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Patricia Medina
Actor
Born July 19, 1919Died April 28, 2012 (92 years)
Patricia Paz María Medina(19 July 1919-April 28, 2012) was an English actress, born in Liverpool, England to a Spanish father (Ramón Medina Nebot from Canary Islands) and English mother. She began acting as a teenager in the late 1930s. She worked her way up to leading roles in the mid-1940s, where upon she left for Hollywood.
In 1950's Fortunes of Captain Blood, she teamed with British actor Louis Hayward. They subsequently appeared together in 1951's The Lady and the Bandit, Lady in the Iron Mask, and Captain Pirate from 1952.
Medina was often typecast in period melodramas such as The Black Knight. Two of her films were William Witney's Stranger at My Door and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin, based on episodes of the radio series The Adventures of Harry Lime, itself derived from The Third Man film.
Medina married British actor Richard Greene on 24 December 1941, in St. James's Church, Spanish Place, London; they divorced in 1951. Medina married Joseph Cotten on 20 October 1960, in Beverly Hills at the home of David O. Selznick and Jennifer Jones. Cotten and she bought an historic 1935 home in the Mesa neighborhood of Palm Springs, California, where they lived from 1985 to 1992. No children were born from either marriage.
Medina died at age 92 on 28 April 2012, from natural causes at the Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles, California. She was interred at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, beside the remains of her husband, Cotten.
In 1950's Fortunes of Captain Blood, she teamed with British actor Louis Hayward. They subsequently appeared together in 1951's The Lady and the Bandit, Lady in the Iron Mask, and Captain Pirate from 1952.
Medina was often typecast in period melodramas such as The Black Knight. Two of her films were William Witney's Stranger at My Door and Orson Welles' Mr. Arkadin, based on episodes of the radio series The Adventures of Harry Lime, itself derived from The Third Man film.
Medina married British actor Richard Greene on 24 December 1941, in St. James's Church, Spanish Place, London; they divorced in 1951. Medina married Joseph Cotten on 20 October 1960, in Beverly Hills at the home of David O. Selznick and Jennifer Jones. Cotten and she bought an historic 1935 home in the Mesa neighborhood of Palm Springs, California, where they lived from 1985 to 1992. No children were born from either marriage.
Medina died at age 92 on 28 April 2012, from natural causes at the Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Los Angeles, California. She was interred at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, beside the remains of her husband, Cotten.
Known For
Patricia Medina Filmography
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles · as Mily (clip From Mr. Arkadin (1955)) |
| 1973 | The Timber Tramps · as Miami Lills |
| 1969 | To Rome with Love (TV Series) |
| 1969 | Latitude Zero · as Lucretia |
| 1968 | The Killing of Sister George · as Betty Thaxter |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Maria |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Smothers Brothers Show (TV Series) · as Gina Poppolini |
| 1965 | Branded (TV Series) |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (TV Series) · as Lucia Belmont |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as Countess Marissa Maricelli |
| 1963 | Burke's Law (TV Series) · as Serena Diablo |
| 1963 | Grindl (TV Series) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Wife |
| 1961 | Cain's Hundred (TV Series) · as Jenny Stapleton |
| 1961 | Snow White and the Three Stooges · as Witch |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre (TV Series) |
| 1961 | Whispering Smith (TV Series) · as Flo Nichols |
| 1960 | Dante (TV Series) · as Lulu |
| 1960 | Thriller (TV Series) · as Nadja |
| 1960 | Coronado 9 (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Ford Startime (TV Series) · as Gentlewoman |
| 1959 | Adventures in Paradise (TV Series) · as Mme. Celeste Soulange |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Hotel de Paree (TV Series) · as Sabrina Craig |
| 1959 | Lock-Up (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Riverboat (TV Series) · as Eileen Mason |
| 1959 | |
| 1959 | Tightrope (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Count Your Blessings · as Albertine |
| 1959 | The Third Man (TV Series) |
| 1959 | Black Saddle (TV Series) · as Carla Doyle |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Ruthanne Harper |
| 1958 | Missiles from Hell · as Zofia |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Californians (TV Series) · as Lola Montez |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Harriet Balfour |
| 1957 | Have Gun, Will Travel (TV Series) |
| 1957 | The Buckskin Lady · as Angela Medley |
| 1956 | Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Miami Exposé · as Lila Hodges |
| 1956 | The Beast of Hollow Mountain · as Sarita |
| 1956 | Stranger at My Door · as Peg Jarret |
| 1956 | Uranium Boom · as Jean Williams |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi · as Lili Scarlet |
| 1955 | Mr. Arkadin · as Mily |
| 1955 | Pirates of Tripoli · as Princess Karjan |
| 1954 | Climax! (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 1954 | The Black Knight · as Linet |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue · as Jeanette |
| 1953 | Drums of Tahiti · as Wanda Spence |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun · as Anna Luz |
| 1953 | Sangaree · as Martha Darby |
| 1953 | Siren of Bagdad · as Princess Zendi |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Bathsheba |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Queen Nora |
| 1952 | Botany Bay · as Sally Munroe |
| 1952 | Desperate Search · as Nora Stead |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre (TV Series) · as Amy Wentworth |
| 1952 | Captain Pirate · as Dona Isabella |
| 1952 | Lady in the Iron Mask · as Princess Anne / Princess Louise |
| 1952 | Aladdin and His Lamp · as Princess Jasmine |
| 1951 | The Magic Carpet · as Lida |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Lisa De Beck |
| 1951 | The Lady and the Bandit · as Joyce Greene |
| 1951 | Valentino · as Lila Reyes |
| 1950 | The Jackpot · as Hilda Jones |
| 1950 | The Lux Video Theatre (TV Series) · as Millicent |
| 1950 | Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion · as Nicole Dupre |
| 1950 | Fortunes of Captain Blood · as Isabelita Sotomayor |
| 1950 | Francis · as Maureen Gelder |
| 1949 | The Fighting O'Flynn · as Fancy Free |
| 1948 | The Three Musketeers · as Kitty |
| 1947 | The Foxes of Harrow · as Desiree |
| 1947 | Moss Rose · as Audrey Ashton |
| 1947 | The Beginning or the End · as Mrs. Wyatt |
| 1946 | The Secret Heart · as Kay Burns |
| 1945 | Waltz Time · as Cenci Prohaska |
| 1945 | Kiss the Bride Goodbye · as Joan Dodd |
| 1944 | Don't Take It to Heart! · as Lady Mary |
| 1944 | Hotel Reserve · as Odette Roux |
| 1943 | They Met in the Dark · as Mary, Manicurist (as Pat Medina) |
| 1942 | |
| 1942 | The Avengers · as Ingrid |
| 1940 | Crook's Tour · as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1938 | This Man Is News · as Waitress In Teashop |
| 1937 | Dinner at the Ritz · as Cast |
| 1999 | Alan Ladd: The True Quiet Man · as Self |
| 1998 | E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 1969 | It's Your Bet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1947 | Stump the Stars (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Panelist |