Paddy Russell

Director | Actress

Date of birth : 07/04/1928

Date of death : 11/02/2017

City of birth : Highgate, London, England, UK

Paddy Russell attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and started her career as an actress. She left acting to become a stage manager because it paid more money. She progressed from being director Rudolph Cartier's floor manager to becoming a director herself, becoming one of the first two women directors in BBC television. She finished her career having spent 40 successful years in television.