Patsy Byrne

Patsy Byrne
Born	Patricia Byrne 13 July 1933 Ashford, Kent, England, UK
Died	17 June 2014 (aged 80) Denville Hall, Northwood, London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Patrick John Seccombe (1967-2000; his death)

Patricia "Patsy" Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as "Nursie" in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching.

Biography

Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in Twelfth Night and Gruscha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men. She played ORD "Betty the Tea Lady" on the BBC children's programme Playdays. Other roles included appearances in I, Claudius (1976), Stealing Heaven (1988), Inspector Morse (1989), Les Misérables (1998), David Copperfield (1999) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), as well as numerous radio plays.

Death

Byrne died at Denville Hall, a retirement home for performers, on 17 June 2014.

Selected filmography

• The Cherry Orchard (1962)
• The Ruling Class (1972)
• The Alf Garnett Saga (1972)
• The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
• The Return of the Soldier (1982)
• Britannia Hospital (1982)
• Mr. Love (1985)
• Stealing Heaven (1988)
• The Higher Mortals (1993)
• The Treasure Seekers (1996)
• Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000)

External links

• Patsy Byrne at IMDb
• Obituary, independent.co.uk; accessed 25 June 2014.