Patricia Hayes
| Patricia Hayes | |
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| Born | Patricia Lawlor Hayes 22 December 1909 Wandsworth,[1]London, England |
| Died | 19 September 1998 (aged 88) Surrey, England |
| Years active | 1938-1996 |
Patricia Lawlor Hayes, OBE (22 December 1909 – 19 September 1998) was an English comedy actress.
Hayes was born in Streatham, London.[2] As a child Hayes attended Sacred Heart School in Wandsworth.
She was featured in many comedy shows and films between 1940 and 1996, including Hancock's Half Hour, Ray's A Laugh,The Arthur Askey Show, THE Bargee 1964 , The Benny Hill Show, Till Death Us Do Part, The Neverending Story and a A Fish Called Wanda. Hayes also featured as Fin Raziel in the George Lucas film Willow. She also played the part of Henry Bones in the BBC Children's Hour radio programme "Norman and Henry Bones - The Boy Detectives" during the late 1940s.
Her most famous TV appearance was in the title role of the 1971 TV Play Edna, the Inebriate Woman for which she won a BAFTA award. She provided the character voice for comedy puppet performances for television and DVDs - e.g. 'Gran' (Woodland Animations, 1982).
She is the mother of British actor Richard O'Callaghan (born Richard Brook) by her marriage to the late Valentine Brook, whom she divorced. She never remarried. She was formerly the head of the (British) Catholic Stage Guild, which her son, Richard, now chairs.
Patricia Hayes died in September 1998 in Surrey[3] but went on to appear posthumously in Crime and Punishment in 2002.
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[edit] Television roles
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 1938 | When We Are Married | Ruby Birtle |
| 1957 to 1958 | Educated Evans | Joe's Mother |
| 1958 to 1960 | Hancock | Mrs. Cravatte |
| 1962 to 1966 | Hugh and I | Griselda Wormold |
| 1967 to 1969 | The Very Merry Widow | Katie |
| 1968 to 1969 | According To Dora | Various |
| 1968 to 1969 | The World Of Beachcomber | Various |
| 1971 | Edna, the Inebriate Woman | Edna |
| 1971 | The Trouble With Lilian | Lilian |
| 1971 to 1972 | The Last of the Baskets | Mrs Basket |
| 1972 | The Goodies 'That Old Black Magic' (ep 3.4) | Hazel, or "Hecate, Queen of Necromancy" |
| 1974 | Holiday With Strings | Air Hostess |
| 1980 to 1982 | Spooner's Patch | Mrs Cantaford |
| 1981 | Till Death... | Min Reed |
| 1983 to 1984 | The Lady Is A Tramp | Old Pat |
| 1985 | Marjorie & Men | Alice Tripp |
[edit] Selected filmography
- Went the Day Well? (1942)
- When We Are Married (1943)
- Candles at Nine (1944)
- Hotel Reserve (1944)
- Great Day (1945)
- The Battle of the Sexes (1959)
- Kill or Cure (1962)
- Saturday Night Out (1964)
- Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
- Fragment of Fear (1970)
- Raising the Roof (1972)
- Love Thy Neighbour (1973)
- The Neverending Story (1984)
- A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- Willow (1988)
[edit] References
- ^ Births England and Wales 1837-1983
- ^ GRO Register of Births: Mar 1910 1d 623 WANDSWORTH - Patricia Lawlor HAYES
- ^ GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1998 A5B 70 WEST SURREY - Patricia Lawlor Brook, DoB 22 Dec 1909 aged 88
[edit] External links
- Patricia Hayes at the Internet Movie Database
- Patricia Hayes at the British Film Institute's Screenonline
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