Pat Evison
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1947–1998 |
Spouse |
Roger Evison (m. 1948) |
Relatives | Ernest Blamires (father) Edgar Blamires (uncle) Henry Blamires (uncle) |
Dame Helen June Patricia Evison
Early life and education
Evison was born in
Acting career
Evison first began acting while studying an arts degree at
In 1971, Evison in the television drama serial Pukemanu as storekeeper Phyllis Telford, a role written specially for her by series creator Julian Dickon. In her 1998 autobiography Happy Days in Muckle Flugga, Evison stated that the role as Mrs Telford changed her life, and she was thereafter recognised throughout New Zealand as "Mrs Pukemanu".[4] Evison also starred in the first production at Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre in 1973, An Evening With Katherine Mansfield.[5]
She is likely best known for her roles in
Honours and awards
In 1979, Evison won the
In the
Personal life
She married Roger Douglas Evison in 1948, and the couple went on to have three children.[1]
Evison suffered from numerous health problems in her later years including cancer, diabetes, several minor strokes and arthritis. [3]
Pat Evison died in Wellington, New Zealand, on 30 May 2010, aged 85.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1975 | Landfall | Visitor | Feature film |
1976 | Caddie | Mrs. Norris | Feature film |
1979 | Tim | Em Melville | Feature film |
1979 | The Old Man's Story | Aunt | Short |
1975 | They Don't Clap Losers | Granny | TV movie |
1980 | The Earthling | Meg Neilson | Feature film |
1981 | Bad Blood | Dulcie Lindsay | Feature film |
1982 | Starstruck | Nana | Feature film |
1982 | The Clinic | Alda | Feature film |
1984 | The Silent One | Luisa | |
1985 | A Street to Die | Sister Sweet | Feature film |
1985 | Hanging Together | Jean | TV movie |
1987 | Emma's War | Miss Arnott | Feature film |
1990 | What the Moon Saw | Gran | Feature film |
1992 | My Grandpa Is a Vampire | Leah |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971–72 | Pukemanu | Phyllis Telford | 8 episodes |
1974 | Percy the Policeman | Washer Woman | Episode: "Percy Meets Burglar Bill" |
Mrs. Jones | Episode: "Percy and the Burglaries" | ||
1975 | Division 4 | Agnes | Episode: "Agnes Triumphant" |
1976 | Matlock Police | Chrissy Wilson | Episode: "Just Like the Old Days" |
1976 | Solo One | Mrs. Birch | Episode: "Little Joe" |
1976 | The Emigrants | Josie | TV series; 1 episode: "13,000 Miles Away" |
1977 | Pig in a Poke | TV series | |
1978–1980 | Close to Home | Faith Wilson | 3 episodes |
1979 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself with Alwyn Kurts | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | A Town Like Alice | Mrs. Collard | Miniseries; 1 episode |
1983 | Carson's Law | Mrs. Amelia Henty | Episode: "Teapots and Tears" |
1985–88 | The Flying Doctors | Violet Carnegie | 3 episodes (miniseries), 53 episodes (regular series) |
1986 | Prisoner | Jessie Windom | 28 episodes |
1990 | The Ray Bradbury Theatre
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Mrs. Foley | Episode: "The Black Ferris" |
1990 | Shark in the Park | Vi Scudmore | Episode: "Double or Quits" |
Bibliography
- Autobiography: Evison, Pat (1998). Happy days in Muckle Flugga. HarperCollins. ISBN 1-86950-267-1.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ Crombie, Nathan (5 March 2013). "Former Solway dux New Zealander of Year". Wairarapa Times-Age. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ The Dominion Post.
- ^ "Pat Evison – Biography". NZ On Screen. New Zealand On Air. May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- Wikidata Q107708826
- ISBN 0-207-14146-0.
- ^ "No. 48214". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 1980. p. 40.
- ^ "No. 53154". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1992. p. 29.
External links
- Pat Evison at IMDb