Paddi Edwards
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Paddi Edwards | |
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| Born | 9 December 1931 |
| Died | 18 October 1999 (aged 67) Encino, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1956–1999 |
Paddi Penelope Edwards (December 9, 1931 – October 18, 1999)[2] was a British actress. She worked steadily in film[3] and television.[1]
She found a niche in television movies, and toward the end of her life, doing voice work in projects for Disney, such as the roles of Flotsam & Jetsam in The Little Mermaid franchise.[1]
Across a career spanning many live-action and voice-acting performances, she worked on Ghostbusters (in which she provided the voice of Gozer the Gozerian), 101 Dalmatians, Hercules, and Pepper Ann.[1] Paddi played Nostradamus "Bull" Shannon's mother Henrietta "Hank" Shannon on two episodes of Night Court: Season 8, episode 15 "Mama Was a Rollin' Stone" and season 9, episode 10 "Get Me to the Roof on Time". She also played the role of Anya on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Dauphin" (season 2, episode 10).[4] She also appeared as a secretary on Murphy Brown (season 2, episode 5)
Death
Edwards died of respiratory failure and a heart attack on October 18, 1999, aged 67, at her home in Encino, California.[1]
