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Patricia Kennedy(1916-2012)

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An unruly teen from rural Australia struggles to adapt when sent to a rigid Victorian boarding school in the city.
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The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
Patricia Kennedy was born on 17 March 1916 in Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia. She was an actress, known for My Brilliant Career (1979), Return to Eden (1983) and The Getting of Wisdom (1977). She died on 10 December 2012 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BornMarch 17, 1916
DiedDecember 10, 2012(96)
BornMarch 17, 1916
DiedDecember 10, 2012(96)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Sam Neill and Judy Davis in My Brilliant Career (1979)
My Brilliant Career
7.1
  • Aunt Gussie
  • 1979
Return to Eden (1983)
Return to Eden
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Katy Basklain
Susannah Fowle, Sheila Helpmann, Barry Humphries, and John Waters in The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
The Getting of Wisdom
6.5
  • Miss Chapman
  • 1977
Mark Albiston, Carl Bleazby, and Alan Lander in Macbeth (1965)
Macbeth
TV Movie
  • First Witch
  • 1965

Credits

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Actress

  • Road to Nhill poster
    Road to Nhill
    6.6
    • Jean
    • 1997
  • Country Life (1994)
    Country Life
    6.6
    • Maud Dickens
    • 1994
  • Penny Cook, Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell, Shane Porteous, Syd Heylen, Anne Tenney, Brian Wenzel, and Shane Withington in A Country Practice (1981)
    A Country Practice
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Vera Boardman
    • 1993
  • Johnny Bago (1993)
    Johnny Bago
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Killer Date
    • 1993
  • The Flying Doctors (1986)
    The Flying Doctors
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Ruth
    • Edith Cranston
    • 1988–1990
  • Michael Craig and Denise Roberts in G.P. (1989)
    G.P.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Evelyn McLean
    • 1989
  • Departure
    7.1
    • Sylvia Swift
    • 1986
  • Land of Hope (1986)
    Land of Hope
    TV Mini Series
    • Old Maureen Quinn
    • 1986
  • Emmett Stone
    TV Movie
    • Beatrice
    • 1985
  • Five Mile Creek (1983)
    Five Mile Creek
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Lillie
    • 1985
  • David Waters in Kindred Spirits (1984)
    Kindred Spirits
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Miss Morris
    • 1984
  • Return to Eden (1983)
    Return to Eden
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Katy Basklain
    • 1983
  • The Weekly's War
    TV Mini Series
    • Dame Mary Gilmore
    • 1983
  • Holiday Island (1981)
    Holiday Island
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Emily Muldoon
    • 1981–1982
  • John Hargreaves in Young Ramsay (1977)
    Young Ramsay
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Elizabeth Turnbull
    • 1980

Additional Crew

  • Sara Dane (1982)
    Sara Dane
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • drama consultant
    • 1982

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Personal details

  • Born
    • March 17, 1916
    • Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • December 10, 2012
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(undisclosed)

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    She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to the performing arts.

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