Eileen Cecilia "Patricia" Collinge (September 20, 1892 â€" April 10,
1974) was an Irish-American actress and writer. She was best known for
her stage appearances, as well as her roles in the films The Little
Foxes (1941) and Shadow of a Doubt (1943). She was nominated for an
Academy Award and won a NBR Award for The Little Foxes.Collinge was
born in Dublin to F. Channon Collinge and Emmie (née Russell)
Collinge. She was educated there first by a visiting governess and
then at a girls' school. She took dance and piano lessons, which held
no interest for her, and determined to be an actress.Collinge first
appeared on the stage in 1904 in Little Black Sambo and Little White
Barbara at the Garrick Theatre in London. She emigrated to the United
States with her mother in 1907. Soon after, she appeared as a flower
girl in The Queens of the Moulin Rouge (1908) and as a supporting
player in The Thunderbolt (1910) starring Louis Calvert, which was
staged at the New Theatre (Century Theatre).
1974) was an Irish-American actress and writer. She was best known for
her stage appearances, as well as her roles in the films The Little
Foxes (1941) and Shadow of a Doubt (1943). She was nominated for an
Academy Award and won a NBR Award for The Little Foxes.Collinge was
born in Dublin to F. Channon Collinge and Emmie (née Russell)
Collinge. She was educated there first by a visiting governess and
then at a girls' school. She took dance and piano lessons, which held
no interest for her, and determined to be an actress.Collinge first
appeared on the stage in 1904 in Little Black Sambo and Little White
Barbara at the Garrick Theatre in London. She emigrated to the United
States with her mother in 1907. Soon after, she appeared as a flower
girl in The Queens of the Moulin Rouge (1908) and as a supporting
player in The Thunderbolt (1910) starring Louis Calvert, which was
staged at the New Theatre (Century Theatre).
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