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Patricia "Pat" Frederica Phoenix (born on 26 November 1923 – 17 September 1986) was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role of Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street. In her later life she was referred to as Patricia Pilkington, which was her stepfather's surname. Born in Ireland to Anna Maria Josephine Noonan and Tom Manfield, but moved to Manchester before she reached 6 months old. Her mother later left Manfield when she found out that her marriage was a sham. Tom Manfield was a bigamist. She later married Richard Pilkington.... MORE

Patricia "Pat" Frederica Phoenix (born on 26 November 1923 – 17 September 1986) was an English actress who became one of the first sex symbols of British television through her role of Elsie Tanner in Coronation Street. In her later life she was referred to as Patricia Pilkington, which was her stepfather's surname. Born in Ireland to Anna Maria Josephine Noonan and Tom Manfield, but moved to Manchester before she reached 6 months old. Her mother later left Manfield when she found out that her marriage was a sham. Tom Manfield was a bigamist. She later married Richard Pilkington. Phoenix attended Fallowfield Central School, Manchester. As a child she nursed early theatrical ambitions, appearing regularly on the radio in Children's Hour at the age of 11, after having submitted a monologue. After leaving school, she worked as a filing clerk for the gas department of Manchester Corporation, performing in amateur dramatics in her spare time. She joined the Arts Theatre, Manchester, and other Northern repertory companies. Her break came in 1948, playing Sandy Powell's wife in the Mancunian Film Studios' film Cup-tie Honeymoon, followed by a summer season in Blackpool with Thora Hird in LESS