Olive Pendleton has played four roles in Emmerdale/Emmerdale Farm:
- Mrs. Blenkinsop in October 1973.
- Wendy Hotson's mother in April 1979.
- Mrs Dillon in December 1995 and January 1996.
- Elsie Bradshaw in September and October 2002.
Her other credits include Crown Court, How We Used to Live, Juliet Bravo, Coronation Street, Cardiac Arrest, Where the Heart Is, Dalziel and Pascoe and Heartbeat.