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Patsy Byrne

Acting 80 (deceased) years old Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK ★ 0.6
Born: July 13, 1933
Died: June 17, 2014

Biography

Patricia 'Patsy' Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as 'Nursie' in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching.

Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in Twelfth Night and Gruscha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre.

Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men. She played ORD "Betty the Tea Lady" on the BBC children's programme Playdays. Other roles included appearances in I, Claudius (1976), Stealing Heaven (1988), Inspector Morse (1989), Les Misérables (1998), David Copperfield (1999) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), as well as numerous radio plays. Byrne performed in the 1990 BBC production of C.S. Lewis' "The Silver Chair" as the giant nanny in the city of the giants.

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Known For

Heartbeat
Heartbeat Martha Coutts 1992
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Sasha Platonov (née Triletski) 1965
Peak Practice
Peak Practice Mrs. Burns 1993
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Jean 1979
Blackadder
Blackadder Nursie 1983

Filmography

Acting Credits (48)

Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga Self 2008
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Kevin & Perry Go Large Old Lady 2000
David Copperfield
David Copperfield Mrs. Gummidge 1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
Blackadder: Back & Forth Nursie 1999
Les Misérables
Les Misérables Toussaint 1998
The Treasure Seekers
The Treasure Seekers Eliza 1996
The Gingerbread House
The Gingerbread House Mrs. Nesbit 1996
Hard Times
Hard Times Old Woman 1994
The Higher Mortals
The Higher Mortals Matron 1993
Peak Practice
Peak Practice Mrs. Burns 1993
Heartbeat
Heartbeat Martha Coutts 1992
Emily's Ghost
Emily's Ghost Mrs. Crabtree 1992
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair Giant Nanny 1990
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men Marian's Mum 1989
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol Nursie / Bernard 1988
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia Giant Nanny 1988
A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death Millicent Gentle 1988
Stealing Heaven
Stealing Heaven 1988
Hanna's War
Hanna's War Rosie 1988
Watching
Watching Marjorie Stoneway 1987
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery Mrs. Pettican 1987
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse Mrs. Maltby 1987
Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond Mrs Simmons 1986
Hotel du Lac
Hotel du Lac Mrs. Dempster 1986
Mr. Love
Mr. Love Mrs Lunt 1986
In Sickness and in Health
In Sickness and in Health Mrs. Jones 1985
Floating Off
Floating Off Lady on train 1983
Blackadder
Blackadder Nursie 1983
The Return of the Soldier
The Return of the Soldier Mrs. Plummer 1983
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital Nurse 1982
A Little Silver Trumpet
A Little Silver Trumpet Mrs. Cleaver 1980
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop Mrs Nubbles 1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected Jean 1979
My Son, My Son
My Son, My Son 1979
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
The Class Of Miss MacMichael Mrs. Green 1979
Hazell
Hazell Mrs Dobson 1978
All Creatures Great and Small
All Creatures Great and Small Mrs. Hammond 1978
I, Claudius
I, Claudius Martina 1976
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm Cook 1974
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class Mrs. Treadwell 1972
The Alf Garnett Saga
The Alf Garnett Saga Mrs. Frewin 1972
Platonov
Platonov Sasha 1971
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
The Cellar and the Almond Tree 1970
Doomwatch
Doomwatch Mary Franklin 1970
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month Sasha Platonov (née Triletski) 1965
As You Like It
As You Like It Audrey 1963
The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard Dunyasha 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame Cook 1951

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