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Nicola Pagett in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)

Biography

Nicola Pagett

Overview

  • Born
    June 15, 1945 · Cairo, Egypt
  • Died
    March 3, 2021 · London, England, UK (complications from a brain tumor)
  • Birth name
    Nicola Mary Pagett Scott
  • Height
    5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)

Biography

  • Nicola Pagett was born on June 15, 1945 in Cairo, Egypt. She was an actress, known for An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) and Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). She was married to Graham Swannell. She died on March 3, 2021 in London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouse
      Graham Swannell(April 16, 1975 - 1998) (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
      Eve Swannell

Trivia

  • Chronicled her experiences with manic depression in a 1998 book titled "Diamonds Behind My Eyes."
  • In 1995, while appearing in "What The Butler Saw" at the National Theatre, she began behaving erratically and was ultimately diagnosed as having acute manic depression. She reached her lowest point when she was escorted from her home by four men to be confined in a closed psychiatric unit, but was afterward able to control her illness with medication and self-awareness.
  • She had one daughter, Eve, who was born in 1980.
  • Born in Egypt, Pagett spent most of her childhood in Japan and Hong Kong because of her father's job. As a teenager, she was sent back to the UK to attend a Catholic boarding school. Afterwards, her parents planned for her to attend a finishing school in Switzerland, but she chose to go to RADA.
  • At 17, she was accepted into the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and she gained early attention for her work in a stage tour of La Contessa opposite Vivien Leigh.

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