Patricia Jessel
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Patricia Jessel | |
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| Born | Patricia Helen Mary Jessel October 15, 1920 |
| Died | June 10, 1968 (aged 47) London, England |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | George Feinberg |
Patricia Helen Mary Jessel (15 October 1920 – 8 June 1968) was an English actress of stage, film and television.[1]
Biography[]
Jessel was born in the then British Crown Colony of Hong Kong, daughter of Clement Edward Jessel and Ursula Theodora (née Buckley). She was the grandniece of [Lillah McCarthy]. She died from a heart attack in London in June 1968, aged 47.[2]
Jessel appeared both in the West End and on Broadway in the 1950s in Agatha Christie's play Witness for the Prosecution, for which she won a Tony Award in 1955.[3]
Her other stage roles included Lady Macbeth at the Old Vic in 1962 and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest in the opening season of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford.[4][5]
Selected filmography[]
- The Flesh Is Weak (1957)
- The Man Upstairs (1958)
- Armchair Theatre: Underground (TV, 1958)
- Model for Murder (1959)
- No Kidding (1960)
- The City of the Dead (a.k.a. Horror Hotel, 1960)
- A Jolly Bad Fellow (1964)
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
- The Prisoner ("Checkmate", 1967)
References[]
- ^ "Patricia Jessel". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ "Patricia Helen Jessel (1920-1968) profile". findagrave.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ The Broadway League. "Patricia Jessel - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". ibdb.com. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ William Shakespeare. "Production of Macbeth - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Macbeth - The Old Vic Company". theaterencyclopedie.nl. 20 June 1962. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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