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Patricia Phoenix (born Patricia Frederica Manfield; 26 November 1923 – 17 September 1986) [1] was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role as Elsie Tanner, an original cast member of Coronation Street, a role which she portrayed from its first episode in 1960 until she quit the role in ...
Bold, brassy and larger than life, Pat Phoenix was television's favourite scarlet woman. For nearly 25 years, she dominated the soap opera Coronation Street (1960) in the role of Elsie Tanner and sent shivers down the spines of Britain's menfolk twice a week.
Bold, brassy and larger than life, Pat Phoenix was television's favourite scarlet woman. For nearly 25 years, she dominated the soap opera Coronation Street (1960) in the role of Elsie Tanner and sent shivers down the spines of Britain's menfolk twice a week.
Elsie Tanner (also Howard) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Pat Phoenix from the series' inception in 1960 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1984.
Sep 17, 1986 · MANCHESTER, England — The unchallenged queen of British soap opera, 62-year-old Pat Phoenix, died of lung cancer today. Her husband of seven days, actor Tony Booth, was at her bedside when she...
Sep 18, 1986 · Pat Phoenix, who became Britain's first television soap-opera star in ''Coronation Street,'' the country's longest-running television serial, died of lung cancer today at...
Patricia Phoenix (26th November 1923 - 17th September 1986) was an English actress best known for her role as Elsie Tanner from the debut episode of Coronation Street on 9th December 1960 until she quit the role in 1984.
