Patsy King
Encyclopedia
Patsy King, is an Australian charactor actress ,a Melbourne
theatre performer who trained as a Shakespearean actress with the Melbourne National Theatre
; she spent her early days in the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, she also appeared in many Australia
n television
series, including: Power Without Glory
, Homicide, Division 4
, Hunter
, Bellbird, The Sullivans
, Chopper Squad
, Bluey
, Out of Love
, Good Morning Mr Doubleday, The Long Arm, Adventure Island
, and Play School
. Her best-known role was that of prison governor Erica Davidson in the cult soap opera Prisoner
, a role she played from 1979 to 1983, with guest reappearances in 1984.
Her stage credits include Elvira in Blithe Spirit
, Margaret in Absurd Person Singular
, Helena in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur
, Helen in Half a Sixpence
, Angelica in Love for Love, and Erica in Prisoner Cell Block H: The Stage Play
. She earned the Erik Award for her portrayal of Agnes in Fourposter. King has attended many Prisoner cast reunions and appeared on the documentary "On The Inside" which was based on the series' haunting theme tune. Patsy attended the 30th Anniversary reunion special with fellow castmates from Prisoner and is still a regular stage theatre actress and performer. More recently, she toured with the stage play Love Letters
.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
theatre performer who trained as a Shakespearean actress with the Melbourne National Theatre
National Theatre, Melbourne
The National Theatre is a 783 seat Australian theatre and theatrical arts school located in the Melbourne bayside suburb of St Kilda, on the corner of Barkly and Carlisle Streets...
; she spent her early days in the United Kingdom. During the 1970s, she also appeared in many Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series, including: Power Without Glory
Power Without Glory
Power Without Glory is a 1950 novel written by Australian writer Frank Hardy. It was later adapted into a mini-series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission .- Publication :...
, Homicide, Division 4
Division 4
Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
, Hunter
Hunter (Australian Crawfords TV series)
Hunter was an Australian espionage adventure television series screened by the Nine Network from 5 July 1967 to 1969. The series was created by Ian Jones and produced by Crawford Productions....
, Bellbird, The Sullivans
The Sullivans
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-classMelbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
, Chopper Squad
Chopper Squad
Chopper Squad is an Australian television series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the 0-10 Network .The series was based around the work of a helicopter rescue team operating on Dee Why beach in Sydney...
, Bluey
Bluey
Bluey is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network in 1976.The series was another crime TV series from Crawford Productions, but was different from previous series - Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police - in that it focused on a single detective rather than...
, Out of Love
Out of Love
Out of Love is the debut studio album of indie rock supergroup Mister Heavenly. It was released on August 16, 2011 on the record label Sub Pop.-Track listing:...
, Good Morning Mr Doubleday, The Long Arm, Adventure Island
Adventure Island
Adventure Island may refer to:* Adventure Island , or its sequels:** Adventure Island II** Adventure Island III** Adventure Island IV ** New Adventure Island** Super Adventure Island...
, and Play School
Play School (Australian TV series)
Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the...
. Her best-known role was that of prison governor Erica Davidson in the cult soap opera Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
, a role she played from 1979 to 1983, with guest reappearances in 1984.
Her stage credits include Elvira in Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit (play)
Blithe Spirit is a comic play written by Noël Coward which takes its title from Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem "To a Skylark" . The play concerns socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to...
, Margaret in Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular
Absurd Person Singular is a 1972 play by Alan Ayckbourn. Divided into three acts, it documents the changing fortunes of three married couples...
, Helena in A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur
A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur is a one-act play with two scenes by Tennessee Williams.-Plot synopsis:Set in St. Louis in the mid-1930s, the play focuses on four women struggling for a sense of identity and independence. Dorothea, a deluded Blanche DuBois-like middle-aged civics teacher at the...
, Helen in Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence
Half a Sixpence is a musical comedy written as a vehicle for British pop star Tommy Steele.It is based on H.G. Wells's novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul...
, Angelica in Love for Love, and Erica in Prisoner Cell Block H: The Stage Play
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
. She earned the Erik Award for her portrayal of Agnes in Fourposter. King has attended many Prisoner cast reunions and appeared on the documentary "On The Inside" which was based on the series' haunting theme tune. Patsy attended the 30th Anniversary reunion special with fellow castmates from Prisoner and is still a regular stage theatre actress and performer. More recently, she toured with the stage play Love Letters
Love Letters (play)
Love Letters is a Pulitzer Prize for Drama nominated play by A. R. Gurney. The play centers on just two characters, Melissa Gardner and Andrew Makepeace Ladd III...
.