Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Patricia Roc (born Felicia Miriam Ursula Herold; 7 June 1915 – 30 December 2003) was an English film actress, popular in the Gainsborough melodramas such as Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) and The Wicked Lady (1945), though she only made one film in Hollywood, Canyon Passage (1946). She also appeared in Millions Like Us (1943), Jassy (1945), The Brothers (1947) and When the Bough Breaks (1947). She was employed by the studio of J. Arthur Rank, who called her "the archetypal British beauty" She achieved her greatest level of popularity in British films during the Second World War in escapist melodramas for Gainsborough Studios. Roc began as a stage actress, debuting in the 1938 London production of Nuts in May, in which she was seen by Alexander Korda who gave her an uncredited bit in The Divorce of Lady X (1938) and her in a leading role as a Polish princess in The Rebel Son. She had roles in The Gaunt Stranger (1939), The Mind of Mr. Reeder (1939), and The Missing People (1940). She had a bigger part in A Window in London (1940), the comedy Pack Up Your Troubles (1940), Dr. O'Dowd (1940), Three Silent Men (1940), It Happened to One Man (…
Movies & TV Shows
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The Saint (1962) — Madge Clarron
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Canyon Passage (1946) — Caroline Marsh
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The Wicked Lady (1945) — Caroline
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The Divorce of Lady X (1938) — Minor Role (uncredited)
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Circle of Danger (1951) — Elspeth Graham
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The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) — Helen Kirby
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Return to Life (1949) — Lieutenant Evelyne (segment "Le retour d'Antoine")
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Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945) — Angela Labardi
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Millions Like Us (1943) — Celia Crowson
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So Well Remembered (1947) — Julie Morgan
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Jassy (1947) — Dilys Helmar
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Holiday Camp (1947) — Herself
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Two Thousand Women (1944) — Rosemary Brown
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Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons (1960) — Vivienne
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The Brothers (1947) — Mary
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The Perfect Woman (1949) — Penelope Belman
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A Window in London (1940) — Pat Thompson
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Let the People Sing (1942) — Hope Ollerton
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Love Story (1944) — Judy
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The Hypnotist (1957) — Mary Foster
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We'll Meet Again (1943) — Ruth Cole
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Johnny Frenchman (1945) — Sue Pomeroy
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The Gaunt Stranger (1938) — Mary Lenley
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Black Jack (1950) — Ingrid Dekker
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Cartouche (1955) — Donna Violante
- When The Bough Breaks (1947) — Lily Bates
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No Hiding Place (1959)
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Three Silent Men (1940) — Pat Quentin
- Torticola versus Frankensberg (1952) — A Penitent
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Suspected Person (1942) — Joan Raynor
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Something Money Can't Buy (1952) — Anne Wilding
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The Rebel Son (1938) — Marina
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One Night with You (1948) — Mary Santell
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The House in the Woods (1957) — Carol Carter
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The Farmer's Wife (1941) — Sibley
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Fugitive from Montreal (1950) — Helen Bering
- Bits of Our Aircraft Are Missing (1940) — (uncredited)
- The Missing People (1939) — Doris Bevan
- It Happened to One Man (1940) — Betty Quair
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Dr. O'Dowd (1940) — Rosemary