Patricia Maynard
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Patricia Maynard
Born: Monday 16th February 1942 (age: 83)
Patricia Maynard is a British actress.
Patricia Maynard was born in Beighton, West Riding of Yorkshire, brought up in Tooting Bec, South London and went to school in Battersea, just down the road from the Old Vic where she learned her love of Shakespeare. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Her first five years were spent in rep and the theatre. One of her first theatrical engagements was in a play пїЅCollapse of a Stout PartyпїЅ, written by Trevor Peacock. In 1966 she joined the RSC, the same year as Trevor Nunn and Terry Hands, with appearances as Katharine to Ian HolmesпїЅ пїЅHenry VпїЅ and also Castiza in пїЅRevengersпїЅ TragedyпїЅ. She was at the Bristol Old Vic from 1967-69, where her plays included пїЅBlythe SpiritпїЅ, пїЅComedy of ErrorsпїЅ, пїЅVenice PreservedпїЅ (with Alan Bates, Bernard Hepton and Alan Webb, пїЅVote, Vote, Vote for Nigel BartonпїЅ by Dennis Potter, and a musical of Nancy MitfordпїЅs book пїЅThe Pursuit of LoveпїЅ written by Julian Slade. She returned to Bristol in 1982, playing Lady India in AnouilhпїЅs пїЅRing around the MoonпїЅ.
Her television work has included playing the heroine Cora in пїЅLast of the MohicansпїЅ in the late 1960s, Tom Baker's first story line in Doctor Who in 1974-75, Robot, playing chief baddie Miss Winters. Two films for television in the 1970s, пїЅWhen Day is DoneпїЅ, co-starring with Edward Woodward, and пїЅLives of our OwnпїЅ. Her TV Series have included пїЅThis Year, Next YearпїЅ about Yorkshire hill farmers, пїЅGeneral HospitalпїЅ, playing the gynaecologist, with Lynda Bellingham, пїЅStrike it RichпїЅ - two series in the 1980s - and guest appearances in пїЅThe SweeneyпїЅ, пїЅMinderпїЅ, пїЅJemima Shore InvestigatesпїЅ, пїЅHouse of EliotпїЅ, and пїЅCampionпїЅ. She has appeared in most of the soaps of the time пїЅ пїЅCoronation StreetпїЅ, пїЅEmmerdale FarmпїЅ, пїЅCasualtyпїЅ, пїЅHolby CityпїЅ, пїЅCrossroadsпїЅ and пїЅEast EndersпїЅ, where she played the part of Edwina Dunn, the mother of Laura Beale, who was played by her daughter Hannah.
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