Nicola Pagett
Nicola Pagett | |
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Born | Nicola Mary Pagett Scott 15 June 1945 Cairo, Egypt |
Died | 3 March 2021 London, England | (aged 75)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1964–2000 |
Spouse |
Graham Swannell
(m. 1975; div. 1997) |
Children | 1 |
Nicola Mary Pagett Scott (15 June 1945 – 3 March 2021), known professionally as Nicola Pagett, was a British actress, known for her role as Elizabeth Bellamy in the 1970s TV drama series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1973), as well as being one of the leads in the sitcom Ain't Misbehavin' (1994–1995). Her film appearances included Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), Operation Daybreak (1975), Privates on Parade (1982) and An Awfully Big Adventure (1995).
Early life
Born in Cairo, Egypt, Nicola Pagett spent most of her childhood out of Britain—in
Career
In 1964, Pagett appeared in several productions with
In 1965, she appeared in the Incorporated Television Company (ITC) production of Gideon's Way, episode 10, "How to Retire without Really Working" in an uncredited role as girl at railway station.[6] Also in 1965, under the name Nicola Paget, she appeared in Gideon's Way series 1 episode 15 called "The Alibi Man".[7]
She also appeared in the British TV series, Danger Man, in an episode called "The Mirror's New".[8] She appeared in episode 13 of The Persuaders![9] and episode 7 of Special Branch.
After starring as
This was followed in 1975 by an appearance in the British television police drama,
She played the title role in the 1977
Personal life
Pagett married actor/writer Graham Swannell in 1975. They had one daughter. The couple divorced in 1997.[17]
Pagett was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1997 after becoming obsessed with the then prime minister's chief press secretary Alastair Campbell.[18][19] She related in her book Diamonds Behind My Eyes that she later recovered.[20]
Pagett died on 3 March 2021, aged 75, after suffering from a brain tumour.[17]
References
- ^ a b "After Diana Rigg Walked Away from the Shadow of Garbo and Leigh, Enter Nicola Pagett". PEOPLE.com.
- ^ "Nicola Pagett — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "The Way I Was: Liver and bacon in the Gorbals: Nicola Pagett tells". The Independent. 24 October 1992. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022.
- ISBN 9781903053188– via Google Books.
- ^ "Vivien Leigh rehearsing the play 'La Contessa' | Science Museum Group Collection". collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk.
- ^ "gideon's way". Archive Television Musings. 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Gideon's Way | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "The Mirror's New (1965)". BFI. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020.
- ^ ""The Persuaders!" The Long Goodbye (TV Episode 1971) – IMDb". Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via www.imdb.com.
- IMDb
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–75) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Stoppo Driver (1975)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Production of Gaslight | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ Guide, British Comedy. "About A Bit Of A Do". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ a b "Nicola Pagett". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017.
- ^ Craig, Michael.; Yeldham, Peter.; Stewart, Robin.; Smeaton, Arranger), Bruc; Commission, Australian Broadcasting (16 March 1980). "The timeless land". Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission [production company] – via Trove.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Coveney, Michael (4 March 2021). "Nicola Pagett obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Madly in love: how Nicola Pagett's infatuation tipped over into". The Independent. 3 October 1997. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022.
- ^ Diamonds Behind My Eyes, Nicola Pagett, Orion, 1998
- ^ "About mental illness and personal accounts of mental illness". Cause. 15 February 2018.
External links
- Nicola Pagett at IMDb