http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tony-winning-actress-patricia-elliott-850585

RIP, you lovely, glamorous woman.

I am so sorry to hear this.  Renee was one of those reliable, go-to characters to offer solid advice and support when she didn't have her hands full with Asa.  Patricia Elliott was capable of much more demanding material that was called upon for Renee, which perhaps made her shine all the more in her supporting role.

I really liked her as Renee, RIP Patricia Elliott.

Some of us used to joke about her wig...I guess now I know why she was wearing it.

 

The show really ruined Renee in later years, but Pat was a very entertaining actress, capable of soap melodrama as well as sly wit. She was a great example of what made OLTL unique - she just never would have shone the way she did, even with her many talents, on a lot of soaps. She fit in so well I was shocked to later learn she was a recast. 

 

Her interview in Soap Opera Weekly, which I posted in a tribute thread years ago (I think), was one of the first soap magazine interviews I ever read, and it was just fascinating, the photos, her talk about her plays over the years. 

 

She was a true star and a true example of what Broadway means to this country.

 

RIP classy lady.

Edited December 22, 20159 yr by DRW50

I hated Renee on OLTL. With that said, RIP to Patricia

Oh, geez, I loved her. RIP.

 

I don't think she was ruined either - they didn't use her perfectly, but I appreciated her increased airtime in the last five years with the Buchanans. She got some wonderful final scenes in 2011 with Bo or Clint at Asa's grave as well.

Edited December 22, 20159 yr by Vee

She was one of the people I think of most when I remember OLTL. RIP.  

Asa & Renee

 

 

Such a terrific actress.  She will be missed.

Some of us used to joke about her wig...I guess now I know why she was wearing it.

While that certainly crossed my mind, I chose not to mention it in my previous post.  But since you have, I pray that illness wasn't the case as I hate to think that she'd been battling for that long.  Alas, she's now at peace.

I loved Renee Divine - RIP Patricia Elliott. What a glamorous, tough lady.

Edited December 22, 20159 yr by DaytimeFan

The one lady that could always keep Asa in line!!!   Rest in Peace, Ms. Elliott!!! 

She really made the role her own although she was a recast.   She very quickly erased Phyllis Newman from memory.  (PN was the first Renee)

 

Good actress, RIP

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3369863/Patricia-Elliott-actress-won-Tony-Award-starred-One-Life-Live-dies-cancer-aged-77-New-York-City.html

Here's the Weekly article I mentioned. It's at the bottom of page 2. My scan looks awful and I typed up the text part at the time, but it's still a good read.