Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick obit

Model and Actress Colleen Anne Fitzpatrick Has Died

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Fitzpatrick was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and was of Irish descent. Fitzpatrick trained as an actor with American Hayes Gordon at The Ensemble Studios of Sydney's Ensemble Theatre. Later in life, she completed a Bachelor of Arts (Communications) majoring in film at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS).

A prominent international catwalk, television and photographic model from 1959 to 1972, Fitzpatrick appeared in over 200 commercials, on countless magazine covers, and was contracted for various campaigns including Ford cars, becoming famous for her comedic flair working with the likes of John Cleese.

She was a company member of The Sydney Theatre Company, formerly The Old Tote Theatre Company from 1972 to 1974 appearing in productions of King Lear,[ Threepenny Opera, Playboy of the Western World, Richard II, Macbeth and David Williamson's What If You Died Tomorrow? opening at the Sydney Opera House in 1973. Other theatre work included Pride and Prejudice, The House of Bernarda Alba, In the Boom Boom Room, Crimes of the Heart for the Ensemble Rep, When in Rome for the Ensemble Theatre, and 'night, Mother and A Day in the Death of Joe Egg for Belvoir St Theatre.

 Fitzpatrick was formerly married to actor Max Cullen from 1973 to 1987. Together they have one daughter, actress Katharine Cullen (born 9 June 1975), and a grandson William Richards (born 17 August 2013).

Filmography

Film

Year        Title        Role       Notes

1965     The Pleasure Girls             Cobber Feature film

1975     Games for Parents and Other Children                    TV movie

1983     Outbreak of Hostilities    Barbara Benton TV movie

1984     A Girl's Own Story by Jane Campion         Mother Short film

1985     Rebel     Nosy neighbour's wife    Feature film

1996     Whipping Boy    Cass's mother    Feature film

Television

Year        Title        Role       Notes

1984     Bodyline               Mrs Bradman     TV miniseries, 2 episodes

1985     A Country Practice           Mrs Kirby             TV series, 2 episodes

1986     Sons and Daughters        Jean Hopkins      TV series, 12 episodes

1988     Home and Away               Helen Patterson TV series, 1 episode

1988     The Four Minute Mile     Elva Landy           TV miniseries

1992-93               Police Rescue     Fay McClintock  TV series, 2 episodes

1994     Heartbreak High                Bibi Taggart         TV series, 1 episode

1995     Soldier Soldier   Mary Jane Harvey            TV series, 1 episode

Theatre

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Year        Title        Role       Notes

1973     King Lear              Cordelia / Regan               Sydney Theatre Company

1973     Threepenny Opera                           Sydney Opera House for Old Tote Theatre Company

1973     Playboy of the Western World                    Sydney Opera House for Old Tote Theatre Company

1973     Richard II             Queen Isabel      Sydney Opera House for Old Tote Theatre Company

1973     What If You Died Tomorrow?                      Sydney Opera House for Old Tote Theatre Company

1974     Macbeth                              Sydney Opera House for Old Tote Theatre Company

Pride and Prejudice                         Ensemble Rep

The House of Bernarda Alba                        Ensemble Rep

In the Boom Boom Room                              Ensemble Rep

Crimes of the Heart                         Ensemble Rep

1976     Falling Apart                       New Theatre, Sydney

1981     When in Rome  Margaret Reilly  Phillip Street Theatre & Ensemble Theatre

1990     The Compositor & Twenty Minutes With an Angel                              Lookout Theatre

1992     'night, Mother                   Belvoir St Theatre

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg                      Belvoir St Theatre