Patricia Elliott

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

Early life

Elliott was born July 21, 1938, in Gunnison, Colorado to Clyde and Lavon (née Gibson) Elliott. She claimed direct descent from President Ulysses S. Grant, John Winthrop (first governor of Massachusetts) and Mary Lyon (founder of what became Mount Holyoke College). She graduated from South High School, Denver.<ref name="nytimes">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1960, Elliott graduated from the University of Colorado and then went on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She returned to work at the Cleveland Play House, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., among others before moving to New York.<ref name="abcnews">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Career

Film

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

Television

Elliott is best known for her portrayal of Renée Divine Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role she played on a recurring basis from 1988 to 2011. She assumed the role from its originator, actress Phyllis Newman.<ref name="TVLine">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 1973 Elliott appeared in an adaptation of The Man Without a Country and in 1976 portrayed Minnie Adams in The Adams Chronicles, a thirteen-episode miniseries on PBS. In 1978, she appeared in the Made-for-TV-Movie Tartuffe. She guest starred on such television series as 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.<ref name="Variety"/> 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.Template:Citation needed She reprised her role when the production was restaged for television on PBS in 1978.

Personal life

Elliot married Christopher V H Fay on September 10, 1960 in Clinton, Connecticut. They were divorced.<ref>Connecticut Marriage Index, 1950-2012</ref> She also was briefly married to Peter Heath.<ref name="wpost">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>(via Google News)Template:Cite book</ref>

Death

Elliot died in Manhattan on December 20, 2015, aged 77. Broadway.com reported that she died of leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer.<ref name="TVLine"/><ref name="Variety">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1968	The Green Slime	Nurse	Science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.	citation	CitationClass=web }}Template:Dead link</ref>
1979	Natural Enemies	Woman on Train	Directed by Jeff Kanew.	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996	Criminal Hearts	Good Samaritan	Directed and written by Dave Payne.
1997	Casper: A Spirited Beginning	Mortified Teacher	Template:Plain list
1998	Casper Meets Wendy	Snotty Woman	Template:Plain list
	Ri¢hie Ri¢h's Christmas Wish	Hazel	Template:Plain list
2000	101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)	Ruth	Directed and written by Jennifer B. Katz.
2019	Grand-Daddy Day Care	Terrified Woman

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	Template:Plain list
1977	Kojak	Christina	Episode: ""The Godson" (S 4:Ep 15)
	The Quinns	Rita Quinn O'Neill	Template:Plain list
1978	Tartuffe	Dorine	Template:Plain list
1981	Summer Solstice	Emily	Template:Plain list
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	Template:Plain list
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	Spenser: For Hire	Vera Canning	Episode: "I Confess" (S 2:Ep 12)
	A Special Friendship	Mrs. Davis	Template:Plain list
	The Ladies	Darlene	Template:Plain list
1988	One Life to Live	Renée Divine Buchanan #2	Template:Plain list
	Kate & Allie	Template:CGuest	Episode: "A Catered Affair" (S 5:Ep 13)
1998	Men in White	Girl Scout Leader	Template:Plain list

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes	Ref.
1968	King Lear	Template:Plain list	Vivian Beaumont Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	A Cry of Players	Template:Plain list	Vivian Beaumont Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1969	King Henry V	Template:Plain list	ANTA Playhouse	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1971	A Doll's House	Template:Plain list	Playhouse Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Hedda Gabler	Template:Plain list	Playhouse Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1973	A Little Night Music	Template:Plain list	Template:Plain list	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1977	The Shadow Box	Template:Plain list	Morosco Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tartuffe	Template:Plain list	Circle in the Square Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1978	13 Rue de l'Amour	Template:Plain list	Circle in the Square Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1979	The Elephant Man	Template:Plain list	Booth Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1987	A Month of Sundays	Template:Plain list	Ritz Theatre	Template:Plain list	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
1973	Tony Awards	Best Supporting or Featured Actress in a Musical	A Little Night Music	Template:Won	<ref name=awards>Template:Cite news</ref>
1977	Tony Awards	Best Featured Actress in a Play	The Shadow Box	Template:Nom
1978	Drama Desk Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Tartuffe	Template:Won
1992	Soap Opera Digest Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress	One Life to Live	Template:Nom
1993				Template:Nom

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