Patricia Jessel

Patricia Jessel

Born: October 15, 1920
Died: June 10, 1968
in Hong Kong, British Crown Colony

Movies for Patricia Jessel...

Title: The Prisoner
Character: Psychiatrist
Released: September 29, 1967
Type: TV
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Title: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Character: Domina
Released: October 16, 1966
Type: Movie
A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom.
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A Jolly Bad Fellow
Title: A Jolly Bad Fellow
Character: Mrs. Pugh-Smith
Released: March 15, 1964
Type: Movie
An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at least have a good laugh.
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No Kidding
Title: No Kidding
Character: Queen
Released: November 1, 1960
Type: Movie
A young couple, David and Catherine Robinson, has to turn their large country house into a money-making proposition. Their solution is to invite the kids of the rich and famous to spend a summer enjoying all the loving care and attention they miss at home. After the youngsters arrive, David quickly realizes what the offensive little punks need is some real discipline, and so the summer begins.
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The City of the Dead
Title: The City of the Dead
Character: Elizabeth Selwyn / Mrs. Newless
Released: September 9, 1960
Type: Movie
A young college student arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft; during her stay at an eerie inn, she discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants.
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Model for Murder
Title: Model for Murder
Character: Madeleine Dupont
Released: February 1, 1959
Type: Movie
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist.
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The Man Upstairs
Title: The Man Upstairs
Character: Mrs. Lawrence
Released: September 30, 1958
Type: Movie
The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological profile starring Richard Attenborough as a scientist who can't live with himself after he accidently kills the brother of his fiancee.
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The Flesh Is Weak
Title: The Flesh Is Weak
Character: Millie
Released: August 6, 1957
Type: Movie
Giani is a pimp who preys on the naïve, ‘just off the bus’ young women who come to post-war London for fortune.
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Title: ITV Play of the Week
Character: Miss Forbes
Released: September 27, 1955
Type: TV
A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to 1974, producing about five hundred ninety-minute episodes from Granada Television. Season 1 also incorporates the Plays from the 'H.M. Tennant Globe Theatre' series, some of which were incorporated and labelled in listings as official Play of the Week episodes and some of which were played in place of Play of the Week episodes in alternative ITV regions. All 8 plays have been incorporated into this entry for convenience.
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A Dinner Date with Death
Title: A Dinner Date with Death
Character: The Soon to be Ex-Wife
Released: October 30, 1950
Type: Movie
Considered to be the earliest surviving example of a British play-to-screen drama, this served as a pilot for an anthology series called ‘The Man Who Walks by Night’ where a Silver Shroud type figure tells a different tale of mystery and suspense each week. It was approved of generally, but a freeze on funding brought it to a premature end. In this entry, a wealthy man who’s made many enemies, including his soon to be ex-wife, his ex-partner in crime and the son of a business partner he drove to suicide. He invites them to dinner to tempt fate, the sheer thrill enthralling him. But will he survive?
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Title: The Ed Sullivan Show
Character: Self
Released: June 20, 1948
Type: TV
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.