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Patricia Morison

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Woefully misused while in her prime screen years at Paramount during the late 30s and 40s, Patricia Morison, lovely and exotic with Rapunzel-like long, dark hair, nevertheless became a star in her own right -- as a supremely talented diva on the singing stage. Born on March 19, 1914 (several other references list 1915) in New York City... See full bio »

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Eileen Patricia Augusta Fraser Morison
in New York City, New York, USA
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1989 Cheers (TV series)
Mrs. Ridgeway
– Send in the Crane (1989) … Mrs. Ridgeway
 
1985 Mirrors (TV movie)
Mrs. Rome
 
1976 Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Star at Screening
 
1964 Kiss Me Kate (TV movie)
Lilli Vanessi
 
1963 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Secrets of Stella Crozier (1963)
 
1960 Song Without End
Georges Sand
 
1958 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Desdemona / Victoria Vestris
– The Moor's Revenge (1958) … Victoria Vestris / Desdemona
 
1958 Kiss Me Kate (TV movie)
Lilli Vanessi / "Katherina"
 
1953-1957 Lux Video Theatre (TV series)
Lady Maude / Mrs. Carrington
– Eileen (1957) … Lady Maude
– The Moment of the Rose (1953) … Mrs. Carrington
 
1957 Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV series)
– The Maharani (1957)
 
1956 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Jennifer Mauldron
– The Trophy (1956) … Jennifer Mauldron
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Vivienne Monet
– The Dream (1956) … Vivienne Monet
 
1954 General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (TV movie)
Anna Leonowens (segment 'King and I')
 
1953 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Charlotte Kirby
– Ladies on His Mind (1953) … Charlotte Kirby
– The Man in the Box (1953)
 
1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
– When Ladies Meet (1952)
 
1952 The Cases of Eddie Drake (TV series)
Dr. Karen Gayle
– Shoot the Works (1952) … Dr. Karen Gayle
– A Hole in the Head (1952) … Dr. Karen Gayle
– Hush, Hush (1952) … Dr. Karen Gayle
– Murder Ad-lib (1952) … Dr. Karen Gayle
– Murder by Proxy (1952) … Dr. Karen Gayle
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1951 Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (TV series)
– Light Up the Sky (1951)
 
1950 Nash Airflyte Theatre (TV series)
Angelina
– Trial by Jury (1950) … Angelina
 
1950 Musical Comedy Time (TV series)
Rio Rita
– Rio Rita (1950) … Rio Rita
 
1950 Robert Montgomery Presents (TV series)
– Rio Rita (1950)
 
1948 Sofia
Magda Onescu
 
1948 The Return of Wildfire
Pat Marlowe
 
1948 The Walls of Jericho
Mrs. Landon (uncredited)
 
1948 The Prince of Thieves
Lady Marian Claire
 
1947 Song of the Thin Man
Phyllis Talbin
 
1947 Tarzan and the Huntress
Tanya Rawlins
 
1947 Queen of the Amazons
Jean Preston
 
1946 Danger Woman
Eve Ruppert
 
1946 Dressed to Kill
Mrs. Hilda Courtney
 
1945 Lady on a Train
Joyce Willams, Morgan's Girl
 
1945 Without Love
Edwina Collins
 
1943 The Song of Bernadette
Empress Eugenie
 
1943 Calling Dr. Death
Stella Madden
 
1943 Where Are Your Children?
Linda Woodford
 
1943 The Fallen Sparrow
Barby Taviton
 
1943 Hitler's Madman
Jarmilla Hanka
 
1943 Silver Skates
Claire Thomas
 
1942 Night in New Orleans
Ethel Abbott
 
1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon
Sylvia
 
1942 Are Husbands Necessary?
Myra Ponsonby
 
1941 One Night in Lisbon
Gerry Houston
 
1941 The Roundup
Janet Allen (Payson)
 
1941 Romance of the Rio Grande
Rosita
 
1940 Rangers of Fortune
Sharon McCloud
 
1940 Untamed
Alverna Easter
 
1939 The Magnificent Fraud
Claire Hill
 
1939 I'm from Missouri
Mrs. Allison 'Rowe' Hamilton
 
1939 Persons in Hiding
Dorothy Bronson
 
1935 Wreckless (short)
Mary Jane
 
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2003 Great Performances (TV series)
– Broadway's Lost Treasures (2003) (performer: "Shall We Dance?")
 
1943 Silver Skates (performer: "A Girl Like You, A Boy Like Me")
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2013 Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (documentary) (post-production)
Herself
 
2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Herself / Katharine (in 'Kiss Me Kate')
– Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin': 1943-1960 (2004) … Herself/Katharine (in 'Kiss Me Kate')
 
2003 Norwegian Actresses in Hollywood (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1995-2003 Biography (TV series documentary)
Herself / Herself - Actress
– Mary Martin: Magic in the Air (2003)
– Anna and the King: The Real Story of Anna Leonowens (1999) … Herself - Actress
– William Holden: An Untamed Spirit (1999) … Herself - Actress
– Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell (1998) … Herself
– Lon Chaney Jr.: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995) … Herself
 
2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (documentary)
Herself
 
1990 American Masters (TV series documentary)
Herself
– You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990) … Herself (also archive footage)
 
1989 A TV Dante (TV mini-series)
Herself - Talking-head
 
1971 The 25th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Performer
 
1962-1963 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 8 January 1963 (1963) … Herself
– Episode dated 6 December 1962 (1962) … Herself
– Episode dated 19 November 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1962 The Tonight Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 23 April 1962 (1962) … Herself
 
1953 Hollywood Opening Night (TV series)
Herself
– Interlude (1953) … Herself
 
1952 The Ezio Pinza Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.15 (1952) … Herself
 
1952 The Colgate Comedy Hour (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #2.27 (1952) … Herself - Singer
 
1951 Cavalcade of Stars (TV series)
Herself
– Christmas Party (1951) … Herself
 
1950 TV Club (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 The Saturday Night Revue with Jack Carter (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #2.3 (1950) … Herself
 
1950 The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.8 (1950) … Herself
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Herself, Singer
– Episode #2.31 (1949) … Herself, Singer
– Episode #2.25 (1949) … Herself, Singer
 
1949 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode #1.32 (1949) … Herself - Singer
 
1941 Meet the Stars #8: Stars Past and Present (documentary short)
Herself
 
1941 Meet the Stars #6: Stars at Play (documentary short)
Herself
 
1940 Meet the Stars #1: Chinese Garden Festival (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2003 Great Performances (TV series)
 
1985 Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1985 The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes (video documentary)
Mrs. Hilda Courtney
 

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Personal Details

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Patricia Morison played the part of Lilli Vanessi in the original Broadway cast of Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate. See more »

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Personal Quote:

I used to think every night before I went on stage, a lot of people think of the audience as one mass, but it's not -- it's all individual people. And that's why I love the theatere... And I always feel that if in some way you can touch somebody, either touch them emotionally, or if it's a young person who wants to be an actor, touch them so he or she, too, wants to be an actor... See more »

Trivia:

Had a very promising role in the classic Victor Mature/Richard Widmark crime thriller Kiss of Death as Mature's Italian wife who is raped and later commits suicide by putting her head in the kitchen gas oven. The censors cut her part out completely because they refused to allow a rape or suicide to be shown. Patricia's name still appears on the credits of the film. See more »

Trademark:

Her long hair See more »

Nickname:

The Fire and Ice Girl See more »

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