Patricia Richardson

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Patricia Richardson (1994)

Patricia Castle Richardson (born February 23, 1951 in Bethesda , Maryland ) is an American actress .

Life

Childhood and youth

Patricia was born Patricia Castle Richardson at Bethesda Maryland Hospital and has three sisters - Ann, Lynn and Cathy. Her family was forced to move frequently when she was young, as her father Lawrence was employed as a test pilot in the US Navy . Patricia attended two high schools - the Holton Arms School in Bethesda and the High Aday School for Girls in Dallas , Texas . She began acting while in high school, and later earned a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University . At the same university she also attended a course in fine arts, drama.

Start of career

Her acting career began in 1980 with the film You better watch out , in which she played the role of Moss' mother. In the following years she was mainly active in television. In 1991 she had her breakthrough with a leading role in the sitcom Listen, Who Is Hammering (Tool time) . There she played the role of Jill Taylor , the wife of Tim Taylor, played by Tim Allen . For her role, Frances Fisher was initially intended, but left the series after the pilot .

Breakthrough and other roles

Richardson became internationally known through listen who's hammering . The series was in production for eight years until it was finally discontinued in 1999. Although she was offered $ 25 million for another season, she turned it down because she felt there were no more stories to tell on the show.

She played the female villain in an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and in a TV miniseries titled Blonde Gladys Baker, the mother of Marilyn Monroe . She then played a double role in the independent film Viva Las Nowhere , which was only released on DVD with the title Dead Simple . From 2002 to 2004 she was in the doctor series Strong Medicine: Two doctors like fire and ice as Dr. See Andy Campbell. She later played the role of a campaign manager on The West Wing .

In 1994 she moderated the 46th Emmy Awards together with Ellen DeGeneres .

family

On June 20, 1982 Patricia married actor Ray Baker. The marriage was divorced in August 1995. She has three children with him - Henry (born February 22, 1985) and the twins Roxanne and Joseph (born January 3, 1991).

Awards / nominations

Golden Globe Award

  • 1993: Nomination for best actress in a television series - musical or comedy
  • 1994: Nomination for best actress in a television series - musical or comedy

Emmy Award

  • 1994: Nomination for best actress in a comedy series ( Listen who's hammering )
  • 1996: Nomination for best actress in a comedy series (Listen who's hammering)
  • 1997: Nomination for best actress in a comedy series (Listen who's hammering)
  • 1998: Nomination for best actress in a comedy series (Listen, who's hammering)

Independent Spirit Awards

  • 1997: Best female supporting actress in the movie " Ulee's Gold "

Prism Awards

Filmography (selection)

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Richardson, Patricia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Richardson, Patricia Castle (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-american actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Bethesda , Maryland