fiction.wikisort.org - Actor

Search / Calendar

Patsy King (born 16 September 1930)[1][3][4] is an Australian retired actress known for work in both theatre and television. She has been a children's television presenter, theatre director, playwright and worked in commercials, and in radio and voice over work, particularly in her early career in the United Kingdom.[5]

Patsy King
Born (1930-09-16) 16 September 1930 (age 92)[1]
Occupation
  • Actress (stage, radio, television, film)
  • television presenter
  • director
  • commercial voiceover
[2]
Years activeTheatre actress: 1951–1984, theatre directing 1989-1990
TV and Film: 1961–1984[2]
Known forPrisoner
Notable workBellbird, Play School, Adventure Island
SpouseJohn Sumner (years unknown)

King started her career exclusively as a radio and classical stage actress, with roles in everything from Shakespeare to Peter Pan starting from 1951 until 1990. with a brief return to the stage post-retirement in 2009. Her career in television and children's entertainment started in the early 1960s and extended until 1984.[6]She is known best internationally as an original cast member of the TV series Prisoner, internationally known as Prisoner: Cell Block H, appearing for 351 episodes as well-coiffured Governor/Warden Erica Davidson.[7]


Biography



Early life


King was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 16 September 1930.[1] She aspired to become a dress designer[1] and spent her early years in the United Kingdom.[5] Returning to Australia and opting to work in the theatre, she trained as a Shakespearean actress with Melbourne's National Theatre. In 1959, she married English-born theatre impresario John Sumner. They divorced in 1967.[4]


Career



Theatre


King started her career exclusively in theatre starting in the early 1950s, appearing in dramatic and period pieces and had numerous stage credits including Victoria Regina, The Miser, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Richard II, Blithe Spirit. Absurd Person Singular, Half a Sixpence, A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, Love for Love and Love Letters

King earned awards including the Erik Award and the Melbourne Critics Awards for Agnes in Four Poster before retiring the stage in 1984, however she turned her hand to writing and directing her own plays in the late 1980s.


Television


After appearing in a few made-for-TV movies in the early 1960s she appeared in a variety of television serials from the late-1960s, including a prominent role in the rural series Bellbird and guest roles in the Crawford Productions series Hunter, The Box, and in their police procedurals Matlock Police, Division 4 and playing 14 different character parts in Homicide. She also acted in Power Without Glory, The Sullivans, Chopper Squad, Bluey, Cop Shop, Out of Love and the comedy series Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday. She was an early presenter on the ABC TV show Play School, and also appeared on The Magic Circle Club and Adventure Island.[6]

She portrayed Erica Davidson, the first governor of the fictional Wentworth Detention Centre, on the cult soap opera Prisoner, as well as appearing in a spin-off stage play in the UK . King left Prisoner in 1983, but returned for guest appearances in 1984, after which she retired from television.[8] [9]


Selected roles



Theatre


Source = AusStage

Title Year Playwright Director
Victoria Regina1951Laurence HousmanRay Lawler
Summer and Smoke1956Tennessee WilliamsWal Cherry
The Miser1956Jean Baptiste MoliereWilliam P. Carr
The Wind of Heaven1957Emlyn WilliamsMalcolm Phillips
Our Town1957Thornton WilderWal Cherry
The Queen and the Rebels ?Ugo BettiWal Cherry
The Matchmaker1957Thornton WilderWal Cherry
Tonight in Samarkand1957Jaquels DevalWal Cherry
Ring Round the Moon1957Jean AnouilhWal Cherry
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof1957Tennessee WilliamsWal Cherry
A View from the Bridge1957Arthur MillerWal Cherry
Peter Pan (pantomime)1957J.M. BarrieJohn Carroll
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll1958 (tour, 27 performances)1957-1960Ray Lawler
See How They Run1960Philip KingMalcolm Roberts
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab1961The Importance of Being Ernest adopted by novel Fergus HumeGeorge Ogilvie
The Importance of Being Ernest1961Oscar WildeBrian Crossley
Romanoff and Juliet1961Sir Peter UstinovJohn Sumner
Dracula1962Bram StokerMoira Carleton
The Good Ship Walter Raleigh1963 ?Peter Batey
Richard II1963William ShakespeareRaymond Westwell
The Fourposter1963-1965 (tour, 32)Ray LawlerRonald Densen
The Happy Invalid1963Jean Baptiste-MolièreWal Cherry
The Glazed Look1965Terence JournetIrene Mitchell
The Cavern 1966Jean AnoulitIrene Mitchell
Half A Sixpence1967 ?Fred Hebert
Marching Song1969John WhitingPaul Eddey
Love for Love1969William CongreveIrene Mitchell
The Slaughter of St Theresa's Day1974Peter KennaBruce Kerr
Absurd Person Singular1976Alan AyckbourneMalcolm Robertson
Innocent Bystanders1978Gordon GrahamMalcolm Robertson
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur1983Tennessee WilliamsMurray Copeland
Farewell Brisbane Ladies ?Doreen ClarkeMalcolm Robertson
Love wiih the Lights Out1989Patsy KingGraham Turner
A Constant Lover1990Gaytana AdornaPatsy King
An Office Romance1990John PricePatsy King
Love Letters (charity performance)[9]2009A.R. Gurney

Filmography



FILM

Year Title Role Type
1972The JourneyRole unknownFilm short


TELEVISION

Year Title Role Type
1961 The General Motors Hour Herself - Guest TV series, 1 episode
1961 The Rivals Role unknown Teleplay
1962 Suspect Janet Teleplay
1964 Wind from the Icy Country Ella Teleplay
1965-1975 Homicide Guest roles: Sarah Adams / Helen Taylor / Trin Turner / Shirley Wallace / Kay Loder / Policewoman Burke / Janet Smith / Pat Palmer / Sybil Cochrane / Mary Hamilton / Joan Preston / Carol Long / Betty Nyberg / Joy TV series, 14 episodes
1965 A Time to Speak Annie TV film
1965 Photo Finish Role unknown Teleplay
1966 Australian Playhouse Guest role ABC TV series, 1 episode "The Decision"
1966 Play School Herself - Presenter ABC TV series, 10 episodes
1967 Bellbird Recurring role: Kate Andrews ABC TV series
1967 Adventure Island Regular role: Miss Behaviour ABC TV series
1968 Hunter Guest role: Jean Gallagher TV series, 1 episode
1969 Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday Guest role: Bridget O'Connor TV series, 1 episode
1969 Dynasty Guest role: Kathy Mason ABC TV series, 1 episode
1970-1975 Division 4 Guest roles: Mrs. Carr / Susan Hill / Carol Foster / Marion Dalton / Valerie Fisher TV series, 5 episodes
1970 The Long Arm Guest role: Naomi TV series, 1 episode
1971-1974 Matlock Police Guest roles: Lily / Joan / Jan Ross TV series, 3 episodes
1974 Marion Recurring role: Mrs. Finnegan ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1974 This Love Affair Guest role ABC TV series, 1 episode 2: "Tilting At Windmills"
1974 The Box Recurring Guest role: Gloria TV series, 2 episodes
1974 Out of Love Guest role ABC TV series, 1 episode 2: "It Will Never Work"
1976 Power Without Glory Recurring role: Vera Maguire ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1977 Bluey Guest role: Tina Golding TV series, 1 episode 33: "Final Devotion"
1977 Hotel Story Guest role TV series, 1 episode
1977 The Sullivans Recurring role: Beryl Fletcher TV series, 4 episodes
1978 Cop Shop Guest roles: Sara Fitzsimmons / Julie Gibbons TV series, 2 episodes
1978 Chopper Squad Guest role: Iris Deacon TV series, 1 episode 5: "8:52 A.M."
1979-1984 Prisoner Regular role: Governor Erica Davidson / Erica TV series, 353 episodes
1979 The Franky Doyle Story Governor Erica Davidson TV film
1981 Prisoner In Concert Herself / Erica Davidson TV special

References


  1. Lane, Richard (1991). Prisoner Cell Block H. London: Thames Mandarin. ISBN 0-7493-0929-6.
  2. "Patsy King".
  3. Sinclair, Murray. "Prisoner Cell Block H". Pinnacle Books.
  4. Bennet, Craig (27 December 2021) Patsy King at 91: 'Prisoner Fans Still Stop Me' New Idea. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  5. Bourke, Terry (1990). Prisoner Cell Block: Behind the Scenes. London: Angus and Robertson (UK).
  6. Bryant, Margot "The illustrated Encyclopedia of Australian Showbiz"
  7. Bridal Group at University Melbourne Age 21 November 1959 p.7
  8. "Patsy King at the IMDB". Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  9. Knox, David. "Governor's play for love".





Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии