Patricia Zentilli (born November 27, 1975) is a Canadian performer who has worked in film, television and theatre across Canada.

Early life and education

Born in

Kingston, Ontario Kingston is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located on the north-eastern end of Lake Ontario, at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River and at the mouth of the Cataraqui River (south end of the Rideau Canal). The city is midway between To ...

but raised in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...

, Patricia first performed in Grade Six when she was cast as "Dorothy" in her school's production of '' The Wizard of Oz''. Patricia's first formal training as an actor was to study

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at The Dmitri Theatre School in Verscio, Switzerland. After graduating from high school, Patricia lived in

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as part of a

Canada World Youth Canada World Youth (CWY, in French: ''Jeunesse Canada Monde, JCM'') was an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with a voluntary opportunity to learn about other communities, cultures and people while developing leaders ...

programme. Upon her return to Canada, Patricia earned a B.A. in theatre at Dalhousie University in Halifax and then did further studies with "Shakespeare and Company" in

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Career

Stage

Coming home to Nova Scotia, Patricia was cast in a number of productions with Neptune Theatre in roles that included "Shy Girl" in ''Sincerely, A Friend'', "Frankie" in ''

The Member of the Wedding ''The Member of the Wedding'' is a 1946 novel by Southern writer Carson McCullers. It took McCullers five years to complete, although she interrupted the work for a few months to write the novella '' The Ballad of the Sad Café''.McDowell, Marga ...

'' with Jackie Richardson "Marty" in '' Grease'', "Ophelia" in ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'', "Geraldine" in '' What the Butler Saw'' and "Curley's Wife" in ''

Of Mice and Men ''Of Mice and Men'' is a novella written by John Steinbeck. Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in California in search of new job o ...

''. Patricia made her Canadian Stage Company (Toronto) debut playing the role of "Little Becky Two Shoes" in their production of ''

Urinetown ''Urinetown: The Musical'' is a satirical comedy musical that premiered in 2001, with music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis. It satirizes the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bu ...

''. In 2005, she starred as "Cathy" in Jason Robert Brown's ''

The Last Five Years ''The Last Five Years'' is a musical written by Jason Robert Brown. It premiered at Chicago's Northlight Theatre in 2001 and was then produced Off-Broadway in March 2002. Since then it has had numerous productions both in the United States an ...

'' at the Manitoba Theatre Centre (Winnipeg) opposite Adam Brazier. In November 2007, Patricia was invited back by CanStage to star in their production of '' Little Shop of Horrors''.

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played "Seymour", and Ted Dykstra directed. Patricia's portrayal of "Audrey", the bruised flower shop girl with a heart of gold, garnered numerous accolades from esteemed theatre critics across Toronto as well as a nomination for a 2007-2008 Dora Mavor Moore Award. Patricia returned to Nova Scotia to play "Brooke"/"Vicki" in the Atlantic Theatre Festival's production of ''

Noises Off ''Noises Off'' is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn. Frayn conceived the idea in 1970 while watching from the wings a performance of '' The Two of Us'', a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier ...

'', for which she won the 2007 Robert Merritt Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

TV and film

In 1999 Patricia landed a principal role in the successful Canadian film ''

New Waterford Girl ''New Waterford Girl'' is a 1999 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Allan Moyle, and written by Tricia Fish. It stars Liane Balaban as Agnes-Marie "Mooney" Pottie, a teenager in New Waterford, Nova Scotia, who dreams of life beyond her small- ...

'', which went on to win awards at the

Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, attracting over 480,000 people annually. Since its founding in 1976, TIFF has grown to become a perman ...

. Around the same time, Patricia landed a recurring role as

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on the cult sci-fi television series ''

Lexx ''Lexx'' (also known as ''LEXX: The Dark Zone Stories'' and ''Tales from a Parallel Universe'') is a science fiction television series created by Lex Gigeroff and brothers Paul Donovan (writer), Paul and Michael Donovan (producer), Michael Dono ...

'', for which she still has a loyal fan following. Patricia has made numerous guest appearances on television series that include ''

The Chris Isaak Show ''The Chris Isaak Show'' is an American television sitcom that follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems. The series w ...

'', ''

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'', ''Angela's Eyes'', ''

Naked Josh ''Naked Josh'' is a Canadian comedy television series, which aired on Showcase from 2004 to 2006. It was created and written by Alex Epstein and Laura Kosterski. The show starred David Julian Hirsh as Josh Gould, a university professor in Mont ...

'', '' This is Wonderland'', ''

Wonderfalls ''Wonderfalls'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Todd Holland and Bryan Fuller that was broadcast on the Fox television network in 2004. The show centers on Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas), a recent Brown University gra ...

'', '' Blue Murder'', ''

The Gavin Crawford Show ''The Gavin Crawford Show'' is a Canadian sketch comedy series, which aired from June 19, 2000, to July 1, 2003, on The Comedy Network.

'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2003 she played "Lynn" in Scott Simpson and Michael Melski's film ''Touch & Go'' In 2006/2007 Patricia was seen once again on television as "Susan" in

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's ''

The Jane Show ''The Jane Show'' is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007. The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black, an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a ...

'', a television series that was co-written, produced and starred

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Music

Patricia performs as a singer and cabaret artist and has sung jazz, cabaret, folk and musical theatre in venues in both Toronto, Edmonton and Halifax.

Personal life

She has one child, her daughter, Melody Marcos Timoteo, was born in October 2010.

Partial filmography

*'' #Roxy'' (2018).... Gail Nollen *''

'' (TV) (Series Regular) (2006–2007) .... Susan *'' Blue Murder'' (TV) (3 episodes) (2003–2004).... Bonnie Urquhart *'' Street Time'' (TV) (3 episodes) (2002–2003).... Bonnie Abrams *'' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' (TV) (1 segment/"Seven Hours of Bad Luck") 2002.... Lauren *''

'' (TV) (Series Regular) (1999–2002).... Bunny Priest *''

A Nero Wolfe Mystery ''Nero Wolfe'' is a television series adapted from Rex Stout's series of detective stories that aired for two seasons (2001–2002) on A&E. Set in New York City sometime in the 1940s–1950s, the stylized period drama stars Maury Chaykin as N ...

'' (TV) ("

Champagne for One ''Champagne for One'' is a Nero Wolfe detective novel by Rex Stout, first published by the Viking Press in 1958. The back matter of the 1995 Bantam edition of this book includes an exchange of correspondence between Stout and his editor at Viking ...

," 2001).... Faith Usher *'' Songs in Ordinary Time'' (TV) (2000) .... Bernadette Mansaw *'' Earth: Final Conflict'' (TV) (Sins of the Father) (2000) .... Eva Gale *''

Catch a Falling Star "Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss. It is best known and was made famous by Perry Como's hit version, recorded and released in late 1957. Background and chart performance The song's melody is based on a theme ...

'' (TV) (2000) .... Allison Hampton *''

'' (1999) .... Patty

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zentilli, Patricia 1970 births Living people Actresses from Halifax, Nova Scotia Actresses from Kingston, Ontario Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses