Patricia Roc was one of Britain's biggest female stars of the post-war years, she appeared at various positions (3rd being the highest) in the British and Motion Picture Herald popularity polls between 1945-50. She was pretty, vivacious and charming, which was all most of her early roles called for. She was born 7th June 1915 in London and died December 30 in Switzerland.
Patricia Roc was the first homegrown British star to go to Hollywood under a "lend-lease" deal between Rank Pictures and Universal Studios. She co-starred in the western, Canyon Passage (1946) in 1946, alongside Susan Hayward, who said after filming that "that Limey glamour girl is a helluva dame". A then-struggling actor by the name of Ronald Reagan, was also romantically involved with Roc while filming "Canyon Passage".
She made her stage debut, in 1938, in a London production of the comedy, "Nuts in May", playing the part of Miss Clarke, where she was spotted by movie mogul Alexander Korda. She then made her screen debut in the 1938 costume epic, The Rebel Son (1946). She had a 40-film movie career that blossomed during WWII.
She was described by the head of her studio, "J. Arthur Rank", as "the archetypal British beauty" and "the Goddess of Odeon's". She was also described by Sir Noël Coward as "a phenomenon" and "an unspoiled movie star who can act".
One of her most memorable roles was as Celia Crowson (pictured) in the WW2 propaganda film Millions Like Us.
Other notable films that she appeared in include The Gaunt Stranger 1938, The Farmers Wife 1941, We’ll Meet Again 1943, Two Thousand Women 1944, Johnny Frenchman 1945 and The Wicked Lady 1945.
Patricia Roc was the first homegrown British star to go to Hollywood under a "lend-lease" deal between Rank Pictures and Universal Studios. She co-starred in the western, Canyon Passage (1946) in 1946, alongside Susan Hayward, who said after filming that "that Limey glamour girl is a helluva dame". A then-struggling actor by the name of Ronald Reagan, was also romantically involved with Roc while filming "Canyon Passage".
She made her stage debut, in 1938, in a London production of the comedy, "Nuts in May", playing the part of Miss Clarke, where she was spotted by movie mogul Alexander Korda. She then made her screen debut in the 1938 costume epic, The Rebel Son (1946). She had a 40-film movie career that blossomed during WWII.
She was described by the head of her studio, "J. Arthur Rank", as "the archetypal British beauty" and "the Goddess of Odeon's". She was also described by Sir Noël Coward as "a phenomenon" and "an unspoiled movie star who can act".
One of her most memorable roles was as Celia Crowson (pictured) in the WW2 propaganda film Millions Like Us.
Other notable films that she appeared in include The Gaunt Stranger 1938, The Farmers Wife 1941, We’ll Meet Again 1943, Two Thousand Women 1944, Johnny Frenchman 1945 and The Wicked Lady 1945.
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