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Patricia Roc | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Roc in The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1950) | |
| Born | Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold 7 June 1915 Hampstead, London, England |
| Died | 30 December 2003 (aged 88) Locarno, Switzerland |
| Other names | Felicia Riese |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1938–1962 |
| Spouses | Dr. Murray Laing
(m. 1939; div. 1944)Walter Reif
(m. 1964; died 1986) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | patriciaroc |
Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold;[1] 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945), though she only made one film in Hollywood, Canyon Passage (1946). She also appeared in Millions Like Us (1943), Jassy (1945), The Brothers (1947) and When the Bough Breaks (1947).
She was employed by the studio of J. Arthur Rank, who called her "the archetypal British beauty".[2] She achieved her greatest level of popularity in British films during the Second World War in escapist melodramas for Gainsborough Studios.[3] She did little acting work after the death of her second husband in 1954, making only a few television appearances including the first episode of The Saint.
- ^ "Roc, Patricia [née Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold] (1915–2003)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/93027. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Actress Patricia Roc dies, aged 88". The Daily Telegraph. London. 31 December 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2008.[dead link]
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