Patricia Elliott

Patricia Elliott (July 21, 1938 – December 20, 2015) was an American theatre, film, soap opera, and television actress.

Patricia Elliott
Born	July 21, 1938 Gunnison, Colorado, U.S.
Died	December 20, 2015 (aged 77) New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Colorado
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1968–2011
Known for	Renée Divine Buchanan (One Life to Live)
Awards	Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical 1973 A Little Night Music

Early life

Elliott was born July 21, 1938, in Gunnison, Colorado to Clyde and Lavon (née Gibson) Elliott. She claimed direct descent from President Ulysses S. Grant, John Winthrop (first governor of Massachusetts) and Mary Lyon (founder of what became Mount Holyoke College). She graduated from South High School, Denver.[1]

In 1960, Elliott graduated from the University of Colorado and then went on to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.[2] She returned to work at the Cleveland Play House, the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., among others before moving to New York.[3]

Career

Film

Elliott began her career in 1968 with the science fiction film The Green Slime. She would go on to appear in Birch Interval (1976), the comedy/mystery film Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978), and Natural Enemies (1979).

Television

With many appearances on television, Elliott is best known having replaced actress Phyllis Newman as longtime portrayal of fictional character Renée Divine Buchanan on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, a role she played in extended stints off-and-on during every year between 1988 and 2011.[4]

In 1973 Elliott appeared in an adaptation of The Man Without a Country and in 1976 portrayed Minnie Adams in The Adams Chronicles, a thirteen-episode miniseries on PBS. In 1978, she appeared in the Made-for-TV-Movie Tartuffe. She guest starred on such television series as Kojak, the ABC Afterschool Special, St. Elsewhere, and Spenser: For Hire.

Theatre

Elliott won a Tony for her performance as Countess Charlotte Malcolm in the Stephen Sondheim musical A Little Night Music.[5] She played the role of Dorine in the 1977 Tony-nominated Circle in the Square revival of Molière's Tartuffe for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award.[6] She reprised her role when the production was restaged for television on PBS in 1978.

Personal life

Elliot married Christopher V H Fay on September 10, 1960 in Clinton, Connecticut. They were divorced.[7] She also was briefly married to Peter Heath.[8][9]

Death

Elliot died in Manhattan on December 20, 2015, aged 77. Broadway.com reports that she died of leiomyosarcoma, a rare cancer.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1968	The Green Slime	Nurse	Science fiction film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.	[10]
1976	Birch Interval	Martha	Directed by Delbert Mann.
1978	Somebody Killed Her Husband	Helene	Comedy/mystery film directed by Lamont Johnson and written by Reginald Rose.	[11]
1979	Natural Enemies	Woman on Train	Directed by Jeff Kanew.	[12]
1996	Criminal Hearts	Good Samaritan	Directed and written by Dave Payne.
1997	Casper: A Spirited Beginning	Mortified Teacher	A direct-to-video and first prequel/spin-off to the 1995 film Casper. Directed by Sean McNamara.
1998	Casper Meets Wendy	Snotty Woman	A direct-to-video film which is a sequel to Casper: A Spirited Beginning A prequel/spin-offs to the 1995 film Casper Credited as Pat Elliot
	Ri¢hie Ri¢h's Christmas Wish	Hazel	Also known as Richie Rich 2 A direct-to-video stand-alone sequel to the 1994 film Richie Rich. Directed by John Murlowski.
2000	101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)	Ruth	Directed and written by Jennifer B. Katz.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1973	The Man Without a Country	Mrs. Graff	Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Delbert Mann.
1976	The Adams Chronicles	Minnie Adams	Miniseries Chapter XII: Henry Adams, Historian Chapter XIII: Charles Francis Adams II, Industrialist
1977	Kojak	Christina	Episode: ""The Godson" (S 4:Ep 15)
	The Quinns	Rita Quinn O'Neill	Made-for-TV-Movie Directed by Daniel Petrie.
1978	Tartuffe	Dorine	Made-for-TV-Movie Directed by Kirk Browning and Stephen Porter.
1981	Summer Solstice	Emily	Made-for-TV-Movie Directed by Ralph Rosenblum.
1982	ABC Afterschool Special	Ellen Davis	Episode: "Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother" (S 10:Ep 7)
	Nurse	Ellen Geddis	Episode: "Euthanasia"
1984	Empire	Renee	Main cast
	St. Elsewhere	Ms. Colman	Episode: "The Women" (S 2:Ep 19)
	Partners in Crime	Phyllis	Episode: "Celebrity (Pilot)" (S 1:Ep 1)
	The Cartier Affair	Margo Houser	Made-for-TV-Movie Directed by Rod Holcomb.
1985	Hill Street Blues	Patient of Dr. Rose	Episode: "Dr. Hoof and Mouth" (S 5: Ep 14)
	Spenser: For Hire	Edie James	Episode: "Discord in a Minor" (S 1:Ep 6)
1987	Spenser: For Hire	Vera Canning	Episode: "I Confess" (S 2:Ep 12)
	A Special Friendship	Mrs. Davis	Made-for-TV-Movie Directed by Fielder Cook.
	The Ladies	Darlene	Made-for-TV-Movie Directed by Jackie Cooper.
1988	One Life to Live	Renée Divine Buchanan #2	Contract role: 1987–2003 Recurring: 2003–11
	Kate & Allie	Guest	Episode: "A Catered Affair" (S 5:Ep 13)
1998	Men in White	Girl Scout Leader	A straight-to-television satirical parody of contemporary science fiction movies, mainly spoofing Men in Black and Independence Day. Directed by Scott P. Levy (Credited as Scott Levy) and Bruce McCarthy (uncredited)

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Theatre	Notes	Ref.
1968	King Lear	Regan November 07, 1968–February 12, 1969	Vivian Beaumont Theatre	Revival Directed by Gerald Freedman.	[13]
	A Cry of Players	Townsperson November 14, 1968–February 15, 1969	Vivian Beaumont Theatre	Original performer Directed by Gene Frankel.	[14]
1969	King Henry V	Alice November 10, 1969–November 22, 1969	ANTA Playhouse	Revival Directed by Michael Kahn.	[15]
1971	A Doll's House	Kristine Linde January 13, 1971–June 26, 1971	Playhouse Theatre	Revival Directed by Patrick Garland.	[16]
	Hedda Gabler	Thea Elvsted February 17, 1971–June 19, 1971	Playhouse Theatre	Revival Directed by Patrick Garland.	[17]
1973	A Little Night Music	Countess Charlotte Malcolm February 25, 1973–August 3, 1974	Shubert Theatre February 25, 1973–September 15, 1973 Majestic Theatre September 17, 1973–August 3, 1974	Original performer Directed by Harold Prince.	[18]
1977	The Shadow Box	Beverly March 31, 1977–December 31, 1977	Morosco Theatre	Original performer Directed by Gordon Davidson.	[19]
	Tartuffe	Dorine September 25, 1977–November 20, 1977	Circle in the Square Theatre	Original performer Directed by Stephen Porter.	[20]
1978	13 Rue de l'Amour	Leontine March 16, 1978–May 21, 1978	Circle in the Square Theatre	Original performer Directed by Basil Langton.	[21]
1979	The Elephant Man	Mrs. Kendal/Pinhead April 19, 1979–June 28, 1981	Booth Theatre	Replacement performer Directed by Jack Hofsiss.	[22]
1987	A Month of Sundays	Julia April 16–April 18	Ritz Theatre	A comedy by Bob Larbey. Later adapted by Larbey as the 1989 television movie Age-Old Friends. Directed by Gene Saks.	[23]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result	ref
1973	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical	A Little Night Music	Won	[24]
1977	Tony Award	Outstanding Actress in a Play	The Shadow Box	Nominated
1978	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Play	Tartuffe	Won
1992	Soap Opera Digest Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress	One Life to Live	Nominated
1993				Nominated

References

1. Roberts, Sam (December 23, 2015). "Patricia Elliott, Tony Winner and Soap Opera Star, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
2. Roberts, Sam (January 2, 2017). "Patricia Elliott Tony Winner for a Little Night Music and Soap Opera Star Dies at 77". New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
3. Kennedy, Mark (December 21, 2015). "Tony-Winning Actress and TV Soap Star Patricia Elliott Dies". ABC.go.com. ABC. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
4. Roots, Kimberly (December 21, 2015). "OLTL's Patricia Elliott Dead at 77". TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
5. Bryant, Jacob (December 21, 2015). "Patricia Elliott, Tony Winner and 'One Life to Live' Actress, Dies at 77". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
6. "1978 Drama Desk Award". awardsandwinners.com. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
7. Connecticut Marriage Index, 1950-2012
8. Washington Post Staff (December 21, 2015). "Patricia Elliott, Tony-winning actress who became soap stalwart, dies at 77". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
9. (via Google News)Payton, Gordon; Martin Grams, Jr (17 September 2015). The CBS Radio Mystery Theater: An Episode Guide and Handbook to Nine Years ... ISBN 978-0786418909. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
10. "Green Slime". American Film Institute. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
11. Alpert, Hollis (May 6, 1979). "SPOTLIGHT: MOVIE MOGUL MELVIN SIMON: HIS 'LOVE AT FIRST BITE' IS A HIT". New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
12. Janet Maslin (November 1, 1979). "Natural Enemies". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
13. "King Lear". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
14. "A Cry of Players". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
15. "King Henry V". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
16. "A Doll's House". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
17. "Hedda Gabler". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
18. "A Little Night Music". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
19. "The Shadow Box". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
20. "Tartuffe". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
21. "13 Rue de l'Amour". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
22. "The Elephant Man". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
23. "A Month of Sundays". IBDb. The Broadway League. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
24. "New York Times: Patricia Elliott". New York Times. Retrieved January 2, 2017.

External links

• Patricia Elliott at IMDb
• Patricia Elliott at the Internet Broadway Database