Paddi Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Mary Ursula Edwards March 8, 1931[1] |
| Died | October 18, 1999 (aged 68) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1999 |
Patricia Mary Ursula Edwards (March 8, 1931 – October 18, 1999), known as Paddi Edwards, was an English-born American actress. She worked steadily in film[3] and television.[4]
Family
Raised in Wotton-under-Edge, the elder of two daughters of James and Rosemary (née Hughes) Edwards. She and her parents moved to the United States, where her younger sister, Loraine, was born. The family settled in Waban, Massachusetts. She became a naturalized United States citizen on December 15, 1952.[5]
Career
She found a niche in television movies, and toward the end of her life, doing voice work in projects for Disney, such as the roles of Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid franchise, as the Future Fate Atropos in Hercules and as Vera in Pepper Ann.[6]
Although a successful actress, she is remembered for her guest-starring role as Anya, a shapeshifting mother-figure, on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin", as well as providing the voice of the apocalyptic deity Gozer The Gozerian in Ghostbusters. She appeared on Night Court as Henrietta "Hank" Shannon, the mother of Bull Shannon (played by Richard Moll).[6]
Her American television guest appearances included Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Murder, She Wrote, 227, Life Goes On, Married... with Children, and Murphy Brown.[6]
Death
Edwards died of respiratory failure on October 18, 1999, aged 68, at her home in Encino, California.
Partial filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Inn for Trouble | Deirdre | |
| 1978 | Corvette Summer | Loop Gaffer | |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Secretary | |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Pub Waitress | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Gozer | Voice |
| 1986 | Blue City | Kate | |
| Stewardess School | Older Woman | ||
| 1987 | Surrender | Judge | |
| 1988 | The Dauphin episode of (Star Trek: The Next Generation) | Anya | |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Flotsam & Jetsam | Voice |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Lab Computer | |
| Hercules | Atropos | ||
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Satellite 1 | |
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Receptionist at Office (Posthumous role) |
References
- ^ "Ancestry Library Edition". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "Ancestry Library Edition". Interactive.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ "Paddi Edwards Filmography". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Paddi Edwards". findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Ancestry Library Edition". Interactive.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
- ^ a b c Paddi Edwards at IMDb
External links
- Paddi Edwards at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)