Patricia Plunkett
| Patricia Ruth Plunkett | |
|---|---|
 Patricia Plunkett | |
| Born |
Patricia Ruth Plunkett 17 December 1926[1] Streatham, London, England, UK |
| Died |
13 October 1974 (aged 47) London, England, UK |
| Years active | 1946 – c.1961 |
| Spouse(s) | Tim Turner |
Patricia Ruth Plunkett (17 December 1926 – 13 October 1974)[1] was an English actress.
Born in Streatham, London, she trained at RADA and had an early stage hit in Pick-Up Girl (1946)[2] by the American dramatist Elsa Shelley.[3]
Plunkett appeared in 12 films,[4] in supporting roles. The best known of these is probably It Always Rains on Sunday (1947), in which her character, Doris Sandigate, is the step-daughter of Rose (Googie Withers), the leading role. Her husband was the actor Tim Turner (died 1987).[3]
Filmography
- It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) - Doris Sandigate
- Bond Street (1948) - Mary Phillips
- For Them That Trespass (1949) - Rosie
- Landfall (1949) - Mona
- Murder Without Crime (1950) - Jan, Stephen's Wife
- Mandy (1952) - Miss Crocker
- The Crowded Day (1954) - Alice
- The Flesh Is Weak (1957) - Doris Newman
- Dunkirk (1958) - Grace Holden
- Identity Unknown (1960) - Betty
- Escort for Hire (1960) - Eldon Baker
- The Singer Not the Song (1961) - Arcelia (uncredited)
References
- 1 2 "Patricia Plunkett", BFI Film Forever
- ↑ "Plunkett, Patricia" in Brian McFarlane The Encyclopedia of British Film, London: Methuen/BFI, 2003, p.526
- 1 2 Lorraine Greenslade "Patricia Plunkett - My Sister", Herne Hill Society Newsletter, #102, Spring 2008, p.12-13
- ↑ "Plunkett, Patricia", credits, BFI Film & TV database
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