Patricia Collins

Patricia Collins is a British actress whose career has been closely associated with the Stratford Festival. A native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, she moved to Canada in the 1950s and began taking small parts in CBC Television anthology series, including Playdate and Festival, in 1963. Her breakthrough came as Marty in the drama series Wojeck. At Stratford she performed in productions such as King Lear, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Pride and Prejudice and Mary Stuart. Her other stage work included Beautiful City in 1987, The Europeans in 1990, White Biting Dog in 1994 and A Little Night Music in 1995. On screen she appeared in Bear Island (1979), Phobia (1980) and Speaking Parts (1990). She received a Genie Award nomination for Summer's Children in 1980 and Gemini Award nominations for Two Men in 1989 and The Rez in 1998. She won Dora Mavor Moore Awards for The Europeans in 1990 and White Biting Dog in 1994.