Patricia Roc

Patricia Roc

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.

  • Популярність : 0.874
  • Відомий за : Acting
  • День народження : 1915-06-07
  • Місце народження : Hampstead, London, England, UK
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Patricia Roc Фільми

  • 1943
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    We'll Meet Again

    We'll Meet Again

    6 1943 HD

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  • 1944
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    Two Thousand Women

    Two Thousand Women

    6.8 1944 HD

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  • 1945
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    The Wicked Lady

    The Wicked Lady

    6.115 1945 HD

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  • 1946
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    Canyon Passage

    Canyon Passage

    6.6 1946 HD

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  • 1949
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    Retour à la vie

    Retour à la vie

    6.2 1949 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Man on the Eiffel Tower

    The Man on the Eiffel Tower

    5.3 1949 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Brothers

    The Brothers

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1951
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    Circle of Danger

    Circle of Danger

    6.5 1951 HD

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  • 1945
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    Johnny Frenchman

    Johnny Frenchman

    6 1945 HD

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  • 1945
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    Madonna of the Seven Moons

    Madonna of the Seven Moons

    6.3 1945 HD

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  • 1943
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    Millions Like Us

    Millions Like Us

    5.3 1943 HD

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  • 1940
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    Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing

    Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Gaunt Stranger

    The Gaunt Stranger

    6.2 1938 HD

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  • 1949
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    The Perfect Woman

    The Perfect Woman

    6 1949 HD

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  • 1955
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    Le avventura di Cartouche

    Le avventura di Cartouche

    5 1955 HD

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  • 1960
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    Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

    Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

    6.1 1960 HD

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  • 1947
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    When The Bough Breaks

    When The Bough Breaks

    6 1947 HD

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  • 1940
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    A Window in London

    A Window in London

    5.9 1940 HD

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  • 1942
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    Let the People Sing

    Let the People Sing

    6.2 1942 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Rebel Son

    The Rebel Son

    1 1938 HD

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  • 1947
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    So Well Remembered

    So Well Remembered

    5.2 1947 HD

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  • 1947
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    Jassy

    Jassy

    5.4 1947 HD

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  • 1948
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    One Night with You

    One Night with You

    6.5 1948 HD

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  • 1944
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    Love Story

    Love Story

    6.4 1944 HD

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  • 1957
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    The House in the Woods

    The House in the Woods

    6 1957 HD

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  • 1940
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    Three Silent Men

    Three Silent Men

    5.2 1940 HD

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  • 1957
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    The Hypnotist

    The Hypnotist

    5.3 1957 HD

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  • 1950
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    Black Jack

    Black Jack

    5.8 1950 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Missing People

    The Missing People

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1952
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    Torticola contre Frankensberg

    Torticola contre Frankensberg

    4 1952 HD

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  • 1942
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    Suspected Person

    Suspected Person

    5.5 1942 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Farmer's Wife

    The Farmer's Wife

    6 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    It Happened to One Man

    It Happened to One Man

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1938
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    The Divorce of Lady X

    The Divorce of Lady X

    6 1938 HD

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  • 1940
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    Dr. O'Dowd

    Dr. O'Dowd

    1 1940 HD

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  • 1955
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    La vedova X

    La vedova X

    1 1955 HD

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  • 1947
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    Holiday Camp

    Holiday Camp

    6.1 1947 HD

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  • 1952
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    Something Money Can't Buy

    Something Money Can't Buy

    6 1952 HD

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  • 1950
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    Son copain

    Son copain

    6 1950 HD

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  • 1941
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    My Wife's Family

    My Wife's Family

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Mind of Mr. Reeder

    The Mind of Mr. Reeder

    1 1939 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Saint

    The Saint

    7.315 1962 HD

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  • 1959
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    No Hiding Place

    No Hiding Place

    3.7 1959 HD

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