Patricia Dainton (born Margaret Bryden Pate; 12 April 1930 – 31 May 2023) was a British actress who appeared in a number of films and television roles between 1947 and 1961.

Margaret Bryden Pate was born in Hamilton, Scotland,[1] the daughter of film and stage agent Vivienne Black.

[3] After her stage debut at Stratford-upon-Avon, Dainton acted in the suburbs of London, with roles in Babette, Watch on the Rhine, Quiet Wedding, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Her twin brother, George Bryden, also made a couple of film and stage appearances during this period.

[5][6] As well as appearing in over a dozen film roles, Dainton starred in ITV's Sixpenny Corner, the UK's first daily soap.