caption birth_place birth_date birthname image article_title name occupation
patricia morison in 1939 new york city , new york , u.s. 19 march 1915 eileen patricia augusta fraser morison patricia morison.jpg patricia morison
 patricia morison actress , singer , artist
patricia morison

patricia morison -lrb- born march 19 , 1915 -rrb- is an american stage and film actress and mezzo-soprano singer .
she made her feature film debut in 1939 after several years on the stage .
she was lauded as a beauty with large eyes and extremely long , dark hair .
during this period of her career , she was often cast as the `` femme fatale '' or `` other woman '' .
it was only when she returned to the broadway stage that she achieved her greatest success as the lead in the original production of cole porter 's `` kiss me , kate '' .
she lives in los angeles , california , where she observed her 100th birthday on march 19 .
