Elvi Hale

Elvi Hale is a British actress. Born Patricia Elvi Hake on 29 January 1931. She later changed her name to "Elvi Hale", at least professionally, if not legally.^[1][2]

Raised in Romford, Essex, she may be best known for playing Anne of Cleves in The Six Wives of Henry VIII, broadcast in 1970. Hale was nominated for a BAFTA award for most promising film newcomer for her performance in Wendy Toye's True as a Turtle (1957). She retired from film and television work in 1990.

Selected filmography

• True as a Turtle (1957) - Ann
• Happy Is the Bride (1958) - Petula
• The Navy Lark (1959) - Leading WREN Heather
• Man Detained (1961) - Kay Simpson
• The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Mrs. Sandersen
• The Assassinator (1992) - Mary

Personal life

She was married to actor Mike Morgan until his death in 1958. She remarried, to character actor George Murcell, in 1961 and remained married until his death in 1998.^[3]

References

1. 
   Birth record transcript
   Civil registration
   HAKE, Patricia E
   Registration district: Romford
   County: Essex
   Year of registration: 1931
   Quarter of registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
   Mother's maiden name: Parker
   Volume no: 4A
   Page no: 855
2. 
   Marriage record transcript
   Name: PUGHE-MORGAN, John M
   Registration district: Battle
   County: Sussex
   Year of registration: 1957
   Quarter of registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
   Spouse's last name Hake
   Volume no: 5H
   Page no: 55
   MarriageFinder: John M Pughe-Morgan married Elvi P Hake
3. British Film Institute profile of Elvi Hale

External links

• Elvi Hale at the Internet Movie Database