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Revision as of 07:36, 22 December 2015

Patricia Elliott
Born(1938-07-21)July 21, 1938
Gunnison, Colorado, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 77)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1968–2015
Known forRenée Divine Buchanan (One Life to Live)

Patricia Elliott (July 21, 1938 – December 20, 2015) was an American actress.

Early life

Elliott was born July 21, 1938 in Gunnison, Colorado, U.S. She graduated from South High School, Denver. Elliott graduated from the University of Colorado in 1960 and worked at the Cleveland Play House, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., among others.[1]

Career

With many appearances on television, film and stage, Elliott is best known for her longtime portrayal of fictional character Renée Divine Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role she played in extended stints off-and-on during every year between 1987 and 2011.[2]

Elliott won a Tony for her performance as Countess Charlotte Malcolm in the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music.[3] She played the role of Dorine in the 1977 Tony-nominated Circle in the Square revival of Molière's Tartuffe for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She reprised her role when the production was restaged for television on PBS in 1978.

Personal life

She was briefly married to Peter Heath.[4][5]

Death

She died in Manhattan in 2015. Broadway.com reports that Elliott died of Leimyloma sarcoma, a rare cancer.[2][3] Besides her niece, Elliott is survived by an aunt, Claudine Walker, and several cousins.[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1968 The Green Slime Nurse Science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. [6]
1976 Birch Interval Martha Directed by Delbert Mann.
1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband Helene Comedy/mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose. [7]
1979 Natural Enemies Woman on Train Directed by Jeff Kanew. [8]


Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1973 The Man Without a Country Mrs. Graff Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Delbert Mann.
1976 The Adams Chronicles Minnie Adams
  • Miniseries
  • Chapter XII: Henry Adams, Historian
  • Chapter XIII: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist
1977 Kojak Christina Episode: ""The Godson" (S 4:Ep 15)
The Quinns Rita Quinn O'Neill
1978 Tartuffe Dorine
1981 Summer Solstice Emily
1982 ABC Afterschool Special Ellen Davis Episode: "Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother" (S 10:Ep 7)
Nurse Ellen Geddis Episode: "Euthanasia"
1984 Empire Renee Main cast
St. Elsewhere Ms. Colman Episode: "The Women" (S 2:Ep 19)
Partners in Crime Phyllis Episode: "Celebrity (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1)
The Cartier Affair Margo Houser
1987 One Life to Live Renée Divine Buchanan
  • Contract role: 1987–2003
  • Recurring: 2003–11

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1977 Tartuffe Dorine Tony-nominated Circle in the Square revival.
1978 13 Rue de l'Amour Leontine
1979 The Elephant Man Original performer
1987 A Month of Sundays Julia
  • A comedy by Bob Larbey.
  • Later adapted by Larbey as the 1989 television movie Age-Old Friends.

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result ref


References

  1. ^ a b Kennedy, Mark (December 21, 2015). "Tony-Winning Actress and TV Soap Star Patricia Elliott Dies". ABC.go.com. ABC. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Roots, Kimberly (December 21, 2015). "OLTL's Patricia Elliott Dead at 77". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Bryant, Jacob (December 21, 2015). "Patricia Elliott, Tony Winner and 'One Life to Live' Actress, Dies at 77". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  4. ^ Washington Post Staff (December 21, 2015). "Patricia Elliott, Tony-winning actress who became soap stalwart, dies at 77". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  5. ^ (via Google News)"The CBS Radio Mystery Theater: An Episode Guide and Handbook to Nine Years ..." ISBN 978-0786418909. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  6. ^ "Green Slime". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  7. ^ Alpert, Hollis (May 6, 1979). "SPOTLIGHT: MOVIE MOGUL MELVIN SIMON: HIS 'LOVE AT FIRST BITE' IS A HIT". New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  8. ^ (via Google News)Janet Maslin (November 1, 1979). "Natural Enemies". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

External links

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