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- Name: PATRICIA ANN BRAKE
- English name: PATRICIA ANN BRAKE
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- Alias: ['PATRICIA BRAKE']
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Description: Classically-trained english comedy actress patricia ann brake was a graduate of the bristol old vic theatre school. she began her acting career at the salisbury playhouse in 1960. two years later, she joined the royal shakespeare company in stratford-upon-avon performing alongside future acting greatsian richardson,diana rigg,judi dench,james boothandian holm.on television, patricia brake is best remembered asronnie barker's on-screen daughter ingrid inporridge(1974) (and its sequelgoing straight(1978)). her blonde, vivacious looks and a certain penchant for comedy (especially cockney roles) ensured that she was frequently cast in sitcoms: vicki insecond time around(1974), eth inthe glums(1978), dolly delights inmann's best friends(1985) (tenant in a chaotic boarding house run by porridge co-starfulton mackay) and cherry introubles and strife(1985). she also appeared as diverse characters inthe two ronnies(1971) sketches. brake's roles in classic literary adaptations have includedlorna doone(1963) andnicholas nickleby(1977) (as miss madeline bray, nickleby's love interest and eventual spouse).no stranger to soaps either, brake delighted daytime audiences with recurring roles inemmerdale farm(1972),eldorado(1992) (during the filming in spain she met her future second husband),eastenders(1985) andcoronation street(1960).she also guested inthe bill(1984),midsomer murders(1997) and the long-running hospital drama seriescasualty(1986). until 2002, she was active on stage at the london west end and at the theatre royal in her home town of bath, somerset.during a 2017 interview, brake admitted to being an avid theatre-goer herself and to greatly enjoy gardening in her spare time.brake died in may 2022, aged 79, after a long battle with cancer.
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