Patricia Cutts

Patricia Cutts
Cutts in 1958
Born	(1926-07-20)20 July 1926 London,England
Died	6 September 1974(1974-09-06)(aged 48) Chelsea, London, England
Other names	Pat Cutts Patricia Wayne
Years active	1946–1974
Spouse(s)	William Nichols (1962–1963) (divorced) John Findlay
Children	1

Patricia Cutts(20 July 1926 – 6 September 1974)was an English film and television actress. She was the first person to portray the character ofBlanche Huntin ITV soap operaCoronation Street,appearing in two episodes.

Biography

Born inLondon,she was the daughter of the writer-directorGraham Cutts.Her first roles were supporting parts in British films. These ranged from small roles to more substantial ones (such as playing the love interest inThose People Next Doorin 1953). She moved to the US in 1958, where she appeared in American movies and television shows. From 1958, she appeared inAlfred Hitchcock PresentsandPerry Mason,where she played defendant Sylvia Oxman in the 1959 episode, "The Case of the Dangerous Dowager" and Ann Eldridge in the 1966 episode, "The Case of the Bogus Buccaneers". She continued to work consistently in film and television on both sides of the Atlantic throughout the 1950s, including a small appearance inNorth by Northwest.

Cutts as Milady de Winter andMaximilian Schellas D'Artagnan in a 1960 television production ofThe Three Musketeers

In 1959 she appeared onGroucho Marx'squiz showYou Bet Your Lifewith football coachJack Curticeas her co-contestant.She was a regular panellist on theDuMontquizDown You Goand starred alongsideVincent PriceinThe Tingler.In 1958, she appeared in the filmMerry Andrew,starringDanny Kaye.The following year, she had a good role as the second female lead in the war movieBattle of the Coral Sea(1959). In the 1960s, she made guest appearances on such television shows asThe Lucy Show,Car 54, Where Are You?,Adventures in ParadiseandPlayhouse 90.

Cutts (at left) withAnn ToddandAngela Lansburyfrom a 1959Playhouse 90production.

After several quiet years she returned to the UK and was in the 1972 British television seriesSpyder's Webbefore accepting the role ofBlanche Huntin theITVsoap operaCoronation Streetin 1974.It would have been her most high-profile regular role to date but after appearing in only two episodes, Cutts was found dead at her flat inChelsea, London,aged 48. An inquest into her death produced a verdict of suicide bybarbiturate poisoning.

Selected filmography

• Flying with Prudence(1946) – Prudence
• Just William's Luck(1948) – Gloria's Secretary
• I Was a Male War Bride(1949) – Girl in Doorway (uncredited)
• Madness of the Heart(1949) – Girl at bookstall
• The Adventures of PC 49"Investigating the Case of the Guardian Angel" (1949) – Joan Carr
• Your Witness(1950) – Alex Summerfield, Roger's Sister in Law
• The Long Dark Hall(1951) – Rose Mallory
• Those People Next Door(1953) – Anne Twigg
• The Happiness of Three Women(1954) – Irene Jennings
• The Man Who Loved Redheads(1955) – Bubbles
• 1957 TV series(1957) –Perry Mason
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1958) (Season 3 Episode 25: "Flight to the East" ) – Barbara Denim
• Merry Andrew(1958) – Letitia Fairchild
• North by Northwest(1959) – Hospital Patient (uncredited)
• The Tingler(1959) – Isabel Stevens Chapin
• Battle of the Coral Sea(1959) – Lieutenant Peg Whitcomb
• The Case of the Dangerous Dowager(1959) – Sylvia Oxman
• Yancy Derringer(1959) – Lady Charity, Ep. 20, "Hell and High Water"
• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1964) (Season 2 Episode 32: "Body in the Barn" ) - Samantha Wilkins
• The Case of the Bogus Buccaneer(1966) – Ann Eldridge
• Private Road(1971) – Erica Talbot

External links

• Patricia CuttsatIMDb
• Patricia Cuttsat theInternet Broadway Database