Actor
Pat Thomson
Born September 7, 1940 in London, England, UKDied April 19, 19923 films
Patricia Elizabeth Thomson (September 7, 1940 - April 18, 1992) was an English-born Australian television and film actress, best remembered as Shirley Hastings, the over-zealous, pretentious mother of Scott Hastings in the 1992 Australian film Strictly Ballroom.
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Thomson died of an aneurism on 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia, missing the premiere of her last movie, Strictly Ballroom. In the same year, she posthumously won the AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Strictly Ballroom.
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First watchEvil Angels19886.8as Sandra KambourisBased on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their…View filmEssential films
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3 films as actor- 1992Strictly BallroomShirley Hastings
- 1988Evil AngelsSandra Kambouris
- 1981Captives of CareMatron