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Patricia Elizabeth Thomson (born 7 September 1940 in London, England – 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia) was an English-born Australian television and film actress. [1]
In Sydney, she appeared as Goneril in King Lear and as the "sad-sack clown" in Clowneroonies, by Geoffrey Rush. [1] In 1991, she played Doris in Boys From The Bush. [1] She was best known for her role as Shirley Hastings, the over-zealous, pretentious mother of Scott Hastings in the film Strictly Ballroom, [1] written and directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Thomson died of an aneurism on 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia, missing the premiere of her last movie, Strictly Ballroom. [2] In the same year, she posthumously won the AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Strictly Ballroom.
She had two daughters. [1]
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External links
- Pat Thomson at IMDb
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