Patsy Palmer
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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.
