Paddi Edwards
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Paddi Edwards | |
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| Born | Paddy Edwards 9 December 1931 |
| Died | 18 October 1999 (aged 67) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1999 |
Paddi Edwards (December 9, 1931 – October 18, 1999)[2] was a British-American actress. She worked steadily in film[3] and television.[1]
Career[edit]
She found a niche in television movies, and toward the end of her life, doing voice work in projects for Disney, such as the roles of Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid franchise.[1]
Across a career spanning many live-action and voice-acting performances, she worked on Ghostbusters, 101 Dalmatians, Hercules, and Pepper Ann.[1] Paddi played Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon's mother Henrietta "Hank" Shannon on two episodes of Night Court: Season 8, episode 15 "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone" and season 9, episode 10 "Get Me to the Roof on Time".[4][5] She also played the role of Anya on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin" (season 2, episode 10).[6][7]
Death[edit]
Edwards died of respiratory failure on October 18, 1999, aged 67, at her home in Encino, California.[1]
Partial filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Inn for Trouble | Deirdre | |
| 1978 | Corvette Summer | Loop Gaffer | |
| 1982 | Halloween III: Season of the Witch | Secretary | |
| 1983 | To Be or Not to Be | Pub Waitress | |
| 1984 | Ghostbusters | Gozer | Voice |
| Fatal Vision | Perry MacDonald | ||
| 1986 | Blue City | Kate | |
| Stewardess School | Older Woman | ||
| 1987 | Surrender | Judge | |
| 1988 | The Dauphin episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation | Anya | |
| 1989 | The Little Mermaid | Flotsam & Jetsam | Voice |
| 1997 | The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue | Lab Computer | |
| Hercules | Atropos | ||
| 1997-2000 | Pepper Ann | Vera Groober-Schwartz | |
| 1998 | The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars | Satellite 1 | |
| 2000 | An Extremely Goofy Movie | Receptionist at Office (Posthumous final role) |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Paddi Edwards: Voice Performer in Disney Movies". The Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1999. p. 43. Retrieved May 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paddy Edwards in Social Security Death Index".
- ^ "Paddi Edwards Filmography". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on June 19, 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone". IMDb.
- ^ "Get Me to the Roof on Time". IMDb.
- ^ "Paddi Edwards | TVSA".
- ^ "Paddi Edwards | Actress". IMDb.
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