Pat Thomson

Patricia (also known as Pat) Elizabeth Thomson, (born 7 September 1940 in London, England - 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia), was an Australian television and film actress.

She was best known for her role as Shirley Hastings, the over-zealous, pretentious mother of Scott Hastings in the film Strictly Ballroom, written and directed by Baz Luhrmann

Thomson died of an aneurism on 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia, missing the premiere of her last movie, Strictly Ballroom.^[1] In the same year, she posthumously won the AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Strictly Ballroom.

References

↑ Baz Luhrmann (Director/co-Writer) (2002). Audio Commentary from Strictly Ballroom (DVD). Miramax.

External links

Pat Thomson at the Internet Movie Database

AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Melissa Jaffer/Jacki Weaver (1976)
Veronica Lang (1977)
Angela Punch McGregor (1978)
Pat Evison (1979)
Jill Perryman (1980)
Judy Davis (1981)
Kris McQuade (1982)
Linda Hunt (1983)
Anna Maria Monticelli (1984)
Annie Byron (1985)
Lindy Davies (1986)
Jan Adele (1987)
Tina Bursill (1988)
Victoria Longley (1989)
Julia Blake (1990)
Fiona Press (1991)
Pat Thomson (1992)
Judy Davis (1993)
Rachel Griffiths (1994)
Amanda Douge (1995)
Toni Collette (1996)
Cate Blanchett (1997)
Toni Collette (1998)
Sacha Horler (1999)
Greta Scacchi (2000)
Rachael Blake (2001)
Judi Farr (2002)
Sacha Horler (2003)
Lynette Curran (2004)
Noni Hazlehurst (2005)
Susie Porter (2006)
Emma Booth (2007)
Toni Collette (2008)
Rachel Griffiths (2009)
Deborah Mailman (2010)
Louise Harris (2011)
Jessica Mauboy (2012)
Elizabeth Debicki (2013)
Susan Prior (2014)
Judy Davis (2015)
Miranda Otto (2016)

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