Patricia Burke

Patricia Burke
Born Patricia Burke
23 March 1917
Milan, Italy
Died 23 November 2003 (aged 86)
Draguignan, France
Occupation Actress
Years active 1937-1974
Spouse(s) Michael William Kimpton
Duncan C. Macdonald (2 children)
John Collingwood
Children 2

Patricia Burke (23 March 1917 – 23 November 2003), was an English singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV. She was the daughter of actress Marie Burke and actor Tom Burke.

Patricia Burke's most well known films were Lisbon Story (1946) and The Trojan Brothers (1946), and a star role the 1949 TV production of Elizabeth of Ladymead. She appeared in several episodes of the TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood between 1955 and 1958. In 1947-1948 she acted in productions of Shakespeare and Shaw at the Old Vic. In 1957 she acted in a production of Aristophanes' Lysistrata at the Royal Court Theatre. Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of Jimmy Clitheroe's mother in the BBC Radio Series The Clitheroe Kid.

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