Patricia Brake
Patricia Brake | |
|---|---|
| Born | Patricia Ann Brake 25 June 1942 |
| Died | 28 May 2022 (aged 79) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–2020 |
| Spouses | Robert McBain
(m. 1966; div. 1978)Michael Kennedy
(m. 1997; died 2011) |
| Children | 3 |
Patricia Ann Kennedy (25 June 1942 – 28 May 2022), better known by her stage name Patricia Brake, was an English actress. Her credits include Lorna Doone (1963), The Ugliest Girl in Town (1968-1969), My Lover, My Son (1970), The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973), Emmerdale (1975), Nicholas Nickleby (1977), A Sharp Intake of Breath (1977), EastEnders (2004), and Coronation Street (2005-2006). She was most notable for her role as Ingrid Fletcher, eldest daughter of Norman Stanley Fletcher, in the BBC sitcom Porridge (1974-1977), and its sequel Going Straight (1978), and for starring as Gwen Lockhead in 128 episodes of Eldorado (1992-1993).