Patricia Hayes

Biography

Patricia Hayes was an English character actress who won a British Academy Television Award for her title role in the Play for Today Edna, the Inebriate Woman. Born in Streatham, London, she trained at RADA, graduated in 1928, and spent the next decade in repertory theater. She appeared in numerous radio and television comedy shows, among them Hancock's Half Hour, The Benny Hill Show and Till Death Us Do Part, and from 1943 to 1965 she played Henry Bones in the BBC Children's Hour program Norman and Henry Bones, the Boy Detectives. She also appeared in the films The NeverEnding Story (1984), A Fish Called Wanda (1988) and Willow (1988), and in 1978 was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her supporting performance in Filumena at the National Theatre. She voiced Gran for television in 1982 and starred in Mrs Capper's Birthday in 1985.

88years old at death

Born December 22, 1909London
Died September 19, 1998Surrey
Star sign: CapricornFirst day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
Patricia Lawlor Hayes (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 11
Career span: 53 years1942 to 1995

Genres

Comedy45%, 5 films
Thriller36%, 4 films
Action27%, 3 films
Drama27%, 3 films
Adventure18%, 2 films

First and latest

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Beyond film
Hayes joined the Players' Theatre, a music hall club in London, early on, starting in the 1950s. In 1977 she was seen on the BBC's long running variety program The Good Old Days.

Patricia Hayes movies on Netflix

The Steal1995IMDb rating 4.8as Mrs Fawkes
Blue Ice1992IMDb rating 5.2as Old Woman
War Requiem1989IMDb rating 6.6as Mother
A Fish Called Wanda1988IMDb rating 7.5as Mrs. Coady
Willow1988IMDb rating 7.2as Fin Raziel
The NeverEnding Story1984IMDb rating 7.3as Urgl
King Kung Fu1976IMDb rating 4.8as Meter maid
Fragment of Fear1970IMDb rating 6.1as Mrs. Baird
Carry On Again Doctor1969IMDb rating 6.2as Mrs. Beasley
The Battle of the Sexes1960IMDb rating 6.6as Jeannie Macdougall
Went the Day Well?1942IMDb rating 7.5as Daisy

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Willow1988 Action, Adventure, Dramaas Fin Raziel
IMDb rating 7.2139K votes
A Fish Called Wanda1988 Comedy, Crimeas Mrs. Coady
IMDb rating 7.5167K votes
The NeverEnding Story1984as Urgl
IMDb rating 7.3173K votes
War Requiem1989as Mother
IMDb rating 6.61.1K votes
Went the Day Well?1942as Daisy
IMDb rating 7.54.9K votes
Blue Ice1992as Old Woman
IMDb rating 5.22.0K votes
Carry On Again Doctor1969as Mrs. Beasley
IMDb rating 6.23.4K votes
Fragment of Fear1970as Mrs. Baird
IMDb rating 6.11.3K votes

Worked with

Patricia Hayes shares two films with Stephen Fry, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Stephen Fry

William Mervyn

Michael Caine

Alfred Molina

Donald Pleasence

Val KilmerCharles CrichtonDirector, 2 films

Films together

Stephen Fry2 films together, 1988 to 1995
Stephen Fry's page
- The Steal1995IMDb rating 4.8Hayes as Mrs FawkesFry as Wimborne
- A Fish Called Wanda1988IMDb rating 7.5Hayes as Mrs. CoadyFry as Hutchison
William Mervyn2 films together, 1960 to 1969
William Mervyn's page
- Carry On Again Doctor1969IMDb rating 6.2Hayes as Mrs. BeasleyMervyn as Lord Paragon
- The Battle of the Sexes1960IMDb rating 6.6Hayes as Jeannie MacdougallMervyn as Detective's Friend
Michael Caine1 film together, 1992
Michael Caine's page
- Blue Ice1992IMDb rating 5.2Hayes as Old WomanCaine as Harry Anders
Alfred Molina1 film together, 1995
Alfred Molina's page
- The Steal1995IMDb rating 4.8Hayes as Mrs FawkesMolina as Cliff
Donald Pleasence1 film together, 1960
Donald Pleasence's page
- The Battle of the Sexes1960IMDb rating 6.6Hayes as Jeannie MacdougallPleasence as Irwin Hoffman
Val Kilmer1 film together, 1988
Val Kilmer's page
- Willow1988IMDb rating 7.2Hayes as Fin RazielKilmer as Madmartigan
Charles CrichtonDirector, 2 films, 1960 to 1988
All films by Charles Crichton
- A Fish Called Wanda1988IMDb rating 7.5Hayes as Mrs. Coady
- The Battle of the Sexes1960IMDb rating 6.6Hayes as Jeannie Macdougall

Awards

One award and honor.

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Patricia Hayes's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
	Officer of the Order of the British Empire		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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