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{{Short description|English actress}}
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| honorific-suffix = [[Member of the British Empire|MBE]]
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| name = Patricia Greene ([[Member of the British Empire|MBE]])
| birth_name = Patricia Honor Greene
| birth_name = Patricia Honor Greene
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1931}}
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1931}}
| birth_place = [[Allenton, Derby]], England, United Kingdom
| birth_place = [[Allenton, Derby]], England
| education = [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]]
| education = [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]]
| occupation = Actress (radio, television and film)
| occupation = Actress
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| years_active = 1957–present
| known_for = ''[[The Archers]]'' (radio series)
| spouse = {{Plainlist|
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| spouse = [[George Selway]]
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* {{Marriage|Cyril Austen Richardson|1972|1986}}
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'''Patricia Honor Greene''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 1931) is an [[England|English]] radio, television and film actress, who is best known as matriarch [[Jill Archer]] in radio serial ''[[The Archers]]''. She has played the role continuously since 1957, making her the world's [[List of longest-serving soap opera actors|longest serving actor in a soap opera]] in any medium (radio, television or internet).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hawley |first1=Zena |title=Longest serving soap actress Patricia Greene receives honorary degree from the University of Derby |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/longest-serving-soap-actress-patricia-218211 |publisher=Derby Telegraph |access-date=30 December 2020 |date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
}}

'''Patricia Honor Greene''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}<ref name="ONS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QoPEKweho3f1ktlQBKWsUA&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=12 September 2021|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> (born 1931)<ref>{{cite web |title=Patricia Greene MBE |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardwick/features/patricia-greene-mbe |website=nationaltrust.org.uk |publisher=National Trust |access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref> is an English actress who is known for voicing matriarch [[Jill Archer]] in the radio serial ''[[The Archers]]''. She has played the role continuously since 1957, making her the world's [[List of longest-serving soap opera actors|longest serving actor in a soap opera]] in any medium (radio, television or internet). Greene also briefly acted in television and film.


==Biography==
==Life and career==
Greene was born in [[Allenton, Derby]], England. Her family moved to Campion Street in the [[New Zealand, Derby|New Zealand]] part of the city, where she attended Ashgate Infants School on Ashbourne Road. Later she moved to Kirk Street, [[Chester Green]], attending St Paul's Junior School and the [[Derby College#Mackworth Campus|Parkfields Cedars Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web
Greene was born in [[Allenton, Derby]], England. Her father was a piano salesman and her mother was a housewife. Greene has recalled experiences of her mother having an extramarital affair, in which her mother would bring the man to their family home and order Greene to not tell her father. She remarked that it was not the best way to bring up a child.<ref name="Belfast">{{cite news |title=Archers star Patricia Greene: Tutor said I'd never be a broadcaster |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/archers-star-patricia-greene-tutor-said-id-never-be-a-broadcaster/34316069.html |access-date=23 July 2023 |work=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |date=27 December 2015}}</ref> Her family moved to Campion Street in the [[New Zealand, Derby|New Zealand]] part of the city, where she attended Ashgate Infants School on Ashbourne Road. Later she moved to Kirk Street, [[Chester Green]], attending St Paul's Junior School and the [[Derby College#Mackworth Campus|Parkfields Cedars Grammar School]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://derbyshire.greatbritishlife.co.uk/article/derby-born-star-of-the-archers-patricia-greene-bbc-radio-4-32382/
|url=https://www.greatbritishlife.co.uk/people/derby-born-star-of-the-archers-patricia-greene-6499258
|website=Derbyshire Life
|website=Great British Life
|first=Pat
|first=Pat
|last=Ashworth
|last=Ashworth
|title=Derby Born star of The Archers Patricia Greene
|title=Derby Born star of The Archers Patricia Greene
|date=19 May 2011
|date=19 May 2011
|access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref>
|access-date=21 February 2021}}</ref>


After working as a ward orderly at the [[Derbyshire Children's Hospital]] and in the sheet metal factory of Hawk Industries, she decided to become an actress and went to the [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London in 1951.
Greene began working as a ward orderly at the [[Derbyshire Children's Hospital]] and in the sheet metal factory of Hawk Industries, but noticed her father crying at a theatre performance. She credited that moment with her wanting to become an actress as she wanted to make people emote.<ref name="Belfast" /> She then went to the [[Royal Central School of Speech and Drama]] in London in 1951.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawley |first1=Zena |title=Longest serving soap actress Patricia Greene receives honorary degree from the University of Derby |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/longest-serving-soap-actress-patricia-218211 |newspaper=Derbyshirelive |date=14 July 2017 |publisher=Local World |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> During a microphone technique class, a teacher told her that she would never be on television due to sounding like a "fairy in hockey boots".<ref name="Belfast" />


In 1957, she auditioned for the role of [[Jill Archer]] in the [[BBC Radio 4]] soap ''[[The Archers]]''. She was preceded by six experienced radio actresses in the audition process and felt that she would not get it.<ref name="Belfast" /> However, she was cast in the role and has remained since.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Archers' Patricia Greene celebrates 60 years of playing Jill Archer |url=https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2017/07/24/news/the-archers-patricia-greene-celebrates-60-years-of-playing-jill-archer-1092077/ |website=irishnews.com |date=25 July 2017 |publisher=The Irish News |access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> She found the first six weeks of appearing on ''The Archers'' tough due to her inexperience. She recalled that on her second day, she took stage directions too far and threw a glass of water over [[Norman Painting]], who portrayed [[Phil Archer]], and nearly electrocuted him. This impressed series creator [[Godfrey Baseley]] and he kept her on the series.<ref name="Belfast" />
She has had a lengthy career in radio and film, and is best known for portraying matriarch Jill Archer in the [[BBC Radio 4]] soap ''The Archers'' since 1957 (originally Jill Patterson). She has also appeared in ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' and ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' both in 2000.


Greene married English actor [[George Selway]] in 1959. They later divorced and she married Cyril Austen Richardson in 1972, with whom she had a son, born in 1972. She was widowed in 1986.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harvey |first1=Chris |title=The Archers' Patricia Greene: 'I only get £16,000 a year - the BBC salary bill is obscene' |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2017/07/24/archers-patricia-greene-get-16000-year-bbc-salary-bill-obscene/ |access-date=23 July 2023 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=24 July 2017}}</ref> Greene was tempted to leave ''The Archers'' when her son was a toddler but felt a loyalty to the programme and stayed.<ref name="Belfast" /> In March 2000, she appeared in the first episode of the [[BBC]] medical soap opera ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' as [[List of Doctors characters (2000)#Margaret Richmond|Margaret Richmond]]. She reprised the role a month later, as well as appearing in an episode of the BBC medical drama ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' later in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawley |first1=Zena |title=Longest serving soap actress Patricia Greene receives honorary degree from the University of Derby |url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/longest-serving-soap-actress-patricia-218211 |access-date=23 July 2023 |work=[[Derby Telegraph]]}}</ref>
Greene married English actor [[George Selway]] in 1959. They were later divorced and she married Cyril Austen Richardson in 1972, by whom she has a son, Charles, born in 1972. She was widowed in 1986.


==Honours==
Greene was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 2007 and was conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree by the [[University of Derby]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patricia Greene MBE |url=https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/honorary-awards/honorands/patricia-greene |publisher=University of Derby |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=July 2017}}</ref>
Greene was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] in 1997<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=54794 |supp=1 |date=13 June 1997 |page=17 }}</ref> and was conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree by the [[University of Derby]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patricia Greene MBE |url=https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/honorary-awards/honorands/patricia-greene |publisher=University of Derby |access-date=21 February 2021 |date=July 2017}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1957–present || ''[[The Archers]]'' || [[Jill Archer]] (voice) || Radio series; regular role
|-
| 1957 || ''A Man for All Seasons'' || Woman || Television film
|-
| 1961 || ''[[The Kitchen (1961 film)|The Kitchen]]'' || Anne || Film
|-
| 1964 || ''It's a Woman's World'' || Mary || 1 episode
|-
| 1965–1969 || ''[[Crossroads (British TV series)|Crossroads]]'' || Margaret Robson<br />Mrs. Lynch<br />Mrs. Grey || Various roles
|-
| 1990 || ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'' || Jill Archer (voice) || 1 episode
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]'' || [[List of Doctors characters (2000)#Margaret Richmond|Margaret Richmond]] || 2 episodes
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'' || Ivy Watson || 1 episode
|}


==Footnotes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/4rM4c9FlBBJJMRmZxHdpsR0/jill-archer''Archers'' Characters]
* {{IMDb name|0338884}}
* {{IMDb name|0338884}}


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Latest revision as of 14:36, 8 November 2024

Patricia Greene
MBE
Born
Patricia Honor Greene

1931 (age 92–93)
Allenton, Derby, England
EducationRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1957–present
Spouses
​
(divorced)​
Cyril Austen Richardson
​
​
(m. 1972⁠–⁠1986)​
Children1

Patricia Honor Greene MBE[1] (born 1931)[2] is an English actress who is known for voicing matriarch Jill Archer in the radio serial The Archers. She has played the role continuously since 1957, making her the world's longest serving actor in a soap opera in any medium (radio, television or internet). Greene also briefly acted in television and film.

Life and career

[edit]

Greene was born in Allenton, Derby, England. Her father was a piano salesman and her mother was a housewife. Greene has recalled experiences of her mother having an extramarital affair, in which her mother would bring the man to their family home and order Greene to not tell her father. She remarked that it was not the best way to bring up a child.[3] Her family moved to Campion Street in the New Zealand part of the city, where she attended Ashgate Infants School on Ashbourne Road. Later she moved to Kirk Street, Chester Green, attending St Paul's Junior School and the Parkfields Cedars Grammar School.[4]

Greene began working as a ward orderly at the Derbyshire Children's Hospital and in the sheet metal factory of Hawk Industries, but noticed her father crying at a theatre performance. She credited that moment with her wanting to become an actress as she wanted to make people emote.[3] She then went to the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London in 1951.[5] During a microphone technique class, a teacher told her that she would never be on television due to sounding like a "fairy in hockey boots".[3]

In 1957, she auditioned for the role of Jill Archer in the BBC Radio 4 soap The Archers. She was preceded by six experienced radio actresses in the audition process and felt that she would not get it.[3] However, she was cast in the role and has remained since.[6] She found the first six weeks of appearing on The Archers tough due to her inexperience. She recalled that on her second day, she took stage directions too far and threw a glass of water over Norman Painting, who portrayed Phil Archer, and nearly electrocuted him. This impressed series creator Godfrey Baseley and he kept her on the series.[3]

Greene married English actor George Selway in 1959. They later divorced and she married Cyril Austen Richardson in 1972, with whom she had a son, born in 1972. She was widowed in 1986.[7] Greene was tempted to leave The Archers when her son was a toddler but felt a loyalty to the programme and stayed.[3] In March 2000, she appeared in the first episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors as Margaret Richmond. She reprised the role a month later, as well as appearing in an episode of the BBC medical drama Casualty later in 2000.[8]

Honours

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Greene was awarded the MBE in 1997[9] and was conferred an honorary Master of Arts degree by the University of Derby in 2017.[10]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1957–present The Archers Jill Archer (voice) Radio series; regular role
1957 A Man for All Seasons Woman Television film
1961 The Kitchen Anne Film
1964 It's a Woman's World Mary 1 episode
1965–1969 Crossroads Margaret Robson
Mrs. Lynch
Mrs. Grey		 Various roles
1990 One Foot in the Grave Jill Archer (voice) 1 episode
2000 Doctors Margaret Richmond 2 episodes
2000 Casualty Ivy Watson 1 episode

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Patricia Greene MBE". nationaltrust.org.uk. National Trust. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Archers star Patricia Greene: Tutor said I'd never be a broadcaster". Belfast Telegraph. 27 December 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ Ashworth, Pat (19 May 2011). "Derby Born star of The Archers Patricia Greene". Great British Life. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  5. ^ Hawley, Zena (14 July 2017). "Longest serving soap actress Patricia Greene receives honorary degree from the University of Derby". Derbyshirelive. Local World. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. ^ "The Archers' Patricia Greene celebrates 60 years of playing Jill Archer". irishnews.com. The Irish News. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ Harvey, Chris (24 July 2017). "The Archers' Patricia Greene: 'I only get £16,000 a year - the BBC salary bill is obscene'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  8. ^ Hawley, Zena. "Longest serving soap actress Patricia Greene receives honorary degree from the University of Derby". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  9. ^ "No. 54794". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 13 June 1997. p. 17.
  10. ^ "Patricia Greene MBE". University of Derby. July 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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