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Patricia Phoenix (born Patricia Frederica Manfield; 26 November 1923 – 17 September 1986) was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role as Elsie Tanner, an original cast member of Coronation Street, a role which she portrayed from its first episode in 1960 until she quit the ...
Patricia Phoenix (1923-1986) was a British actress best known for playing Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street (1960), a soap opera that made her a national star. She also appeared in films, theatre, and TV shows, and was known for her bold and brassy personality.
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- Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
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- Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Bold, brassy and larger than life, Pat Phoenix was television's favourite scarlet woman. For nearly 25 years, she dominated the soap opera Coronation Street (1960) in the role of Elsie Tanner and sent shivers down the spines of Britain's menfolk twice a week.
- November 26, 1923
- September 17, 1986
Sep 18, 1986 · Pat Phoenix, who became Britain's first television soap-opera star in ''Coronation Street,'' the country's longest-running television serial, died of lung cancer today at a hospital...
Patricia Frederika Phoenix (nèe Manfield and Pilkington; 26 November 1923 in St Mary's Hospital at Fallowfield, Manchester, England – 17 September 1986 in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England) was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role as Elsie Tanner, an original cast ...
And yet all the trials and tribulations Elsie faced were nothing to those of the actress who played her — Pat Phoenix, who passed away 30 years ago on September 17, 1986.
Sep 17, 1986 · The unchallenged queen of British soap opera, 62-year-old Pat Phoenix, died of lung cancer today. Her husband of seven days, actor Tony Booth, was at her bedside when she died at Alexandra ...
