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English actress (1926–1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Patricia Ruth Plunkett | |
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Born | Patricia Ruth Plunkett 17 December 1926[1] |
Died | 13 October 1974 47) London, England, UK | (aged
Years active | 1946 – c. 1961 |
Spouse(s) | Tim Turner (1951–1974) |
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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