Patricia Phoenix
Birthday
1923/11/26
Day of death
1986/09/17 (62 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Manchester, England, UK
Also know as
Pat Phoenix, Elsie Tanner, Patricia Pilkington, Patricia Frederica Manfield, Patricia Frederica Phoenix, Патриция Феникс
Biography
Patricia Phoenix was an English film and television actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role as Elsie Tanner, an original cast member of Coronation Street. Phoenix attended Fallowfield Central School. As a child, she nursed early theatrical ambitions, appearing regularly on the radio in Children's Hour at the age of 11, after having submitted a monologue. After leaving school, she worked as a filing clerk for the gas department of Manchester Corpora...Read more
Acting
(1962) The L-Shaped Room
as Sonia
(2000) The Unforgettable Pat Phoenix
as Self (archive footage)
(1948) Cup-Tie Honeymoon
as Mrs Butler (as Patricia Pilkington)
(1986) Hidden Talents
as Nellie
(1959) Jack the Ripper
as Rowdy Woman in the Crowd
(1958) Blood of the Vampire
as Woman
(2011) Funny Up North
as Herself
(1986) Unnatural Causes
as Nellie
(1986) Constant Hot Water
as ---
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1960) Coronation Street
as Elsie Tanner
(1960) Coronation Street
as Elsie Howard