---
name: "Pat Thomson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/pat-thomson"
fi1m_id: "pat-thomson"
imdb_id: "nm0861066"
tmdb_id: 65011
wikidata_id: "Q7144076"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "7 September 1940"
died: "19 April 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:53:47.462880+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Pat Thomson

## Identity

Pat Thomson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/pat-thomson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** pat-thomson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0861066
- **TMDB ID:** 65011
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7144076
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Thomson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144076, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861066/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65011

Actor. Born 7 September 1940 in London, England, UK. Died 19 April 1992.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 September 1940, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 April 1992
- **Also known as:** Patricia Elizabeth Thomson, Pat Thompson
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Thomson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7144076, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0861066/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65011

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Strictly Ballroom*](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md) (83)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Pat Thomson was an English-born Australian actress. She appeared in television and film, including the role of Sandra Kambouris in *Evil Angels* (1988).

She is best known for playing Shirley Hastings in *Strictly Ballroom* (1992). Earlier in her career she worked in theatre in Sydney, including roles in productions of *King Lear* and *Clowneroonies*.

Thomson was born in London in 1940 and died in Sydney in 1992. She posthumously received the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance in *Strictly Ballroom*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), Fi1m 83, as Shirley Hastings — [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

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

- *Strictly Ballroom* (1992), as Shirley Hastings — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/strictly-ballroom.md)
- *E Street* (1989), series, as Edna Glover
- *Evil Angels* (1988), as Sandra Kambouris
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Alice
- *Captives of Care* (1981), as Matron

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/pat-thomson