Biography Profile / Biodata Profile
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- A multi-talented actress & daughter of a British Politician, Alice Patten, is a theatre, television and film actress who rose to fame in 2006 Bollywood movie Rang de Basanti.
- Also a wife, mother and author, Alice is a prominent face on British television.
Early Life : Personal Life and Family
- Born in London, UK on August 28, 1980, Alice is the daughter of Barrister Lavender Patten (mother) & the former Conservative Politician and Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten (father). She has two older sisters, Lauren and Kate.
- At the age of 12, Alice went with her father to live in Hong Kong for five years.
- During this time she attended Island School. She says that she missed having her sisters around during this period.
- Later back in the UK, Anna attended Queen’s College in Cambridge, UK where she studied French and Spanish & graduated with a degree in Modern Languages.
Marriage and Relationships :
- Alice married American Comedian, Tim Steed, in 2007.
- They have one child together.
- It is not clear when how the couple met of when they became an item.
Alice Patten Movies Career :
- In 2006, Alice starred in her first movie, a Bollywood film titled Rang De Basanti where she co-starred with Aamir Khan.
- Alice played the part of Sue, an English filmmaker who travels to India to make a documentary about the struggle for freedom.
- Alice spent five months filming in India, during the movie she had to speak some lines in Hindi and take part in Indian dances.
- In 2007, she appeared in her second movie, Trade Routes, like Sarah in the politically-themed thriller.
TV Actress :
- Alice began her TV career as Imogen in the 2002 TV mini-series “The Forsyte Saga.”
- She then went on to appear as Candida Olivia-Watts in Where the Heart Is in 2003.
- Since then she has had one-off appearances in episodes of the Last King (2003), Jonathan Creek and Midsummer Murders (2004), New Tricks (2010), Our Girl, Downton Abbey (2014) and Six Wives of Lucy Worsley (2016) where she played the part of Katherine Parr.
- She played Alice in the 2010 series of Mistresses, but she is best remembered for her role as Ygraine in the 2009-2010 BBC fantasy drama series Merlin.
Theatre & On Stage :
- The talented actress has also had major roles in theatre productions.
- One of her first roles was in 2002 as Eugine in Nicholas Wright’s play Vincent in Brixton, performed in Wyndham’s Theatre in London’s West End.
- In 2006, she starred in Hamlet at the New Ambassadors Theatre, London.
- In 2008, she played the part of Thea in an updated version of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler at the London’s Gate Theatre.
Work as an Author :
- Alice co-wrote the book “The Groucho Club”, published in April 2016 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the arts and media members only club.
- The book details major events, achievements, history & members of the club which is based in Soho, London.