Patsy Byrne

Personal Info

Birthday

July 13, 1933

Day of Death

2014-06-17

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, UK

Also Known As

Patricia Patsy Byrne

Patricia Byrne

Patsy Byrne

Biography

Patricia 'Patsy' Byrne (13 July 1933 – 17 June 2014) was an English actress, best known for her role as 'Nursie' in Blackadder II as well as Malcolm's domineering mother in the ITV comedy series Watching. Byrne was educated at Ashford County Grammar School.

She studied drama at Rose Bruford College before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company playing parts such as Maria in Twelfth Night and Gruscha in The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the Aldwych Theatre in the early 1960s. In the 1980s she also worked at Chichester Festival Theatre. Byrne starred alongside Tony Robinson in a Series 3 episode of Maid Marian and her Merry Men.

Known For

Tales of the Unexpected

Heartbeat

BBC Play of the Month

Blackadder

Inspector Morse

Peak Practice

All Creatures Great and Small

The Chronicles of Narnia

Filmography

2008
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
as Self
2000
Kevin & Perry Go Large
as Old Lady
1999
Blackadder: Back & Forth
as Nursie
1998
Les Misérables
as Toussaint
1996
The Treasure Seekers
as Eliza
The Gingerbread House
as Mrs. Nesbit
1993
The Higher Mortals
as Matron
1992
Emily's Ghost
as Mrs. Crabtree
1990
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
as Giant Nanny
1988
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Nursie / Bernard
Hanna's War
as Rosie
1986
Hotel du Lac
as Mrs. Dempster
Mr. Love
as Mrs Lunt
1983
Floating Off
as Lady on train
The Return of the Soldier
as Mrs. Plummer
1982
Britannia Hospital
as Nurse
1979
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
as Mrs. Green
1974
The Gathering Storm
as Cook
1972
The Ruling Class
as Mrs. Treadwell
The Alf Garnett Saga
as Mrs. Frewin
1971
Platonov
as Sasha
1963
As You Like It
as Audrey
1962
The Cherry Orchard
as Dunyasha