| The HonourableAlice Patten | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Island School |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Father | Chris Patten |
Alice Patten is an English actress, and the daughter of Chris Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, a prominent British Conservative politician and the last Governor of Hong Kong. She played a leading role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006), earning her praise from Indian film critics.
Early life and education
Patten was educated at Island School in Hong Kong and at Queens' College, Cambridge.
She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997, during her father's governorship.
Career
Her first major role after graduation was Eugenie in Vincent in Brixton in the West End in 2002.
In 2004, she appeared in Jonathan Creek as Gillian Bailey.
In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's Hamlet, playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard.
In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. In 2008, she played Thea in Hedda, a new version of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, at London's Gate Theatre and, in 2009, she guest-starred as Arthur's mother Ygraine in the BBC fantasy drama series Merlin.
Patten also played the role of Vicky Anderson, in an episode of New Tricks, the daughter of an English-born Hong Kong businessman, Douglas Anderson, who had been involved in questionable building deals in Hong Kong, shortly before the end of British rule in 1997.
Filmography
Television
- The Forsyte Saga (2002) as Imogen (2 episodes)
- Where the Heart Is (2003) as Candida Oliver-Watts (3 episodes)
- The Last King (2003) as Lady Frances Stewart (1 episode)
- Jonathan Creek (2004) as Dawn/Gillian Bailey (1 episode)
- Midsomer Murders (2004) as Emily Hide (1 episode)
- Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joann (1 episode)
- Mistresses (2010) as Alice (4 episodes)
- New Tricks (2010) as Vicky Anderson (1 episode)
- Merlin (2009–2010) as Y'Graine (3 episodes)
- The Musketeers (2014) as Sister Hélène (1 episode)
- Our Girl (2014) as Rebecca (1 episode)
- Downtown Abbey (2014) as Diana Clark (1 episode)
- Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016) as Katherine Parr (1 episode)
Film
- Vincent In Brixton (2003) as Eugenie Loyer
- Rang De Basanti (2006) as Sue McKinley
- Trade Routes (2008) as Sarah
- The Dry Cleaner (2019)
References
- "Laura's straw hat puts Patten in the shade". The Independent. 26 July 1992. Archived from the original on 9 May 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- McHugh, Fionnuala (1 July 2012). "Familiar Patten". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Old Patten family photos making some Hongkongers nostalgic". EJ Insight. 11 April 2016.
- Cassandra Jardine, Eastern princess turns West End girl, The Daily Telegraph, 29 July 2002
- New Tricks - Dead Man Talking, ABC1, 8:30pm, Friday, 11 February 2011
External links
Categories:- Living people
- Actresses from London
- People educated at Island School
- Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
- Daughters of life peers
- English television actresses
- English film actresses
- English stage actresses
- British expatriates in Hong Kong
- English expatriates in India
- Actresses in Hindi cinema
- British expatriate actresses in India
- European actresses in India
- Actresses of European descent in Indian films
- 21st-century English actresses