Trisha Noble

Patricia Ann Ruth Noble (3 February 1944 – 23 January 2021) was an Australian singer and actress. Initially performing as Patsy Ann Noble, she was a teenage pop singer in the early 1960s, with regular appearances on the Australian music and variety television series Bandstand. In November 1961, she released her biggest hit single, "Good Looking Boy", which reached the Top 10 in Melbourne and Top 20 in Sydney. At the 1961 Logie Awards, she won the Best Female Singer of the Year award from TV Week. By 1962, she had transferred to the United Kingdom and continued her singing career by releasing singles there.

In 1965, Noble started her television acting career, and by 1967, she was using Trisha Noble as her stage name. By the 1970s, she had relocated to the United States and had guest roles on various television series including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Columbo, Baretta, McMillan & Wife, The Rockford Files, and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Early life and family Patricia "Trisha" Ann Ruth Noble was born on 3 February 1944 in Marrickville and grew up in Sydney, Australia. Her father was Clarence Lancelot "Buster" Noble (1 March 1913 – 15 July 1990), a comedian and singer; her mother was Helen De Paul (born Helen McGoulrick, 1921–2007), an entertainer, singer, dancer, and comedian on the Tivoli circuit. During World War II, Buster served as a sergeant in the Waratahs Entertainment Unit in the AIF from November 1942 to January 1946. Noble has a younger sister, Amanda. By age 14, she was qualified to teach ballet. Her singing career was encouraged by Brian Henderson, the compere of the Australian version of Bandstand, where she made regular appearances. She also appeared in Season 4 of Hart to Hart as Laela.

Soon after Strike Force was cancelled, Noble returned to Australia in 1983 with her son Patrick because her father, Buster, was seriously ill. Her remains were cremated.

Filmography

Film - denotes credited as Patsy Ann Noble

Year Title Role Notes1963 Live It Up! Herself Musical film1964 Reels Within Reels Herself Short film 1964 A Dream Singing Performer TV movie 1966 Funny Girl Happened to Me on the Way to the Piano Herself TV movie1966 Death Is a Woman Francesca Feature film 1968 Iolanthe Iolanthe TV movie 1969 Carry On Camping Sally Feature film 1975 One of Our Own Sabrina Rogoff TV movie 1978 The Courage and the Passion Lt. Lisa Rydell TV movie 1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited Penelope TV movie 1980 Willow B: Women In Prison Chris Bricker TV movie 1980 The Private Eyes Mistress Phyllis Morley Feature film 1981 ..Deadline... Gillian Boles TV movie 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones Jobal Naberrie (uncredited) Feature film 2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Jobal Nabarrie Feature film

Television - denotes credited as Patsy Ann Noble

Year Title Role Notes 1959 The Bobby Limb Show Guest Singer TV series, 1 episode 1960 The Golden Rock Herself - Singer TV special 1961 Revue '61 Herself 1 episode 1961–1962, 1965, 1967 Bandstand Herself - Singer TV series 1963 The Arthur Haynes Show Herself - Singer 1 episode 1963 Pops and Lenny Herself 1 episode 1963 Ready, Steady, Go! Herself 1 episode 1963–1964 Discs a Go-Go Herself 5 episodes 1963 Val Parnell's Sunday Night At The London Palladium Herself 1 episode 1963–1966 Thank Your Lucky Stars Guest host 9 episodes 1964 Hi There! It's Rolf Harris Herself 1 episode 1964 Big Night Out Herself 1 episode 1964 Two of a Kind Herself 1 episode 1964 The Andy Stewart Show Herself 1 episode 1964 Blackpool Night Out Herself 1 episode 1964 Club Night Herself 1 episode 1964 The Eamonn Andrews Show Herself 1 episode 1964, 1965 Comedy Bandbox Herself 2 episodes 1965 With Andy Herself 1 episode 1965 Ni figue ni raisin Herself 2 episodes 1965, 1966 Five O'Clock Club Herself 2 episode 1966 Juke Box Jury Panellist 2 episode 1966 The Benny Hill Show Guest performer 1 episode 1966 Danger Man Susan Wade 1 episode 1966 The Wednesday Play Francoise Clouet 1 episode 1967 The Blackpool Show Herself 1 episode 1967 The Charlie Drake Show Herself 1 episode 1967 The Nixon Line Herself 1 episode 1967, 1968 The Dick Emery Show Herself 2 episodes 1967 Mickey Dunne Janie Jenkins 1 episode 1968 International Cabaret Herself 1 episode 1968 BBC Show of the Week Herself 1 episode 1968 We Have Ways of Making You Laugh Various TV series 1969 Out of the Unknown Gladia 1 episode 1969 The Liberace Show Herself 1 episode 1969 The Dave King Show Herself 1 episode 1969 Who-Dun-It Dolores Vail 1 episode 1969 The Engelbert Humperdinck Show Herself 1 episode 1969 Z-Cars Betty Jordan 2 episodes 1970 It's Tommy Cooper Herself 1 episode 1970 Callan Jean Price 1 episode 1970 Fraud Squad Liz Paterson 1 episode 1970 Crowther's Back In Town Herself 1 episode 1970 Up Pompeii! Luscia / High Priestess of the Vestal Virgins 2 episodes 1970 The Benny Hill Show Various roles 1 episode 1971 The Merv Griffin Show Herself 1 episode 1971 Night Gallery Sherry 1 episode 1972 I'm a Fan Herself TV special 1972 The Courtship of Eddie's Father Dr. Liz Park 1 episode 1975 Baretta New Girl in Town Girl 1 episode 1975 Columbo Playback Marcy Hubbard 1 episode 1975 The Bob Crane Show Student 1 episode 1975 Matt Helm Millicent 1 episode 1976 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Whitney Lewis 1 episode 1976–1977 Executive Suite Yvonne Holland 7 episodes 1977 The Rhinemann Exchange Irene Miniseries, 1 episode 1977 McMillan & Wife Beulah Harrington 1 episode 1977 Testimony of Two Men Edna Beamish Miniseries, 3 episodes 1978 James at 15 Call girl 1 episode 1978 How the West Was Won Valerie 3 episodes 1978 Husbands, Wives & Lovers Carol 1 episode 1978 Fantasy Island Denise Carlson 1 episode 1978; 1984 The Mike Walsh Show Guest – Herself via satellite US TV series, 1 episode 1979 The Rockford Files Odette Lependieu 2 episodes 1979 Mrs. Columbo Patty 1 episode 1979 Eischied Jeanne 1 episode 1979 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Sabrina 1 episode 1980 Stone Lynette 1 episode 1980 John Newcombe's Australian Stars In The States Herself at home TV special 1981 Flamingo Road Vanessa Curtis 1 episode 1981 The Love Boat Gertrude Turner 1 episode 1981–82 Strike Force Sergeant Rosie Johnson 20 episodes 1982 Hart to Hart Laela 1 episode 1983 Casablanca Celia 1 episode 1983 T. J. Hooker Lorraine Daggett 1 episode 1983 Oh Madeline Julie 1 episode 1983 Matt Houston Melinda 1 episode 1984; 1985 The Mike Walsh Show Guest – Herself TV series, 1 episode 1985 The Mike Walsh Show Guest – Herself with Carmen Duncan TV series, 1 episode 1986 Body Business Elizabeth Miniseries, 2 episodes 1992 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard Guest 1 episode 1996 The South Bank Show Herself 1 episode 2000, 2004 All Saints Sister O'Reilly, Mrs. Summers 2 episodes 2000 Water Rats Mrs. Clarke 1 episode 2001 Blonde Dr. Mittelstadt Miniseries 2001 This Is Your Life Herself 1 episode: Trisha Noble 2002 Burke's Backyard Herself – Celebrity Gardener 1 episode 2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones: Deleted Scenes Jobal Nabarrie Video 2003; 2005 Good Morning Australia Herself 1 episode 2005 Good Morning Australia Herself TV series, 1 episode 2017 The Daily Edition Herself 1 episode

Discography Note that all recordings are credited to Patsy Ann Noble, the name she used from start of her singing career.

Albums Just for You (1962) Hits and Rarities – The Story of Patsy Ann Noble (1997)

EP Il Est Là Le Garçon

Label: Columbia – ESRF 1506, Présence Mondiale – ESRF 1506 Format: Vinyl, 7-inch EP Country: France Released: 1964 Tracklist A1 Il Est Là Le Garçon (Heartbreak Avenue) A2 Tout Ce Que Je Souhaite (Accidents Will Happen) B1 C'est Drôle Les Rêves (The Proud Boy) B2 Ça Pourrait Changer (Don't You Ever Change Your Mind)

Singles "Like I’m in Love" (Walker & Lynn)/"I Love You So Much It Hurts" (Tillman). Recorded with orchestra under direction of Bob Young. Sydney, November 1960. "Busy Lips" (Peter Allen, Chris Bell of The Allen Brothers). Recorded with The Delltones and orchestra directed by Bob Young. Sydney, January 1961. "It's Always the Way" (Johnny Devlin) "A Guy Who Can Mend a Broken Heart" (Lucky Starr) "Good Looking Boy" (Johnny Devlin) 24 November 1961 "I’m Not Supposed to Know" (Johnny Ashcroft, Lorna Barry, Noel Balfour). Recorded with orchestra directed by Geoff Harvey. Sydney, 1962 "Oh, My Little Baby Darling (I Love You)" (Joe Halford, Jay Justin) "Don’t Love and Run" (Chet Clark) "I’ll Be Thinking of You" (Lorna Barry, Noel Balfour) "Once in a Lifetime" (Johnny Devlin) "When You Find Your True Love" (Joe Halford, Ray Swinfield) "Johnny One Note" (Rodgers and Hart). Recorded with accompaniments arranged & conducted by Geoff Harvey. Sydney, 1962 "Moon River" (Henry Mancini) "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (James, Ellington, Hodges, George) "I Fall to Pieces" (Hank Cochran, Harlan Howard) "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen) "Mama" (Cesare Andrea Bixio, Bruno Cherubini, Harold Barlow, Phil Brito) "Put on a Happy Face" (Strouse, Adams) "Johnny Sings a Love Song" (Joe Halford, Geoff Harvey) "Hey, Look Me Over" (Leigh, Coleman) "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) "Misty" (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) "Don’t You Ever Change Your Mind" (Bob Barrett). Recorded with Martin Slavin & His Orchestra. London, February 1963 "Heartbreak Avenue" (Barratt, Dutch) April 1963 "Sour Grapes" (Batchelor, Roberts) "I’m Nobody's Baby" – Columbia DB7008, DO4364. Recorded with Martin Slavin & His Orchestra. London, 1963 "Accidents Will Happen" – Columbia DB7088. b/w He Tells Me With His Eyes "I Did Nothing Wrong" – Columbia DB7258, DO4475. Recorded with orchestra arranged and conducted by Ivor Raymonde. London, 1963 "I Was Only Foolin' Myself" (Bob Barratt). Recorded with orchestra arranged and conducted by Martin Slavin. London, 1963 "Ordinary Love" (Slavin-Gail-Rose). Recorded with orchestra arranged and conducted by Norrie Paramor. London, 1963 "It's Better to Cry Today" "Don’t Tell Him I Told You" "He Who Rides A Tiger" – Polydor BM 56054, side A, mono, 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl. (music by Trevor Peacock / words by Gordon Waine) Musical director Peter Jeffries. England, June 1965. Coupled with "City of Night", it peaked at No. 21 on the British Top 30, and No. 15 on Australia's Top 40. The song was used prominently in the 1960's UK television series Danger Man (known as Secret Agent in the U.S.) starring Patrick McGoohan, in the third season finale episode "Not So Jolly Roger", first aired on 7 April 1966. Noble also acted in that episode, as Susie Wade, disc jockey at a pirate radio station located on an abandoned WWII Maunsell Fort (offshore gunnery platform) named Red Sands Fort, the real-life location of pirate radio station Radio 390 from 1965 to 1967. "City of Night" – Polydor BM 56054, side B, mono, 7-inch 45 rpm vinyl. (music by Peter Jeffries / words by Gordon Waine) Musical director Peter Jeffries. England, June 1965. Coupled with "He Who Rides A Tiger". "Live for life" (as Trisha Noble)