Paddi Edwards

Patricia Mary Ursula Edwards (March 8, 1931 – October 18, 1999), known as Paddi Edwards, was an English-born American actress. She worked steadily in film[3] and television.[4]

Paddi Edwards
Born
Patricia Mary Ursula Edwards

(1931-03-08)March 8, 1931[1]
Bristol, England, UK[2]
DiedOctober 18, 1999(1999-10-18) (aged 68)
Encino, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1956–1999

Family

Raised in Wotton-under-Edge, the elder of two daughters of James and Rosemary (née Hughes) Edwards. She and her parents moved to the United States, where her younger sister, Loraine, was born. The family settled in Waban, Massachusetts. She became a naturalized United States citizen on December 15, 1952.[5]

Career

She found a niche in television movies and, towards the end of her life, doing voiceover work in projects for Disney, such as the roles of Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid franchise, as the Future Fate Atropos in Hercules and as Vera in Pepper Ann.[6]

Although a successful actress, she is very often remembered for her guest starring role as Anya, a shapeshifting mother-figure, on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin", as well as providing the voice of the deity Gozer in Ghostbusters. She appeared on Night Court as Henrietta "Hank" Shannon, the mother of Bull Shannon (played by Richard Moll).[6]

Her American television guest appearances also included Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Murder, She Wrote, 227, Life Goes On, Married... with Children, and Murphy Brown, among numerous others.[6]

Death

Edwards died of respiratory failure on October 18, 1999, aged 68, at her home in Encino, California.

Partial filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1960Inn for TroubleDeirdre
1978Corvette SummerLoop Gaffer
1982Halloween III: Season of the WitchSecretary
1983To Be or Not to BePub Waitress
1984GhostbustersGozerVoice
1986Blue CityKate
Stewardess SchoolOlder Woman
1987SurrenderJudge
1989The Little MermaidFlotsam & JetsamVoice
1997The Brave Little Toaster to the RescueLab Computer
HerculesAtropos
1998The Brave Little Toaster Goes to MarsSatellite 1
2000An Extremely Goofy MovieReceptionist at Office (Posthumous role)

References
  1. "Ancestry Library Edition". Search.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  2. "Ancestry Library Edition". Interactive.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  3. "Paddi Edwards Filmography". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. "Paddi Edwards". findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  5. "Ancestry Library Edition". Interactive.ancestrylibrary.com. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
  6. Paddi Edwards on IMDb
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