Anecdotes

She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of British Empire) in the 1988 Queen's New Year Honours List for her services to drama.

Diminutive British comedy actress of stage, screen and radio. Well known for her portrayals of cockney characters. Often appeared as comic foil in BBC sketch shows and sitcoms on TV.

After graduating from RADA in 1928, she acted for ten years in repertory theatre.

Said in an interview with Radio Times, in 1988, that she had turned down a cameo role in Doctor Who (1963).

She attended Sacred Heart school in Wandsworth, London.

She originated the role of Ruby Birtle in J.B. Priestley's 1938 play "When We Are Married" and later played the character in three different screen adaptations: When We Are Married (1938), When We Are Married (1943) and When We Are Married (1949).

She was the mother of actor Richard O'Callaghan and two daughters, Gemma and Teresa.

Devoutly Roman Catholic, Patricia Hayes headed the Catholic Actors Guild in Britain for a number of years.

Won a gold medal at RADA.

She was always working but it wasn't until she was 60 that she became well known through her first really big role in Edna, the Eniebriated Woman which led to her starring in the series Marjorie ad Men.

Daughter Teresa was an opera singer whose marriage to actor/singer David Jennings broke up and with a son and daughter = Tom and Katie. who both went into acting, - they moved to Sydney, Australia,.

Was in the London West End play Filumena with Sydney Bromley and a then unknown Pierce Brosnan.

Her son is the actor Richard O'Callaghan.

Daughter Gemma has her own daughter.