Patti Love
Patricia Margaret Love (18 August 1947 – 17 February 2023) was a British actress.
On stage she was best known for playing the schizophrenic title role in the David Edgar play Mary Barnes at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (1978) and London's Royal Court Theatre (1979), together with numerous credits for the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She also appeared in such films as That'll Be the Day (1973), Terror (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Steaming (1985), The Krays (1990), An Awfully Big Adventure (1995) and Mrs Henderson Presents (2005).[1][2]
Love died from complications of dementia on 17 February 2023, at the age of 75. She had been living at Denville Hall, a retirement home for entertainers, since 2020.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Coveney, Michael; Edgar, David (23 February 2023). "Patti Love obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b Obituaries, Telegraph (March 1, 2023). "Patti Love, actress who gave a stunning performance in the play Mary Barnes and upbraided Harold Shand in The Long Good Friday – obituary". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
External links
[edit]- Patti Love at IMDb