Pat Evison

Pat Evison

Born: June 2, 1924
Died: May 30, 2010
in Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand
Dame Helen June Patricia Evison DBE (née Blamires; 2 June 1924 - 30 May 2010), known professionally as Pat Evison, was a New Zealand-born actress.

Movies for Pat Evison...

My Grandpa Is a Vampire
Title: My Grandpa Is a Vampire
Character: Aunt Leah
Released: June 1, 1991
Type: Movie
Young Lonny comes from America to visit his Auntie Leah (Evision) and Grandfather Cooger (Lewis). There is something magical about Cooger and when he dies, he doesn't stay dead for long.
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What the Moon Saw
Title: What the Moon Saw
Character: Gran
Released: December 26, 1990
Type: Movie
Steven Wilson is sent to Melbourne from the outback to spend his holidays with his Grandmother, an old time Tivoli showgirl/dancer. He becomes drawn into the world of the theatre, where the illusion is everything and grease-paint covers up reality. While watching a pantomime of Sinbad, Steven succumbs to the magic of the story and actually becomes the sailor on his greatest adventure ever.
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Emma's War
Title: Emma's War
Character: Miss Arnott
Released: December 26, 1986
Type: Movie
After the start of WW2, a mother takes her children from Sydney to the countryside.
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Title: The Flying Doctors
Character: (archive footage)
Released: May 15, 1986
Type: TV
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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Title: The Flying Doctors
Character: Violet Carnegie
Released: May 15, 1986
Type: TV
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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A Street to Die
Title: A Street to Die
Character: Sister Sweet
Released: October 3, 1985
Type: Movie
An Australian who has fought in Vietnam blames Agent Orange for his cancer, and sues for compensation.
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Title: The Ray Bradbury Theater
Character: Mrs. Foley
Released: May 21, 1985
Type: TV
A Canadian-produced fantastic anthology series scripted by famed science-fiction author Ray Bradbury. Many of the teleplays were based upon Bradbury's novels and short stories.
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The Silent One
Title: The Silent One
Character: Luisa
Released: June 14, 1984
Type: Movie
A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young men. Out of loneliness, he befriends a white turtle. When a drought befalls the island, the priest blames the silent one. When the chief protects the boy, the priest plots the chiefs' downfall.
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The Clinic
Title: The Clinic
Released: April 21, 1983
Type: Movie
A comedic, dramatic day in the lives of employees and patients at a venereal disease clinic.
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Starstruck
Title: Starstruck
Character: Nana
Released: April 8, 1982
Type: Movie
A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.
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Title: A Town Like Alice
Character: Mrs. Collard
Released: July 12, 1981
Type: TV
Set against the brutal chaos of World War II, a love story begins that will take two lovers through a living nightmare of captivity, across three continents and two decades.
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The Earthling
Title: The Earthling
Character: Meg Neilson
Released: July 24, 1980
Type: Movie
Recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, a man returns home to Australia to die in the wilderness. His plans become complicated when he comes across a young boy whose parents have been killed and decides to take him under his wing.
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Tim
Title: Tim
Character: Em Melville
Released: July 13, 1979
Type: Movie
Handsome but backward gardener Tim Melville has a new woman in his life. She is Mary, his widowed employer, a woman who had given up on love until she had found Tim. At first they are friends. But soon they become lovers, as Mary, drawn to Tim's innocence and magnetism, begins to teach him all about life - and love.
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Caddie
Title: Caddie
Character: Mrs. Norris
Released: January 1, 1976
Type: Movie
Proud and classy Caddie Marsh is forced to get a job as a barmaid and raise two children on her own after her husband walks out on her.
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Landfall
Title: Landfall
Character: Visitor
Released: January 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Discovered to be using illegal drugs by a local policeman, the members of the commune kill him and bury him in their garden. After this pivotal event, distinctions between reality and fantasy become increasingly blurred.