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	\|birth_name = Margaret Ollerenshaw		\|birth_name = Margaret Ollerenshaw
	\|birth_date = {{birth date and age~~\|df=y~~\|1949\|10\|8}}		\|birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1949\|10\|08\|df=y}}
	\|birth_place = [[Ashton-on-Ribble]], [[Preston, Lancashire\|Preston]], [[Lancashire]], England		\|birth_place = [[Ashton-on-Ribble]], [[Preston, Lancashire\|Preston]], [[Lancashire]], England
	\|occupation = Actress		\|occupation = Actress
	\|years_active = 1975–present		\|years_active = 1975–present
	\|spouse = {{marriage\|Jack Ainscough\|1969\|end=divorced}}~~<br />~~{{marriage\|Geoffrey Leesley\|2007}}		\|spouse =
			*{{marriage\|Jack Ainscough\|1969\|end=divorced}}
			*{{marriage\|Geoffrey Leesley\|2007}}
	\|children = 1		\|children = 1
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{{Short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
|birth_name = Margaret Ollerenshaw
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1949|10|8}}
|birth_place = [[Ashton-on-Ribble]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Lancashire]], England
|occupation = Actress
|years_active = 1975–present
|spouse = {{marriage|Jack Ainscough|1969|end=divorced}}<br />{{marriage|Geoffrey Leesley|2007}}
|children = 1
}}
'''Margaret Ollerenshaw''' (born 8 October 1949) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role of Mavis in the BBC [[sitcom]] ''[[Open All Hours]]'' (1981–1982) and its sequel ''[[Still Open All Hours]]'' (2013–2019). Her other television credits include ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]'' (1988–1989), ''[[The House of Eliott]]'' (1992) and ''[[Lovejoy]]'' (1993–1994).

==Early life==
Ollerenshaw was born on 8 October 1949 in [[Ashton-on-Ribble]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Lancashire]], England to Joseph and Margaret Ollerenshaw (née Daly).

==Career==
Ollerenshaw portrayed Mrs. Violet Clegg in the short-lived series ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]'', and became a more familiar television face after starring in ''[[The House of Eliott]]'' as Florence Ranby, a dour Victorian and head of the Eliott workroom, who died in a tragic road accident outside the Eliott's fashion house. The actress also featured as Martha in the [[Andrew Davies (writer)|Andrew Davies]] adaptation of [[Anthony Trollope|Trollope]]'s classic ''[[He Knew He Was Right]]''.

Her many other television credits include roles in ''[[Lovejoy]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''[[Last of The Summer Wine]]'', ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'', ''[[Holby City]]'', ''[[One Foot In The Grave]]'', ''[[Seaview (TV series)|Seaview]]'', ''[[Teachers (UK TV series)|Teachers]]'', ''[[Victoria Wood As Seen On TV|Victoria Wood - As Seen On TV]]'', ''The Hunt For The Yorkshire Ripper'', ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' and ''[[Wire In The Blood]]''. Her film credits include ''[[Britannia Hospital]]'', ''[[A Private Function]]'', ''[[Pierrepoint (film)|Pierrepoint]]'' and Steven Spielberg's ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]''.

Her one-woman show ''Yours Sincerely'', a musical play about [[Dame Vera Lynn]] has played in the UK and abroad.<ref>{{cite book| last = Bright| first = Morris| last2 = Ross| first2 = Robert| title = Last of the Summer Wine: The Finest Vintage| publisher = BBC Worldwide| date = 6 April 2000| location = London| pages = [https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig/page/160 160]| url = https://archive.org/details/lastofsummerwine0000brig/page/160| isbn = 0-563-55151-8}}</ref> She also starred in the play ''Screamers'' at the [[Warehouse Theatre]].

Since 2014, Ollerenshaw has provided the voice of Henrietta (UK/US) in the British animated television series ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''. She also voiced the role of The Queen in ''[[Little Princess (TV series)|Little Princess]]''. In 2019, she was in the television show ''[[Scarborough (TV series)|Scarborough]]'' as Geraldine, the owner of a hair salon.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC - Interview with Maggie Ollerenshaw - Media Centre |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/scarborough/maggie-ollerenshaw |access-date=2 September 2019 |work=BBC Media Centre |date=27 August 2019}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ollerenshaw married Jack Ainscough in 1969 but the marriage ended in divorce. In 2007, she married fellow actor Geoffrey Leesley.

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[Britannia Hospital]]''
| Miss Rowntree
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[A Private Function]]''
| Woman
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Fuel''
| Paula
| Short film
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Pierrepoint (film)|Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman]]''
| Mary Pierrepoint
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]''
| Narracott's Neighbor
|
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1974
| ''The Little Match Girl''
| Tart
|
|-
|1976 || ''Red Letter Day'' || First Mother ||
|-
|1978 || ''Pickersgill People'' || Dolores Clegg || Episode: "The Primitive"
|-
|1978 || ''BBC2 Play of the Week'' || Annie Griffiths || Episode: "Fairies"
|-
|1978 ||''[[Fallen Hero (TV series)|Fallen Hero]]'' || Nursing sister || Episode: #1.6
|-
|1979 || ''[[Danger UXB]]'' || Betty Salt || Episode: "Digging Out"
|-
|1979 || ''[[Angels (TV series)|Angels]]'' || Episode: #5.1 ||
|-
|1979 || ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]'' || Woman in boat || Episode: "The Flag and Further Snags"
|-
|1980 || ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' || Mrs. Binks || Episode: "If Wishes Were Horses"
|-
|1980 || ''[[The Gentle Touch]]'' || Mrs. Bond || Episode: "Help"
|-
|1980 || ''[[Play for Today]]'' || Staff Nurse || Episode: "Minor Complications"
|-
|1980 || ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'' || Sergeant Margaret Cullinane || Episode: "Family Unit"
|-
| 1981-1982 || ''[[Open All Hours]]'' || Mavis || 7 episodes
|-
|1981 || ''Coming Home'' || Trudy || Episode: #1.2
|-
|1981 || ''Maybury'' || Jean Stone || Episode: "What I Mean Is..."
|-
|1985 || ''[[Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV]]'' || Chrissie's Mother || Episode: #1.2
|-
| 1985-1986
| ''[[Coronation Street]]''
| Sandra Pilkington
| 3 episodes
|-
|1987 || ''[[Star Cops]]'' || Dr. Angela Parr || Episode: "Other People's Secrets"
|-
| 1988-1989
| ''[[First of the Summer Wine]]''
| Mrs. Clegg
| 13 episodes
|-
|1990 || ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' || Hilary || Episode: "Dramatic Fever"
|-
|1992 || ''[[Firm Friends]]'' || Sheila Bigger || 3 episodes
|-
|1992 || ''[[The House of Eliott]]'' || Florence Ranby || 6 episodes
|-
|1993-1994 || ''[[Three Seven Eleven]]'' || Val Peck || 4 episodes
|-
|1993-1994 || ''[[Lovejoy]]'' || Kate Henshaw || 13 episodes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Bill]]''
| Mrs. Riddick
| Episode: "Love Me, Love My Dog"
|-
|1997 || ''[[Heartbeat (British TV series)|Heartbeat]]'' || Norma Braithwaite || Episode: "Closing Ranks"
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
| Ethel
| Episode: "The Love Mobile''
|-
|1999 || ''[[Dr Willoughby]]'' || Fenella Lewis || Episode: "Family Wedding"
|-
|2000 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Margaret Cadogan || Episode: "Blood Ties"
|-
|2002 || ''[[The Eustace Bros.|Paradise Heights]]'' || Mary || Episode: #1.4
|-
|2003 || ''[[Barbara (TV series)|Barbara]]'' || Dierdre || Episode: "Who Shot Barbara?"
|-
|2003-2004 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Eva Briggs || 10 episodes
|-
|2004 || ''[[He Knew He Was Right (TV serial)|He Knew He Was Right]]'' || Martha || All 4 episodes
|-
|2004 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Jennifer Southwell || Episode: "In at the Deep End"
|-
|2005 || ''[[Cherished (film)|Cherished]]'' || Mary Barry || TV film
|-
|2006 || ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' || Mrs Hopkirk || Episode: "Country Matters"
|-
|2006 || ''[[Wire in the Blood]]'' || Joanna Durbridge || Episode: "Hole in the Heart"
|-
|2007 || ''[[The Bad Mother's Handbook]]'' || Jessie Pilkington || TV film
|-
| 2007–present
| ''[[Little Princess (TV series)|Little Princess]]''
| The Queen (voice)
| 24 episodes
|-
|2008 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Penelope Hargreaves || Episode: "Lady Muck"
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
| Ethel
| Episode: "All That Glitters Is Not Elvis''
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''
| Eileen Fountain
| Episode: "The Dogleg Murders"
|-
|2009 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Jean Furst || Episode: "The Great Escape"
|-
|2010 || ''[[Holby City]]'' || Dora Collins || Episode: "Swimming with Sharks"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Grandpa In My Pocket]]''
| Brenda Balderdash
| Episode: "Lighthouse View, as Good as New"
|-
|2011 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Peggy Hardcastle || Episode: "Who's the Daddy?"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Endeavour (TV series)|Endeavour]]''
| Mrs. Crabbin
| Pilot episode
|-
|2013 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Maureen Holdgate || Episode: "Run for Your Life"
|-
| 2013-2019
| ''[[Still Open All Hours]]''
| Mavis
| All 41 episodes
|-
| 2014-2021
| ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''
| Henrietta (voice)
| UK/US versions
|-
|2015 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || Lynda Harris || Episode: "The Reader"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Holby City]]''
| Helen Pickard
| Episode: "The Evolution of Woman"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
| Esther Milne
| Episode: "The Getaway"
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Scarborough (TV series)|Scarborough]]''
| Geraldine
| All 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1173775/Scarborough-BBC-cast-comedy-series-Jason-Manford-Catherine-Tyldesley/|title=Scarborough on BBC cast: Who is in the cast of Scarborough?|last=Mitchell|first=Molli|date=6 September 2019|publisher=Daily Express|website=www.express.co.uk|accessdate=19 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/people/heres-what-we-know-about-bbc-one-comedy-scarborough-and-when-it-will-air-tv|title=Here's what we know about BBC One comedy Scarborough and when it will air on TV|last=McElwee|first=Jade|date=24 May 2019|publisher=The Scarborough News|website=www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk|accessdate=19 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0647316}}

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