Patricia Ellen Russo Wiki Biography
Patricia “Patty” McCormack (born August 21, 1945) is an American actress with a career in theater, films and television.She achieved critical acclaim on Broadway as a child actress in Maxwell Anderson’s shocking psychological drama The Bad Seed, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mervyn LeRoy’s classic film adaptation in 1956. Her acting career has continued with both starring and supporting roles in film and television, including Helen Keller in the original Playhouse 90 production of The Miracle Worker and a more recent performance as Pat Nixon in Frost/Nixon (2008).
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | August 21, 1945 |
| Place Of Birth | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Profession | Actress, Soundtrack, Music Department |
| Spouse | Bob Catania |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1478611 |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Gave birth to her 1st child at age 23, a son Robert R. Catania on July 27, 1969. Child’s father is her [now ex] husband, Robert Catania. |
| 2 | She was awarded the 1983 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 3 | As of 2016 she is the 9th earliest surviving recipient of a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination, tied with Dorothy Malone and behind only Olivia de Havilland, Angela Lansbury, Ann Blyth, Nancy Olson, Lee Grant, Terry Moore, Eva Marie Saint and Marisa Pavan. She was nominated in 1956 for The Bad Seed (1956). |
| 4 | In the early 1950’s she was one of the child “spoke-children” for Red Goose Shoes, advertised on “Tom Corbett: Space Cadet” on the Dumont TV network. |
| 5 | Has been asked, in real life, for “Kathy O’Rourke’s” autograph… and given it. |
| 6 | Is one of Hollywood’s Youngest Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominees (Best Supporting Actress for The Bad Seed). |
| 7 | Has a “Star” on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just off the corner of Hollywood and Vine. |
| 8 | Attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, New York. |
| 9 | Received the Milky Way Gold Star Award as the nation’s most outstanding juvenile performer of 1956. |
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Suspect | 2012 | TV Series | Lillian Duffy |
| 2ND Take | 2011 | Estelle | |
| Desperate Housewives | 2010 | TV Series | Teresa Pruitt |
| Elevator Girl | 2010 | TV Movie | Rosemary |
| Greek | 2009 | TV Series | Joan |
| Citizen Jane | 2009 | TV Movie | Gertrude McCabe |
| Private Practice | 2009 | TV Series | Cynthia |
| A Christmas Proposal | 2008 | TV Movie | Maggie |
| South of Nowhere | 2008 | TV Series | Mary Spencer |
| Frost/Nixon | 2008 | Pat Nixon | |
| Shark | 2008 | TV Series | Mary Belkin |
| Psycho Hillbilly Cabin Massacre! | 2007 | Short | Ma |
| Smith | 2007 | TV Series | Tracy Breen |
| In the Wall | 2007 | Short | Dolores |
| What About Brian | 2006 | TV Series | Lillian |
| Left in Darkness | 2006 | Video | Grandmother |
| Seth | 2006 | Mother (credit only) | |
| The Sopranos | 2000-2006 | TV Series | Liz La Cerva |
| Heart of the Beholder | 2005 | Helen | |
| Criminal Minds | 2005 | TV Series | Marcia Gordon |
| Entourage | 2005 | TV Series | Realtor |
| Grey’s Anatomy | 2005 | TV Series | Rebecca Franklin |
| Gone But Not Forgotten | 2005 | TV Movie | Andrea Hammerhill (as Patty McCormick) |
| NYPD Blue | 2005 | TV Series | Jeannie Wyatt |
| Mystery Woman: Snapshot | 2005 | TV Movie | Barbara Sommers |
| Shallow Ground | 2004 | Helen Reedy | |
| Cold Case | 2004 | TV Series | Mavis Breen |
| The D.A. | 2004 | TV Series | Jeanie Carlson |
| Target | 2004 | Maysie | |
| Skin | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Irene |
| The Kiss | 2003 | Video | Priscilla Standhope |
| The Silvergleam Whistle | 2003 | Short | Motel Manager |
| Inhabited | 2003 | Video | Olivia Hagen |
| Choosing Matthias | 2001 | Mrs. Leonard | |
| The Medicine Show | 2001 | Janice Piegi | |
| Family Law | 2001 | TV Series | Monica Whitman |
| Acceptable Risk | 2001 | TV Movie | Lois |
| The Silencing | 2000 | Short | Betty |
| ER | 2000 | TV Series | Mrs. Dwyer |
| Silent Predators | 1999 | TV Movie | Vera Conrad |
| Baywatch | 1997 | TV Series | Rose O’Hara |
| Mommy’s Day | 1997 | Mrs. Sterling | |
| Mommy | 1995 | Mommy | |
| Empty Nest | 1992 | TV Series | Fran |
| Doogie Howser, M.D. | 1990 | TV Series | Marge Lester |
| Freddy’s Nightmares | 1989 | TV Series | Estonia ‘Stoney’ Adler |
| The New Lassie | 1989 | TV Series | Katherine Squires |
| The Flamingo Kid | 1989 | TV Short | Mrs. Brody |
| Murder, She Wrote | 1987-1988 | TV Series | Det. Kathleen Chadwick / Lana Whitman |
| Saturday the 14th Strikes Back | 1988 | Kate Baxter | |
| Head of the Class | 1988 | TV Series | Madeline Mardian |
| Private Road: No Trespassing | 1987 | Video | Alice Wilson |
| The Law and Harry McGraw | 1987 | TV Series | Gloria Billings |
| Second Chance | 1987 | TV Series | Wendy Worth |
| Mr. Sunshine | 1986 | TV Series | Ellen |
| On Wings of Eagles | 1986 | TV Mini-Series | Liz Coburn |
| Answers | 1985 | TV Movie | Mandy Morgan (Segment “A Good Time”) |
| Partners in Crime | 1984 | TV Series | Irene |
| Remington Steele | 1984 | TV Series | Vera Woodman |
| Invitation to Hell | 1984 | TV Movie | Mary Peterson (as Patricia McCormack) |
| Hotel | 1984 | TV Series | Paula |
| Night Partners | 1983 | TV Movie | Sophie Metzman |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1982 | TV Series | Assistant District Attorney Carol Baldwin |
| Romance Theatre | 1982 | TV Series | Sally |
| Dallas | 1981-1982 | TV Series | Evelyn Michaelson |
| The Ropers | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Anne Brookes |
| Fantasy Island | 1979 | TV Series | Marg Atkins |
| Emergency! | 1972-1979 | TV Series | Gail / Janet Caldwell |
| Friends | 1979 | TV Series | Vanessa |
| The Love Boat | 1978 | TV Series | Beth Donaldson |
| Marcus Welby, M.D. | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Dr. Newman / Marilyn Bryson |
| Mobile One | 1975 | TV Series | |
| Bug | 1975 | Sylvia Ross | |
| Cannon | 1975 | TV Series | Linda Halsey |
| The Manhunter | 1974 | TV Series | |
| The Wide World of Mystery | 1974 | TV Series | Tanya |
| Barnaby Jones | 1974 | TV Series | Angie McClaine |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1974 | TV Series | Jill Cameron Lawrence |
| Police Story | 1974 | TV Series | Marie Hall |
| O’Hara, U.S. Treasury | 1972 | TV Series | Gilda Julian |
| The Best of Everything | 1970 | TV Series | Linda Warren (1970) |
| Lancer | 1969 | TV Series | Pearl Sickles |
| The Young Animals | 1968 | Janet | |
| The Young Runaways | 1968 | Deannie Donford | |
| The Mini-Skirt Mob | 1968 | Edie | |
| Maryjane | 1968 | Susan Hoffman | |
| The Wild Wild West | 1968 | TV Series | Betsy |
| The Farmer’s Daughter | 1964 | TV Series | Helga |
| The Doctors | 1963 | TV Series | |
| Rawhide | 1962-1963 | TV Series | Sarah Higgins / Julie Cannon |
| Jacktown | 1962 | Margaret (as Miss Patty McCormack) | |
| The New Breed | 1962 | TV Series | Karen Kegler |
| The Explosive Generation | 1961 | Janet Sommers | |
| Route 66 | 1960-1961 | TV Series | Jan Emerson / Jenny Slade |
| Death Valley Days | 1960 | TV Series | Virginia Reed |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | 1960 | Joanna Wilkes | |
| The Chevy Mystery Show | 1960 | TV Series | Dotty Halsey |
| One Step Beyond | 1959 | TV Series | Emmy Horvath |
| The United States Steel Hour | 1954-1959 | TV Series | Rachel Sullivan |
| Peck’s Bad Girl | 1959 | TV Series | Torey Peck |
| Playhouse 90 | 1957-1959 | TV Series | Ketti Doner / Mahala May / Jane / … |
| Young Dr. Malone | 1958 | TV Series | Lisha Steele #4 (1962) |
| Wagon Train | 1958 | TV Series | Mary Ellen Thomas |
| Goodyear Theatre | 1958 | TV Series | Gussie |
| Kathy O’ | 1958 | Kathy O’Rourke | |
| Studio 57 | 1957-1958 | TV Series | |
| Matinee Theatre | 1957-1958 | TV Series | Lucy Smith |
| Kraft Theatre | 1953-1958 | TV Series | Jeannie Bowers |
| All Mine to Give | 1957 | Annabelle Eunson | |
| Cavalcade of America | 1957 | TV Series | Trudy Marshall |
| The Snow Queen | 1957 | Angel, the Robber Girl (English version, voice) | |
| The Bad Seed | 1956 | Rhoda Penmark | |
| General Electric Theater | 1956 | TV Series | |
| As the World Turns | 1956 | TV Series | Kim Sullivan Reynolds Stewart Andropoulos Hughes (1975-1976) (temporary replacement for Ms. Hays) |
| Climax! | 1956 | TV Series | Lovejoy Mason |
| Mama | 1949-1956 | TV Series | Ingeborg / Cousin Ingeborg |
| Casablanca | 1955 | TV Series | |
| Armstrong Circle Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Judy |
| The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse | 1954 | TV Series | Dovie |
| The Motorola Television Hour | 1954 | TV Series | Ginny Mitchell |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | 1954 | TV Series | |
| The Web | 1954 | TV Series | |
| The Revlon Mirror Theater | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht’s Tales of the City | 1953 | TV Series | |
| Man Against Pain | 1953 | TV Movie | |
| Here Comes the Groom | 1951 | Orphan (uncredited) | |
| Two Gals and a Guy | 1951 | Fay Oliver (uncredited) | |
| Vikes | 2017 | post-production | Mrs. Knudsen |
| Chicanery | completed | Sandra Monescu | |
| A Moving Romance | 2017 | TV Movie | Mrs. Norrell |
| The Garage Sale | 2016 | Celeste | |
| Hart of Dixie | 2013-2015 | TV Series | Sylvie Stephens-Wilkes |
| Atwill Web Series | 2014 | Video short | Joanie Carvell |
| Buttwhistle | 2014 | Grandma Confer | |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Connie Campolotarro / Connie Campolitarro |
| Have You Met Miss Jones? | 2012 | Short | Connie Campolitarro |
| Scandal | 2012 | TV Series | Anne Pierce |
| Supernatural | 2012 | TV Series | Eleanor Holmes / Betsy |
| The Master | 2012 | Mildred Drummond | |
| Soda Springs | 2012 | Beth | |
| GCB | 2012 | TV Series | Chessy |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mommy’s Day | 1997 | performer: “If Life Was Fair” | |
| The Mini-Skirt Mob | 1968 | performer: “The Mini-Skirt Mob” |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mommy | 1995 | piano solo |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mommy’s Day | 1997 | co-executive producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enfant Terrible: A Conversation with Patty McCormack | 2004 | Video short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity | 2015 | Documentary | Herself |
| Eye on Entertainment | 2012 | TV Series | Herself |
| Enfant Terrible: A Conversation with Patty McCormack | 2004 | Video short | Herself |
| The 33rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1981 | TV Special | Herself – Co-Presenter: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series & Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (as Patricia McCormack) |
| Dinah! | 1980 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 6th People’s Choice Awards | 1980 | TV Special | Herself – Winner |
| Family Feud | 1979 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1979 | TV Series | Herself – Actress |
| All-Star Family Feud Special | 1979 | TV Series | Herself – Celebrity Contestant |
| Celebrity Bowling | 1972 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Joey Bishop Show | 1969 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Bob Hope Show | 1963 | TV Series | Herself / 1963 Deb Star |
| The Arthur Murray Party | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Jimmy Dean Show | 1959 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Garry Moore Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | 1958 | TV Series | Herself – Guest |
| Shower of Stars | 1958 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Lux Show | 1957 | TV Series | Herself |
| The 29th Annual Academy Awards | 1957 | TV Special documentary | Herself – Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Short Subject, Cartoons |
| The Linkletter Show | 1955 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Off to See the Wizard | 1967 | TV Series | Joanna Wilkes |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Star on the Walk of Fame | Walk of Fame | Motion Picture | On 8 February 1960. At 6312 Hollywood Blvd. |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | The Bad Seed (1956) |
| 1957 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Supporting Actress | The Bad Seed (1956) |