1. Patricia Ann Ruth Noble was an Australian singer and actress.
18 Facts About Trisha Noble
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In 1983, Trisha Noble returned to Australia where she expanded into a career as a theatrical actress.
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Patricia "Trisha" Ann Ruth Noble was born on 3 February 1944 in Marrickville and grew up in Sydney, Australia.
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In 1950, Trisha Noble appeared onstage with her parents and had her own radio programme.
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Trisha Noble rose to fame as a teenage singing star in the 1960s under the name Patsy Ann Trisha Noble.
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Trisha Noble's singing career was encouraged by Brian Henderson, the compere of the Australian version of Bandstand, where she made regular appearances.
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Trisha Noble became good friends with a young Peter Allen, who had formed the successful Allen Brothers with Chris Bell, and released one of his compositions "Busy Lips" in January 1961.
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Trisha Noble won the 'Best Female Singer of the Year' Logie Award for 1961, presented by TV Week.
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In June 1965, Trisha Noble released "He Who Rides a Tiger" which peaked at No 21 on the British Top 30, and No 15 on Australia's Top 40.
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Trisha Noble relocated to the United States beginning in 1971 and appeared in films and television series.
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Trisha Noble guest-starred on Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Sabrina, a superhuman thief in the episode "Cruise Ship to the Stars".
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In 1975, Trisha Noble appeared in the Columbo episode "Playback", in which she meets the murderer in an art gallery wearing a low-cut dress.
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Trisha Noble was cast by the director who had spotted her in a party wearing the same dress.
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In 1980, Trisha Noble played the role of heiress Phyllis Morley in the mystery comedy film The Private Eyes starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts.
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Trisha Noble appeared in Season 4 of Hart to Hart as Laela.
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Trisha Noble re-established a career there as a theatrical actress.
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Trisha Noble continued to perform on the live stage and, as of 2007, appeared with the new National Music Theatre Company, Kookaburra, in their premiere season of Pippin as Berthe at the Sydney Theatre.
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Trisha Noble died on 23 January 2021, at the age of 76, after what was described as an 18-month battle with mesothelioma.