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name: "Pat Heywood"
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born: "1 August 1931"
died: "26 June 2024"
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# Pat Heywood

Actor. Born 1 August 1931 in Gretna Green, Scotland, UK. Died 26 June 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 August 1931, Gretna Green, Scotland, UK
- **Died:** 26 June 2024
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Heywood, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7143554, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382410/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/47138

## Biography

Pat Heywood (1 August 1931 – 26 June 2024) was a Scottish character actress. Born Patricia Heywood in Gretna Green, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School and began her career on stage, appearing in the original 1954 Bristol Old Vic production of the musical *Salad Days*, which transferred to London for a five-year run.

She made her film debut aged 36 as the Nurse in Franco Zeffirelli’s *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), a performance that earned her a BAFTA nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Subsequent screen roles included *Battle of Britain* (1969), *10 Rillington Place* (1971) as Ethel Christie, and television appearances in *Inspector Morse* and *Wish You Were Here* (both 1987). She was married to actor and director Oliver Neville, former principal of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), Fi1m 75, as the Nurse — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet-1968.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Sparrow* (1994), as Sister Teresa
- *Root Into Europe* (1992), series, Actor
- *First and Last* (1989), as Audrey Holly
- *Getting It Right* (1989), as Mrs. Lamb
- *Christabel* (1988), series, as Frau Muckle
- *Young Toscanini* (1988), as Madre Allegri
- *The Secret Garden* (1987), as Mrs. Sowerby
- *Wish You Were Here* (1987), as Aunt Millie
- *East of Ipswich* (1987), as Richard's Mother
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Mrs. Mitchell — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Function Room* (1985), series, Actor
- *Long Term Memory* (1985), as Joan
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Mrs. Burrill
- *I Thought You'd Gone* (1984), series, Actor
- *Dog Ends* (1984), as Beatrice
- *Arms and the Man* (1983), as Catherine
- *Rolling Home* (1982), as Molly
- *Objects of Affection* (1982), series, as Molly
- *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), series, as Emily Shenley
- *The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter* (1980), as Freda
- *The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue* (1980), as Freda
- *The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer* (1980), as Freda
- *Rottingdean* (1980), as Joan
- *Wuthering Heights* (1978), series, as Ellen 'Nelly' Dean
- *The O'Hooligan File* (1978), as Olive Dunn
- *Hazell* (1978), series, as Mrs Bradley
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Olive Dunn
- *Cottage to Let* (1977), series, as Phyllis
- *Laurence Olivier Presents* (1976), series, as Mrs Hawthorn
- *Lucky Feller* (1976), series, as Mrs Mepstead
- *Our Terry* (1975), as Hilda
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Joan
- *That Sinking Feeling* (1973), as Vi
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Hilda
- *Between the Wars* (1973), series, as Ethel Matthews
- *Bequest to the Nation* (1973), as Emily
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Anne McNeill
- *A Fluid Arrangement* (1972), as Nancy
- *The Train Now Standing* (1972), series, Actor
- *Six Days of Justice* (1972), series, as Miss Childs
- *Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?* (1972), as Dr. Mason
- *10 Rillington Place* (1971), as Ethel Christie
- *All the Way Up* (1970), as Hilda Midway
- *Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly* (1970), as Nanny
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), as WRAF Cpl. Seymour (uncredited)
- *Staircase* (1969), as Nurse
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Mrs. Elliott
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Mrs. Gresham
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), as the Nurse — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet-1968.md)
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Esther Babcock, Freda
- *Public Eye* (1965), series, as Lil
- *The Castiglioni Brothers* (1958), as Berta
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Nancy
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Mrs. Sowerby

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