Patricia Hodge

Patricia Ann Hodge is an English actor. She made her West End debut in 1972 and starred in the 1973 West End production of Pippin, directed by Bob Fosse. She received two Olivier Award nominations for Best Actress in a Musical, before winning the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the play Money.

Hodge was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. The daughter of the Royal Hotel ownermanager Eric and his wife Marion , Hodge attended Wintringham Girls Grammar School in Weelsby Avenue in Grimsby and then St. Helens School, Northwood, Middlesex before attending Maria Grey College , Twickenham to train as a teacher. She taught English and drama at Russell County Primary School in Chorleywood, Hertfordshire, whilst also applying to London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. She started at LAMDA when she was 22, being awarded on graduation the Eveline Evans Award for Best Actress.

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