| Patricia Brake | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1942 [1] Bath, Somerset |
| Years active | 1963 – present |
Patricia Ann Brake (born 25 June 1942 in Bath, Somerset, UK) is an English actress.
Her first prominent television role was as Julie Pinfield in The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968–9), a short-lived sitcom made for the American ABC network. Brake's character was a British film actress who caught the attention of an American man who had to pretend to be a woman in order to meet her after she returned to England. Later she played Ingrid Fletcher, the daughter of Norman Stanley Fletcher, in the BBC sitcom Porridge, and its sequel Going Straight.
She subsequently appeared in many TV sitcoms and dramas (including 2point4 children and the much derided Eldorado). Since 2005, she has appeared occasionally in Coronation Street playing Danny Baldwin's mother, Viv.
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Inheritance | Unknown |
| 1968 to 1969 | The Ugliest Girl in Town | Julie Renfield |
| 1974 to 1975 | Second Time Around | Vicki |
| 1974 to 1977 | Porridge | Ingrid Fletcher |
| 1978 | Going Straight | Ingrid Fletcher |
| 1978 to 1979 | The Glums | Eth |
| 1980 | Keep It in the Family | Ann |
| 1985 to 1986 | Troubles and Strife | Cherry |
| 1988 | Singles | Di |
| 1992 to 1993 | Eldorado | Gwen Lockhead |
| 2003 | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Ingrid Godber |
| 2005 to 2006 | Coronation Street | Viv Baldwin |