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Patricia Roc
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Patricia Roc
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-06-07,Hampstead, London, England, UK
Gender
Female
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 (1940), and The Farmer's Wife (1941). Her parts grew bigger: My Wife's Family (1941), Suspected Person (1942), Let the People Sing (1942), and We'll Meet Again (1943) with Vera Lynn. Roc was top billed in Millions Like Us (1943) from Gainsborough Studios. It was a success and Gainsborough gave her another lead, as a nun interned by the Germans in Two Thousand Women (1944). She appeared alongside two of Gainsborough's biggest stars, Margaret Lockwood and Stewart Granger in Love Story (1944), a big hit. Roc played the jealous rival of Margaret Lockwood. She later commented that although they were required to slap each other's faces, she and Lockwood were always the best of friends. Madonna of the Seven Moons (1945), with Granger and Phyllis Calvert, was another success. Neither of them, however, did as well as The Wicked Lady (1945), where Roc played Lockwood's best friend. It was the most successful movie at the British box office in 1946. Roc's more overt sexuality in such films as The Wicked Lady was downplayed for the American market; her décolletage led US censors to call for retakes to de-emphasise it) and "the Goddess of Odeons", whilst Noël Coward said she was "a phenomenon" and "an unspoiled film star who can act". She was also in Johnny Frenchman (1945). Co starring in that film was Ralph Michael who soon after divorced his wife Fay Compton; Roc was named in proceedings. Her brief move to Hollywood to film Canyon Passage (1946) was a lend lease agreement between Rank Pictures and Universal Studios of British in return for American film actors. During filming, Roc was romantically linked with Ronald Reagan, while her US co-star Susan Hayward stated "that Limey glamour girl is a helluva dame." Roc returned to Britain to make The Brothers (1947), a melodrama that was a commercial disappointment. She was in an expensive British-US co production So Well Remembered (1947) which was a hit in Britain but failed to recoup its cost. Jassy(1947), a melodrama with Lockwood, was a big hit. When the Bough Breaks (1947), another melodrama, performed reasonably well.

Filmography

We'll Meet Again

7

We'll Meet Again
1943-01-18

Two Thousand Women

6.909

Two Thousand Women
1944-11-06

The Wicked Lady

6.3

The Wicked Lady
1945-11-15

6.7

Canyon Passage
1946-07-17

6.438

Return to Life
1949-09-14

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

5.208

The Man on the Eiffel Tower
1949-12-12

5.4

The Brothers
1947-05-07

Circle of Danger

6.5

Circle of Danger
1951-04-17

Johnny Frenchman

6.8

Johnny Frenchman
1945-10-29

Madonna of the Seven Moons

6.333

Madonna of the Seven Moons
1945-01-22

Millions Like Us

5.6

Millions Like Us
1943-06-01

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing

6

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing
1940-01-01

The Gaunt Stranger

7.3

The Gaunt Stranger
1938-10-27

The Perfect Woman

6.429

The Perfect Woman
1949-05-23

5.8

Cartouche
1955-07-01

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

6.3

Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons
1960-04-02

When The Bough Breaks

6.8

When The Bough Breaks
1947-11-19

A Window in London

6.214

A Window in London
1940-06-15

Let the People Sing

6.786

Let the People Sing
1942-08-11

8

The Rebel Son
1938-02-02

So Well Remembered

5.036

So Well Remembered
1947-07-09

5.545

Jassy
1947-08-13

One Night with You

7.25

One Night with You
1948-04-25

6.5

Love Story
1944-11-20

The House in the Woods

7

The House in the Woods
1957-10-31

Three Silent Men

5.833

Three Silent Men
1940-09-07

5.333

The Hypnotist
1957-07-29

6

Black Jack
1950-11-20

The Missing People

8

The Missing People
1939-05-01

Torticola versus Frankensberg

5.667

Torticola versus Frankensberg
1952-04-19

Suspected Person

6.667

Suspected Person
1942-06-01

The Farmer's Wife

7

The Farmer's Wife
1941-04-20

It Happened to One Man

8

It Happened to One Man
1940-10-12

The Divorce of Lady X

5.942

The Divorce of Lady X
1938-01-15

10

Dr. O'Dowd
1940-06-22

9

The Widow
1955-08-01

6.8

Holiday Camp
1947-08-05

Something Money Can't Buy

5.667

Something Money Can't Buy
1952-07-09

Fugitive from Montreal

6.5

Fugitive from Montreal
1950-11-17

My Wife's Family

7

My Wife's Family
1941-07-22

The Mind of Mr. Reeder

7

The Mind of Mr. Reeder
1939-03-04

Pack Up Your Troubles

9

Pack Up Your Troubles
1940-02-01

7.366

The Saint
1962-10-04

No Hiding Place

4.75

No Hiding Place
1959-09-16