2013 |
| Endeavour | Mrs. Crabbin | 2012 |
| War Horse | Narracott's Neighbor | 2011 |
| Grandpa in My Pocket | Brenda Balderdash | 2009 |
| The Bad Mother's Handbook | Jessie Pilkington | 2007 |
| Little Princess | (voice), The Queen (voice), The Queen | 2006 |
| Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman | Mary Pierrepoint | 2005 |
| Cherished | Mary Barry | 2005 |
| Wire in the Blood | Joanna Durbridge | 2002 |
| The Savages | Teacher | 2001 |
| Teachers | Yvonne | 2001 |
| Doctors | Esther Milne, Jean Furst, Lynda Harris, Margaret Cadogan, Maureen Holdgate, Peggy Hardcastle, Penelope Hargreaves | 2000 |
| This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper | Margaret Oldfield | 2000 |
| Holby City | Dora Collins, Helen Pickard, Jennifer Southwell | 1999 |
| Midsomer Murders | Eileen Fountain, Mrs. Hopkirk | 1997 |
| Barbara | Deirdre | 1995 |
| If You See God, Tell Him | Interviewer | 1993 |
| Doctor Finlay | Irene Purkiss | 1993 |
| Heartbeat | Norma Braithwaite | 1992 |
| 2point4 Children | Marjorie Atkins | 1991 |
| The House of Eliott | Florence Ranby | 1991 |
| One Foot in the Grave | Hilary | 1990 |
| Mike & Angelo | Mrs. Roper | 1989 |
| A Bit of a Do | Mrs. Chadwick | 1989 |
| First of the Summer Wine | Mrs Clegg | 1988 |
| Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Eileen Hathall | 1987 |
| Star Cops | Dr. Angela Parr | 1987 |
| London's Burning | Mrs. Argent | 1986 |
| Casualty | Beverley Miles | 1986 |
| Lovejoy | Kate Henshaw | 1986 |
| Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV | Joan - Chrissie's Mother | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Courier | 1985 |
| A Private Function | Woman | 1984 |
| Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends | Henrietta (UK & US), Henrietta (UK / US) (voice), Henrietta | 1984 |
| Alas Smith & Jones | 1984 | |
| One by One | Mrs. Lomax | 1984 |
| Britannia Hospital | Miss Rowntree | 1982 |
| Juliet Bravo | Mrs. Tinkham, Sergeant Margaret Cullinane | 1980 |
| The Gentle Touch | Mrs. Bond | 1980 |
| Danger UXB | Betty Salt | 1979 |
| Grange Hill | Nurse | 1978 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Mrs. Binks | 1978 |
| Rosie | Maureen | 1977 |
| Open All Hours | Mavis | 1976 |
| Angels | Miss. Parr | 1975 |
| Last of the Summer Wine | Ethel, The Woman | 1973 |
| Play for Today | Staff nurse | 1970 |
