Patricia Roc
Known for Acting · 44 credits
- Born
- 1915-06-07
- Died
- 2003-12-30
- Place of birth
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold; 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945), though she only made one film in Hollywood, Canyon Passage (1946). She also appeared in Millions Like Us (1943), Jassy (1945), The Brothers (1947) and When the Bough Breaks (1947).
She was employed by the studio of J. Arthur Rank, who called her "the archetypal British beauty" She achieved her greatest level of popularity in British films during the Second World War in escapist melodramas for Gainsborough Studios.
Roc began as a stage actress, debuting in the 1938 London production of Nuts in May, in which she was seen by Alexander Korda who gave her an uncredited bit in The Divorce of Lady X (1938) and her in a leading role as a Polish princess in The Rebel Son.
She had roles in The Gaunt Stranger (1939), The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939), and The Missing People (1940). She had a bigger part in A Window in London (1940), the comedy Pack Up Your Troubles (1940), Dr. O'Dowd (1940), Three Silent Men (1940), It Happened to One Man (1940), and The Farmer's Wife (1941).
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (42)
Canyon Passage
1946
as Caroline Marsh
Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945
as Angela Labardi
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949
as Helen Kirby
Holiday Camp
1947
as Herself
The Wicked Lady
1945
as Caroline
The Divorce of Lady X
1938
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Suspected Person
1942
as Joan Raynor
Black Jack
1950
as Ingrid Dekker
Fugitive from Montreal
1950
as Helen Bering
Millions Like Us
1943
as Celia Crowson
One Night with You
1948
as Mary Santell
Circle of Danger
1951
as Elspeth Graham
Jassy
1947
as Dilys Helmar
A Window in London
1940
as Pat Thompson
Return to Life
1949
as Lieutenant Evelyne (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")
Johnny Frenchman
1945
as Sue Pomeroy
When The Bough Breaks
1947
as Lily Bates
The Brothers
1947
as Mary
Two Thousand Women
1944
as Rosemary Brown
The Hypnotist
1957
as Mary Foster
Cartouche
1955
as Donna Violante
Something Money Can't Buy
1952
as Anne Wilding
The Gaunt Stranger
1938
as Mary Lenley
The Perfect Woman
1949
as Penelope Belman
Three Silent Men
1940
as Pat Quentin
The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939
as Doris Bevan
Love Story
1944
as Judy
We'll Meet Again
1943
as Ruth Cole
So Well Remembered
1947
as Julie Morgan
My Wife's Family
1941
as Peggy Gay
The Rebel Son
1938
as Marina
Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960
as Vivienne
Let the People Sing
1942
as Hope Ollerton
The House in the Woods
1957
as Carol Carter
The Farmer's Wife
1941
as Sibley
The Missing People
1939
as Doris Bevan
The Widow
1955
as Diana
It Happened to One Man
1940
as Betty Quair
Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952
as A Penitent
Dr. O'Dowd
1940
as Rosemary
Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing
1940
as (uncredited)
Pack Up Your Troubles
1940
as Sally Brown
About Patricia Roc
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold; 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945), though she only made one film in Hollywood, Canyon Passage (1946). She also appeared in Millions Like Us (1943), Jassy (1945), The Brothers (1947) and When the Bough Breaks (1947). She was employed by the studio of J. Arthur Rank, who called her "the archetypal British beauty" She achieved h… With 44 credits spanning from 1938 to 1962, Patricia Roc has appeared in 42 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Patricia Roc Movies
- Canyon Passage (1946) — as Caroline Marsh
- Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) — as Angela Labardi
- The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) — as Helen Kirby
- Holiday Camp (1947) — as Herself
- The Wicked Lady (1945) — as Caroline
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