Patricia Elliott
Born(1938-07-21)July 21, 1938
Gunnison, Colorado, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 2015(2015-12-20) (aged 77)
New York, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1968–2015
Known forRenée Divine Buchanan (One Life to Live)
AwardsTony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
1973 A Little Night Music

Patricia Elliott (July 21, 1938 – December 20, 2015) was an American theatre, film, and television 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

Film

Elliott began her career in 1968 with the science fiction film The Green Slime . She would go on to Birch Interval (1976), the comedy/mystery film Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978), and 1979's Natural Enemies.

Television

With many appearances on television, 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] In 1973, she would star in the adaptation of The Man Without a Country. Elliott starred in The Adams Chronicles in 1976, a thirteen-episode miniseries by PBS that aired to commemorate the American Bicentennial in chapters XII–XIII as Minnie Adams. In 1978, she would star in the Made-for-TV-Movie Tartuffe. Elliott would guest star on Kojak, the ABC Afterschool Special, St. Elsewhere, and Spenser: For Hire.

Theatre

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.[4] She reprised her role when the production was restaged for television on PBS in 1978.

Personal life

She was briefly married to Peter Heath.[5][6]

Death

She died in Manhattan in 2015, aged 77. Broadway.com reports that Elliott died of Leiomyosarcoma, 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. [7]
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. [8]
1979 Natural Enemies Woman on Train Directed by Jeff Kanew. [9]


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
1985 Hill Street Blues Patient of Dr. Rose Episode: "Dr. Hoof and Mouth" (S 5: Ep 14)
Spenser: For Hire Edie James Episode: "Discord in a Minor" (S 1:Ep 6)
1987 One Life to Live Renée Divine Buchanan
  • Contract role: 1987–2003
  • Recurring: 2003–11
Spenser: For Hire Vera Canning Episode: "I Confess" (S 2:Ep 12)
A Special Friendship Mrs. Davis
The Ladies Darlene

Theatre

Year Title Role Theatre Notes Ref.
1971 A Doll's House
  • Kristine Linde
  • January 13, 1971–June 26, 1971
 Playhouse Theatre
[10]
Hedda Gabler
  • Thea Elvsted
  • February 17, 1971–June 19, 1971
 Playhouse Theatre
  • Revival
  • Directed by Patrick Garland.
 [11]
1973 A Little Night Music
  • Countess Charlotte Malcolm
  • February 25, 1973–August 3, 1974
[12]
1977 The Shadow Box
  • Beverly
  • March 31, 1977–December 31, 1977
 Morosco Theatre
[13]
Tartuffe
  • Dorine
  • September 25, 1977–November 20, 1977
 Circle in the Square Theatre
[14]
1978 13 Rue de l'Amour
  • Leontine
  • March 16, 1978–May 21, 1978
 Circle in the Square Theatre
[15]
1979 The Elephant Man
  • Mrs. Kendal/Pinhead
  • April 19, 1979–June 28, 1981
 Booth Theatre
[16]
1987 A Month of Sundays
  • Julia
  • April 16–April 18
 Ritz Theatre
  • A comedy by Bob Larbey.
  • Later adapted by Larbey as the 1989 television movie Age-Old Friends.
  • Directed by Gene Saks.
 [17]

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result ref
1977 Tony Award Drama Desk Award Tartuffe Nominated [4]
1992 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Supporting Actress One Life to Live Nominated [18]
1993 Nominated [19]

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. ^ a b "1978 Drama Desk Award". awardsandwinners.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ (via Google News)"The CBS Radio Mystery Theater: An Episode Guide and Handbook to Nine Years ..." ISBN 978-0786418909. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  7. ^ "Green Slime". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ (via Google News)Janet Maslin (November 1, 1979). "Natural Enemies". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "A Doll's House". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  11. ^ "Hedda Gabler". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  12. ^ "A Little Night Music". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "The Shadow Box". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  14. ^ "Tartuffe". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  15. ^ "13 Rue de l'Amour". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  16. ^ "The Elephant Man". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  17. ^ "A Month of Sundays". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  18. ^ "Soap Opera Digest Awards". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
  19. ^ "Soap Opera Digest Awards". IMDb. Amazon.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.

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