Patricia Plunkett
Patricia Ruth Plunkett | |
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 Patricia Plunkett | |
| Born | Patricia Ruth Plunkett 17 December 1926[1] |
| Died | 13 October 1974 (aged 47) London, England, UK |
| Years active | 1946 – c. 1961 |
| Spouse(s) | Tim Turner (1951–1974) |
Patricia Ruth Plunkett (17 December 1926 – 13 October 1974)[1] was an English actress, born to an Australian WWI soldier, Captain Gunning Francis Plunkett, and Alice Park.
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] She was usually in supporting roles, but she was the female lead (with above-the-title billing) in both her 1949 films: Landfall and For Them That Trespass. The best known of her supporting roles 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[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | It Always Rains on Sunday | Doris Sandigate | |
| 1948 | Bond Street | Mary Phillips | |
| 1949 | For Them That Trespass | Rosie | |
| Landfall | Mona | ||
| 1950 | Murder Without Crime | Jan, Stephen's Wife | |
| 1952 | Mandy | Miss Crocker | |
| 1954 | The Crowded Day | Alice | |
| 1957 | The Flesh Is Weak | Doris Newman | |
| 1958 | Dunkirk | Grace Holden | |
| 1960 | Identity Unknown | Betty | |
| Escort for Hire | Eldon Baker | ||
| 1961 | The Singer Not the Song | Arcelia | Uncredited |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Patricia Plunkett", BFI Film Forever
- ^ "Plunkett, Patricia" in Brian McFarlane The Encyclopedia of British Film, London: Methuen/BFI, 2003, p.526
- ^ a b 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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