Elvi Hale

Elvi Hale
Born
Patricia Elvira Hake

(1931-01-29) 29 January 1931 (age 93)
Essex, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActress
Years active1957–1992
Spouses
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    (m. 1957; died 1958)​
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    (m. 1961; died 1998)​

Patricia Elvira Hake (born 29 January 1931), known as Elvi Hale, is a British retired actress. She played Anne of Cleves in The Six Wives of Henry VIII, broadcast in 1970.

Career

Born in Essex on 29 January 1931,[1] Hake was raised in Romford. She was educated at Reed's School. Hake was discovered by Laurence Olivier, who saw her perform at the Old Vic School.[2] Elvi played Heather, the love interest of Leslie Phillips (as Sub-Lieutenant Pouter) in the film version of The Navy Lark (1959), a role normally played by Heather Chasen in the radio series.

Hale was nominated for a BAFTA award for most promising film newcomer for her performance in Wendy Toye's True as a Turtle (1957).[3] She portrayed the fourth of Henry VIII's wives, Anne of Cleves, in the BBC's six-part drama serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII first broadcast in 1970. She completely retired from all film and television work in 1990.[citation needed]

Personal life

She was married to actor Mike Morgan until his death in 1958. She married character actor George Murcell in 1961; he died in 1998, aged 73.[4]

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Maxford, Howard (17 December 2018). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-7007-2.
  2. ^ "Olivier Saw Her First ..." The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. 21 March 1957. p. 22. Retrieved 31 January 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "BAFTA Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ British Film Institute profile of Elvi Hale
  5. ^ Ellen Baskin (1996). Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press. p. 107.


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