Pat Thomson Biography
Patricia Elizabeth Thomson (September 7, 1940 - April 18, 1992) was an English-born Australian television and film actress, best remembered as Shirley Hastings, the over-zealous, pretentious mother of Scott Hastings in the 1992 Australian film Strictly Ballroom. Thomson died of an aneurism on 18 April 1992 in Sydney, Australia, missing the premiere of her last movie, Strictly Ballroom.
In the same year, she posthumously won the AFI award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in Strictly Ballroom.
Pat Thomson Movies
Pat Thomson Quotes
Confrontation Over Commitment and Boredom
Shirley Hastings:
And what about Les? He's taught you everything you know and you're just throwing it back in his face!
Scott:
I'm bored with it!
Shirley Hastings:
I don't believe I'm hearing this! I have been with your father for twenty-five years—do you think I get bored? Of course I do!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
