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Patience Collier(1910-1987)

  • Actress
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Meryl Streep and Patience Collier in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
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Patience Collier was born on 19 August 1910 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Every Home Should Have One (1970) and Endless Night (1972). She was married to Henry Oswald Jackson Collier. She died on 13 July 1987 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 19, 1910
DiedJuly 13, 1987(76)
BornAugust 19, 1910
DiedJuly 13, 1987(76)
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Known for

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
  • Grandma Tzeitel
  • 1971
Marty Feldman in Every Home Should Have One (1970)
Every Home Should Have One
5.0
  • Mrs. Monty Levin
  • 1970
Britt Ekland, Hayley Mills, George Sanders, Hywel Bennett, and Patience Collier in Endless Night (1972)
Endless Night
6.0
  • Miss Townsend
  • 1972
Meryl Streep in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
The French Lieutenant's Woman
6.9
  • Mrs. Poulteney
  • 1981

Credits

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Actress

  • Summer Season (1985)
    Summer Season
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Maria Pavlovna
    • 1985
  • Jeremy Brett in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Miss Stoper
    • 1985
  • Patrick Malahide, Nigel Stock, and Clive Swift in The Pickwick Papers (1985)
    The Pickwick Papers
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Old Mrs. Wardle
    • 1985
  • Saturday Night Thriller (1982)
    Saturday Night Thriller
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Baker
    • 1982
  • Metal Mickey (1980)
    Metal Mickey
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Mumsie
    • 1982
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Gran
    • 1982
  • Meryl Streep in The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981)
    The French Lieutenant's Woman
    6.9
    • Mrs. Poulteney
    • 1981
  • Joanna Lumley and David McCallum in Sapphire & Steel (1979)
    Sapphire & Steel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Emma Mullrine
    • 1981
  • Wendy Craig in Nanny (1981)
    Nanny
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Mrs. Sackville
    • 1981
  • Love in a Cold Climate (1980)
    Love in a Cold Climate
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Duchesse de Sauveterre
    • 1980
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Nefedovna
    • 1979
  • Tim Curry in Will Shakespeare (1978)
    Will Shakespeare
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Queen Elizabeth I
    • 1978
  • Laurence Olivier in The Collection (1976)
    Come Back, Little Sheba
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Mrs Coffman
    • 1977
  • Betty Arvaniti, Jack Hedley, and Mairi Sokali in Who Pays the Ferryman? (1977)
    Who Pays the Ferryman?
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Katerina Matakis
    • 1977
  • The House of Bernarda Alba
    • Maria Josepha
    • 1976

Soundtrack

  • Joanna Lumley and David McCallum in Sapphire & Steel (1979)
    Sapphire & Steel
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Ten Green Bottles"
    • 1981
  • Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
    Fiddler on the Roof
    8.0
    • performer: "Tevye's Dream" (1964) (uncredited)
    • 1971

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The French Lieutenant's Woman
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The French Lieutenant's Woman
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The French Lieutenant's Woman

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Patience Collyer
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • August 19, 1910
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 13, 1987
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Henry Oswald Jackson Collier(3 children)
  • Other works
    She has appeared in over 2,000 radio shows.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Character actress, on stage from 1932. Long spells with the British National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company (20 years). Film appearances few, but much television work from the mid-1950's.

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