Patsy Palmer

Soap Opera Actress

Birthday May 26, 1972

Birth Sign Gemini

Birthplace London, England

Age 52 years old

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About

English television actress known for her long run as Bianca Butcher on the British soap opera EastEnders. She has appeared in more than 1200 episodes of the long-running TV show. In 2015, she played Russel's Mother in the short film Jacked. 

Before Fame

She starred in her first stage production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, at the age of 6. She attended and graduated from DePaul University, and later studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village, NYC. 

Trivia

She is a one-time British Soap Awards winner who was nominated four times. After leaving her parents' house in Chicago, she moved to New York City with only $400.

Family Life

She has two children and married her second husband, Richard Merkell, in 2000. 

Associated With

She shared the small screen with Samantha Womack on the EastEnders. She was an acting mentor and friend of: Kevin Bacon and Adrienne King