Pamela Ann Clements (born 11 May 1942), known professionally as Pam St
Clement, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role
of Pat Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from June 1986 until
January 2012, with a guest appearance in May 2016, thereby becoming
one of the programme's longest-serving cast members.St Clements’s
parents, Ann Tribe and Reginald Clements, married in 1940. Shortly
after St Clement's birth in 1942, her mother died of tuberculosis, and
she was put into foster care when her father remarried. St Clement
subsequently grew up in various different foster homes until she was
taken in by a family who owned a farm in Devon. She has commented: "I
was very fortunate in the end. I was always being farmed off to
holiday homes, then when I was just pre-teens I went down to Devon to
some people who were very good at taking on youngsters, and what
originated as a business arrangement became my home." St Clement's
father rose to become the managing director of a toy manufacturers in
London and was married five times. St Clement was sent to boarding
school on the South Downs, where she wasâ€"by her own
admissionâ€""very naughty". She was active in the drama society at her
school, but she originally had aspirations to become a vet. However,
this career proved unobtainable because she didn't pass Latin at
school. Instead she decided to become a teacher and enrolled at Rolle
College in Exmouth (now part of the University of Plymouth). She
worked in the teaching profession until her desire to act prompted her
to attend drama school, the Rose Bruford College, and she eventually
took up acting professionally. Her stage name was inspired by a street
name in Islington â€" St Clement Street â€" where her parents resided
at the time of their marriage. In July 2008, the University of
Plymouth presented her with an honorary doctorate in education for her
services to teaching. Commenting on her former job, she said she had
not been a good teacher, so her career change was not a loss to the
profession.St Clement has worked extensively on the stage, in films
and on television. Her acting career began in the 1970s, when she
joined a small theatre company and she went on to have minor roles in
programmes such as The Onedin Line (1972) and Follyfoot (1972). Her
first big break came in 1976, when she was cast in an episode of TV
prison drama, Within These Walls. Subsequent television credits have
included: Van der Valk (1977); A Horseman Riding By as Meg Potter
(1978); Emmerdale Farm (1980) as Mrs. Anne Eckersley; Thomas & Sarah
(1980); Enemy at the Door (1978; 1980); Play For Today (1980); Minder
(1980); Shoestring (1980); Dangerous Davies (1981); Angels (1981); as
Frau Bodelschwingh in Private Schulz (1981); The Chinese Detective
(1982); The Tripods (1984); Bottle Boys (1984); and Hammer House of
Mystery and Suspense (1986). She has also appeared in films, which has
included roles in Doomwatch (1972), Hedda (1975), The Bunker (1981),
Scrubbers (1983), Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985), and Biggles:
Adventures in Time (1986).
Clement, is an English actress. She is known for portraying the role
of Pat Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from June 1986 until
January 2012, with a guest appearance in May 2016, thereby becoming
one of the programme's longest-serving cast members.St Clements’s
parents, Ann Tribe and Reginald Clements, married in 1940. Shortly
after St Clement's birth in 1942, her mother died of tuberculosis, and
she was put into foster care when her father remarried. St Clement
subsequently grew up in various different foster homes until she was
taken in by a family who owned a farm in Devon. She has commented: "I
was very fortunate in the end. I was always being farmed off to
holiday homes, then when I was just pre-teens I went down to Devon to
some people who were very good at taking on youngsters, and what
originated as a business arrangement became my home." St Clement's
father rose to become the managing director of a toy manufacturers in
London and was married five times. St Clement was sent to boarding
school on the South Downs, where she wasâ€"by her own
admissionâ€""very naughty". She was active in the drama society at her
school, but she originally had aspirations to become a vet. However,
this career proved unobtainable because she didn't pass Latin at
school. Instead she decided to become a teacher and enrolled at Rolle
College in Exmouth (now part of the University of Plymouth). She
worked in the teaching profession until her desire to act prompted her
to attend drama school, the Rose Bruford College, and she eventually
took up acting professionally. Her stage name was inspired by a street
name in Islington â€" St Clement Street â€" where her parents resided
at the time of their marriage. In July 2008, the University of
Plymouth presented her with an honorary doctorate in education for her
services to teaching. Commenting on her former job, she said she had
not been a good teacher, so her career change was not a loss to the
profession.St Clement has worked extensively on the stage, in films
and on television. Her acting career began in the 1970s, when she
joined a small theatre company and she went on to have minor roles in
programmes such as The Onedin Line (1972) and Follyfoot (1972). Her
first big break came in 1976, when she was cast in an episode of TV
prison drama, Within These Walls. Subsequent television credits have
included: Van der Valk (1977); A Horseman Riding By as Meg Potter
(1978); Emmerdale Farm (1980) as Mrs. Anne Eckersley; Thomas & Sarah
(1980); Enemy at the Door (1978; 1980); Play For Today (1980); Minder
(1980); Shoestring (1980); Dangerous Davies (1981); Angels (1981); as
Frau Bodelschwingh in Private Schulz (1981); The Chinese Detective
(1982); The Tripods (1984); Bottle Boys (1984); and Hammer House of
Mystery and Suspense (1986). She has also appeared in films, which has
included roles in Doomwatch (1972), Hedda (1975), The Bunker (1981),
Scrubbers (1983), Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil (1985), and Biggles:
Adventures in Time (1986).
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