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After graduation, she concentrated on theatre work and 18months later worked with [[Bob Fosse]] on ''[[Pippin]].'' However, she found when applying for television work she had become classed as a theatre actress. Having made the break through in a role in [[Rumpole Of The Bailey]], she found when trying to make he occasional return to theatre work that she had been classed as a television actress. Finding the need to have a flexible career to care for her young children, Hodge made the decision to focus her career on the theatre, and hence is mainly seen on television in focus parts and singular roles in between chosen different theatre roles.<ref name="LTG1"/> |
After graduation, she concentrated on theatre work and 18months later worked with [[Bob Fosse]] on ''[[Pippin]].'' However, she found when applying for television work she had become classed as a theatre actress. Having made the break through in a role in [[Rumpole Of The Bailey]], she found when trying to make he occasional return to theatre work that she had been classed as a television actress. Finding the need to have a flexible career to care for her young children, Hodge made the decision to focus her career on the theatre, and hence is mainly seen on television in focus parts and singular roles in between chosen different theatre roles.<ref name="LTG1"/> |
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She was awarded the [[Laurence Olivier Theatre Award]] in 2000 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the production of ''Money'' at the [[Royal National Theatre]]. |
She was awarded the [[Laurence Olivier Theatre Award]] in 2000 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the production of ''Money'' at the [[Royal National Theatre]]. Hodge is an Honorary Graduate (DLitt) of [[Brunel University]] and one of the founder members of the Brunel Club.<ref>[http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news/universitynews/2004/cdata/SouthbankSinfoniaandPatriciaHodge Southbank Sinfonia and Patricia Hodge] Brunel University - 2004</ref> |
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In 2007 she played Betty, the wife of tycoon [[Robert Maxwell]], in the BBC TV drama Maxwell with David Suchet in the title role. |
In 2007 she played Betty, the wife of tycoon [[Robert Maxwell]], in the BBC TV drama Maxwell with David Suchet in the title role. |
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Revision as of 22:06, 5 October 2007
Patricia Ann Hodge (born on 29 September, 1946 in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire) is an English actress.
Biography
The daughter of hotel owner/manager Eric and his wife Marion (nee Phillips),[1] Hodge attended Wintringham Girls' Grammar School, Grimsby and then St. Helen's School, Northwood, Middlesex; before attending Maria Grey College, Twickenham to train as a teacher. She undertook teaching for a year, whilst also applying to London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, where she was awarded on graduation the Eveline Evans Award for Best Actress.[2]
After graduation, she concentrated on theatre work and 18months later worked with Bob Fosse on Pippin. However, she found when applying for television work she had become classed as a theatre actress. Having made the break through in a role in Rumpole Of The Bailey, she found when trying to make he occasional return to theatre work that she had been classed as a television actress. Finding the need to have a flexible career to care for her young children, Hodge made the decision to focus her career on the theatre, and hence is mainly seen on television in focus parts and singular roles in between chosen different theatre roles.[2]
She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the production of Money at the Royal National Theatre. Hodge is an Honorary Graduate (DLitt) of Brunel University and one of the founder members of the Brunel Club.[3]
In 2007 she played Betty, the wife of tycoon Robert Maxwell, in the BBC TV drama Maxwell with David Suchet in the title role.
Personal life
Hodge married music publisher Peter Douglas Owen on July 31, 1976. The couple have two childre: Alexander Richard Charles; and Edward Frederick James.
Television Series
- 1978-90 Rumpole of the Bailey
- 1978 Edward and Mrs Simpson
- 1979-82 Holding the Fort
- 1979-80, 1981 The Other 'Arf
- 1980 Nanny
- 1981 Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
- 1983 Jemima Shore Investigates
- 1986 The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
- 1991 Rich Tea and Sympathy
- 1992 The Cloning of Joanna May
- 2006 Miss Marple: The Sittaford Mystery
- 2007 Hustle
Television Specials
- 1975 The Girls of Slender Means
- 1975 The Naked Civil Servant
- 1984 Hay Fever
- 1985 The Death of the Heart
- 1986 The Second Stain
- 1986 Hotel du Lac
- 1988 Heat of the Day
- 1989 The Shell Seekers
- 1989 The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
Films
- The Disappearance, 1978
- Rosie Dixon-Night Nurse, 1978
- The Waterloo Bridge Handicap, 1979
- The Elephant Man, 1980
- Heavy Metal, 1981
- Riding High, 1981
- Betrayal, 1983
- Behind Enemy Lines, 1985
- Dust to Dust, 1985
- Skin, 1986
- 92 Grosvenor Street, 1987
- Sunset, 1987
- Falcon's Maltester, 1987
- Thieves in the Night, 1988
- Just Ask for Diamond, 1988
Stage
- No-One Was Saved, 1971
- Rookery Nook, 1972
- Popkiss, 1972
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1973
- Pippin, 1973
- Hair, 1974
- The Beggar's Opera, 1975
- Pal Joey, 1976
- Look Back in Anger, 1976
- Then and Now, 1979
- The Mitford Girls, 1981
- As You Like It, 1983
- Benefactors, 1984
- Lady in the Dark, 1988
- Noël and Gertie, 1989-90
- Shades, 1992
- Separate Tables, 1993
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, 1994
- A Little Night Music, 1995
- Dream Me a Winter, 2006 (part of the Old Vic's '24 Hour Plays')
Further Reading
- Dessau, B (2007-09-29). "A taste of plummy". Theatre. The Times. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
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References
- ^ Bio at filmreference.com
- ^ a b The Big Interview: Patricia Hodge London Theatre Guide - 2 May 2007
- ^ Southbank Sinfonia and Patricia Hodge Brunel University - 2004