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Patricia Heywood | |
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| Born | 1 August 1931 Gretna Green, Scotland |
| Education | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation(s) | Stage and screen actress |
| Years active | 1954–1993 |
Patricia Heywood (born 1 August 1931) is a Scottish character actress who has appeared in stage productions, films and television. She is married to Oliver Neville, the former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
Patricia Heywood was born on 1 August 1931. [1] She was one of five children of engineer John David Heywood. She was educated at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, transferring to the theatre company afterwards and appearing in their production of Salad Days as Rowena in 1954. The same year the entire production transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in London, where it played for five years, a record for a musical at the time.
In 1968, she debuted in film at the age of 36 as Juliet's nurse in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet , followed by small roles in Staircase (1969) and Battle of Britain (1969). Her next role was as a maid in the psychodrama Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly (1970) by Freddie Francis. After that film she was seen (often in supporting roles or short appearances) in comedies, thrillers and horror films. Her other film roles include parts in All the Way Up (1970), Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971), 10 Rillington Place (1971, where she played Ethel Christie, the wife of serial killer John Christie), Young Winston (1971, as Winston Churchill's nurse), Bequest to the Nation (1973), Wish You Were Here (1987, as Lynda's aunt Millie), Young Toscanini (1988), Getting It Right (1989), and Franco Zeffirelli's Sparrow (1993).
In 1978, Heywood played Nelly in the BBC's television production of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights . She appeared on the television miniseries Root into Europe . She played Dickon's mother in the 1987 Hallmark Hall of Fame version of The Secret Garden . She was also in the Inspector Morse episode "Second Time Around".
She was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Romeo and Juliet in 1969.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1968 | Romeo and Juliet | The Nurse | Feature film |
| 1969 | Staircase | Nurse | Feature film |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain | WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited) | Feature film |
| 1970 | Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly | Nanny | Feature film |
| 1970 | All the Way Up | Hilda Midway | Feature film |
| 1971 | 10 Rillington Place | Ethel Christie | Feature film |
| 1971 | Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? | Dr. Mason | Feature film |
| 1972 | Young Winston | Mrs. Everest | Feature film |
| 1973 | Bequest to the Nation | Emily | Feature film |
| 1987 | Wish You Were Here | Aunt Millie | Feature film |
| 1987 | The Secret Garden | Dickon's mother | TV movie |
| 1988 | Young Toscanini | Madre Allegri | Feature film |
| 1989 | Getting It Right | Mrs. Lamb | Feature film |
| 1993 | Sparrow | Sister Teresa | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1972 | Public Eye (episode: "Horse and Carriage") | Lil | TV series |
| 1978 | Wuthering Heights | Nelly | TV series |
| 1991 | Inspector Morse (episode: "Second Time Around") | Mrs. Mitchell | TV series |
| 1992 | Root into Europe | Muriel | TV miniseries |
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