Patricia Collinge

Biography

Patricia Collinge was an Irish-American actress and writer who began performing on the London stage as a child in 1904. Born in Dublin, she moved with her mother to the United States in 1907 and soon took supporting stage parts. She originated the role of Pollyanna Whittier, toured in several plays, and in 1939 was in the original Broadway cast, playing Birdie Hubbard in The Little Foxes. She repeated the role in The Little Foxes (1941), earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other screen work included Shadow of a Doubt (1943) and The Nun's Story (1959), and she appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. She also wrote the play Dame Nature and contributed to the screenplay of Lifeboat (1944). Her final stage appearance came in 1952.

81years old at death

Born September 20, 1892Dublin
Died April 10, 1974New York City
Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22

Movie Career

Films: 4
Career span: 18 years1941 to 1959

Every film, newest first

1959The Nun's StoryIMDb rating 7.5
1944Casanova BrownIMDb rating 6.2
1943Shadow of a DoubtIMDb rating 7.7
1941The Little FoxesIMDb rating 7.9

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First role
Collinge made her first stage appearance in 1904 at the Garrick Theatre in London, in Little Black Sambo and Little White Barbara.
Behind the camera
Collinge rewrote the garage scene between Teresa Wright and Macdonald Carey for Shadow of a Doubt after Alfred Hitchcock and the actors disliked the dialogue, and Hitchcock used her version in the film.
Behind the camera
Collinge adapted a French drama by André Birabeau into the play Dame Nature, which appeared in 1938. She also wrote short stories for The New Yorker.
Behind the camera
Collinge also wrote a travelogue called The Small Mosaics of Mr. and Mrs. Engel. The Italian government gave her a gold medal for it, and she co-wrote The B.O.W.S. with Margalo Gillmore.