Patsy Byrne
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1933-07-13
- Died
- 2014-06-17
- Place of birth
- Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK
- Also known as
- Patricia Patsy Byrne · Patricia Byrne
Biography
Patricia 'Patsy' Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as 'Nursie' in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching.
Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in Twelfth Night and Gruscha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre.
Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men. She played ORD "Betty the Tea Lady" on the BBC children's programme Playdays. Other roles included appearances in I, Claudius (1976), Stealing Heaven (1988), Inspector Morse (1989), Les Misérables (1998), David Copperfield (1999) and Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000), as well as numerous radio plays. Byrne performed in the 1990 BBC production of C.S. Lewis' "The Silver Chair" as the giant nanny in the city of the giants.
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Known For
TV Shows (25)
Peak Practice
1993
as Mrs. Burns
Heartbeat
1992
as Martha Coutts
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Jean
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sasha Platonov (née Triletski)
Inspector Morse
1987
as Mrs. Maltby
Blackadder
1983
as Nursie
Screen Two
1985
as Mrs. Dempster
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Mrs. Hammond
Doomwatch
1970
as Mary Franklin
I, Claudius
1976
as Martina
The Chronicles of Narnia
1988
as Giant Nanny
Espionage
1963
as Maid
Watching
1987
as Marjorie Stoneway
In Sickness and in Health
1985
as Mrs. Jones
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Cook
David Copperfield
1999
as Mrs. Gummidge
Hazell
1978
as Mrs Dobson
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
1989
as Marian's Mum
Worlds Beyond
1986
as Mrs Simmons
The Old Curiosity Shop
1979
as Mrs Nubbles
A Taste for Death
1988
as Millicent Gentle
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
1987
as Mrs. Pettican
Hard Times
1994
as Old Woman
My Son, My Son
1979
A Little Silver Trumpet
1980
as Mrs. Cleaver
Movies (25)
Les Misérables
1998
as Toussaint
Kevin & Perry Go Large
2000
as Old Lady
The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Mrs. Plummer
Hanna's War
1988
as Rosie
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
as Self
Blackadder: Back & Forth
1999
as Nursie
The Alf Garnett Saga
1972
as Mrs. Frewin
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Nursie / Bernard
Britannia Hospital
1982
as Nurse
The Ruling Class
1972
as Mrs. Treadwell
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Eliza
The Cherry Orchard
1962
as Dunyasha
Stealing Heaven
1988
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
1990
as Giant Nanny
The Gathering Storm
1974
as Cook
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
1978
as Mrs. Green
Hotel du Lac
1986
as Mrs. Dempster
Platonov
1971
as Sasha
As You Like It
1963
as Audrey
Mr. Love
1986
as Mrs Lunt
Emily's Ghost
1992
as Mrs. Crabtree
The Cellar and the Almond Tree
1970
Floating Off
1983
as Lady on train
The Higher Mortals
1993
as Matron
The Gingerbread House
1996
as Mrs. Nesbit
About Patsy Byrne
Patricia 'Patsy' Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as 'Nursie' in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching. Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School. She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in Twelfth Night and Gruscha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre. Byrne starred… With 50 credits spanning from 1951 to 2008, Patsy Byrne has appeared in 25 films and 25 TV shows.
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- Les Misérables (1998) — as Toussaint
- Kevin & Perry Go Large (2000) — as Old Lady
- The Return of the Soldier (1983) — as Mrs. Plummer
- Hanna's War (1988) — as Rosie
- Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008) — as Self
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