Patsy King

Patsy King, is an Australian charactor actress ,a Melbourne theatre performer who trained as a Shakespearean actress with the Melbourne National Theatre; she spent her early days in the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, she also appeared in many Australian television series, including: Power Without Glory, Homicide, Division 4, Hunter, Bellbird, The Sullivans, Chopper Squad, Bluey, Out of Love, Good Morning Mr Doubleday, The Long Arm, Adventure Island, and Play School. Her best-known role was that of prison governor Erica Davidson in the cult soap opera Prisoner, a role she played from 1979 to 1983, with guest reappearances in 1984.

Her stage credits include Elvira in Blithe Spirit, Margaret in Absurd Person Singular, Helena in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Helen in Half a Sixpence, Angelica in Love for Love, and Erica in Prisoner Cell Block H: The Stage Play. She earned the Erik Award for her portrayal of Agnes in Fourposter. King has attended many Prisoner cast reunions and appeared on the documentary "On The Inside" which was based on the series' haunting theme tune. Patsy attended the 30th Anniversary reunion special with fellow castmates from Prisoner and is still a regular stage theatre actress and performer. More recently, she toured with the stage play Love Letters.

External links

• Patsy King at the Internet Movie Database