Patricia Elizabeth Thomson (born 7 September 1940 in

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– 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia) was an English-born Australian television and film actress. In Sydney, she appeared as Goneril in ''

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'' and as the "sad-sack clown" in ''Clowneroonies'', by

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. In 1991, she played Doris in ''

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''. She was best known for her role as Shirley Hastings, the over-zealous, pretentious mother of Scott Hastings in the film '' Strictly Ballroom'', written and directed by

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. Thomson died of an aneurism on 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia, missing the premiere of her last movie, ''Strictly Ballroom''. In the same year, she posthumously won the

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award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in ''Strictly Ballroom''. She had two daughters.

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* Australian television actresses 1992 deaths Australian film actresses 1940 births 20th-century Australian actresses Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners {{Australia-tv-actor-stub