Anecdotes

She died at Barlow Respiratory Hospital in Elysian Park, Los Angeles. She was interred at Blandford Cemetery in Petersburg, Virginia, beside her husband, Joseph Cotten.

During the making of Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961), Patricia Medina and Carol Heiss reportedly did not get along with each other in real life with Heiss doing her utmost to get Medina fired.

Made her Broadway debut with "Calculated Risks" (1962) opposite her second husband Joseph Cotten.

In an interview shortly before her death, she said the main reason she took the role of the stepmother, in Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961), is because she would finally be playing a villain. Up to the point, she was known for her "good girl" roles.

Was a naturalized citizen of the United States; resided in Los Angeles, California.

Owed her exotic looks and British demeanor to her Spanish father and English mother.

She appeared with Abbott and Costello, the Three Stooges, a Tyrannosaurus Rex (The Beast of Hollow Mountain) and a talking mule (Francis).

She and husband Joseph Cotten were both staunch Republicans and personal friends with Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Reagan.

Had appeared with Louis Hayward in four films: Nouvelles aventures du capitaine Blood (1950), Dick Turpin, bandit gentilhomme (1951), Lady in the Iron Mask (1952) and Les évasions du capitaine Blood (1952).

Her acting strength was hardly ever tested, stuck mostly in high-flying adventures as assorted feisty love interests and damsels to rescue.

Had appeared with Francis L. Sullivan in four films: Riposte à Narvik (1942), Les pillards de Mexico (1953), Sangaree (1953) and Intrigues sous les tropiques (1953).