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Lee Patrick
Actor

Lee Patrick

22 Nov 1901Born
21 Nov 1982Died
80Age at death
91Credits

Biography

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Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire. Patrick continued to perform in dozens of roles on the stage for the next decade, frequently in musicals and comedies, but also in dramatic parts like her 1931 performance as Meg in Little Women.

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She began to branch out into films in 1929.

For half a century she created a credible body of cinematic work, her most memorable being in 1941 as Sam Spade's assistant Effie in The Maltese Falcon, and her reprise of the role in the George Segal 1975 comedy sequel The Black Bird. Her talents were showcased in comedies such as the 1942 Jack Benny film George Washington Slept Here and in 1958 as one of the foils of Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame. Dramatic parts such as an asylum inmate in the 1948 The Snake Pit and as Pamela Tiffin's mother in the 1961 Summer and Smoke were another facet of her repertoire.

She made numerous guest roles in American television, but became a staple for that medium during the two-year run of Topper. As Henrietta Topper, her comedic timing played well against Leo G. Carroll as her husband, and against that of the two ghosts played by Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys. Patrick lent her voice to various animated characters of The Alvin Show in the early 1960s.

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Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 91 credits.

  1. 1975The Black BirdFilm: Effie
  2. 1967Pistols 'n' PetticoatsFilm: Mrs. Paisley
  3. 1964The New InternsFilm: Mrs. Hitchcock
  4. 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoFilm: Mrs. Howard Cassin
  5. 1963Wives and LoversFilm: Mrs. Swanson
  6. 1962A Girl Named TamikoFilm: Mary Hatten
  7. 1961Summer and SmokeFilm: Mrs. Ewell
  8. 1961The Alvin ShowSeries (26 episodes)
  9. 1961HazelSeries: Mrs. Durham (1 episode)
  10. 1961Goodbye AgainFilm: Madame Fleury
  11. 1960Harrigan and SonSeries (1 episode)
  12. 1960Pete and GladysSeries (1 episode)
  13. 1960The Chevy Mystery ShowSeries: Mrs. Endicott (1 episode)
  14. 1960Visit to a Small PlanetFilm: Rheba Spelding
  15. 1959The UntouchablesSeries: Lelah Dolan (1 episode)
  16. 1959Pillow TalkFilm: Mrs. Walters
  17. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries: Pearl Blake (1 episode)
  18. 1959Adventures in ParadiseSeries: Millicent (1 episode)
  19. 1958Auntie MameFilm: Doris Upson
  20. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Nona Rumson (1 episode)
  21. 1958LawmanSeries: Mary Young, Bess Harper (1 episode)
  22. 1958The RiflemanSeries (1 episode)
  23. 1958The Donna Reed ShowSeries (1 episode)
  24. 1958VertigoFilm: Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
  25. 1957Wagon TrainSeries: Mrs. Elliot Swinbourne Steele (1 episode)
  26. 1955Matinee TheaterSeries (1 episode)
  27. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Emmie Wasey (1 episode)
  28. 1955Kings RowSeries (1 episode)
  29. 1954There's No Business Like Show BusinessFilm: Marge
  30. 1953The Backbone of AmericaFilm: Ethel
  31. 1953TopperSeries (78 episodes)
  32. 1953Take Me to TownFilm: Rose
  33. 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeries: Grocery Store Customer (1 episode)
  34. 1952Mr. & Mrs. NorthSeries (2 episodes)
  35. 1952Boss LadySeries: Aggie (12 episodes)
  36. 1951Tomorrow Is Another DayFilm: Janet Higgins
  37. 1951Racket SquadSeries (1 episode)
  38. 1950The Fuller Brush GirlFilm: Claire Simpson
  39. 1950The LawlessFilm: Jan Dawson
  40. 1950CagedFilm: Elvira Powell
  41. 1949The Doolins of OklahomaFilm: Melissa Price
  42. 1949Hello Out ThereFilm: The Wife
  43. 1948The Snake PitFilm: Asylum Inmate
  44. 1948Inner SanctumFilm: Ruth Bennett
  45. 1948Singin' SpursFilm: Clarissa Bloomsbury
  46. 1947Mother Wore TightsFilm: Lil
  47. 1946Wake Up and DreamFilm: Blonde
  48. 1946Strange JourneyFilm: Mrs. Lathrop
  49. 1946The Walls Came Tumbling DownFilm: Susan
  50. 1945Mildred PierceFilm: Maggie Biederhof
  51. 1945Over 21Film: Mrs. Foley
  52. 1945Keep Your Powder DryFilm: Gladys Hopkins
  53. 1945See My LawyerFilm: Sally Evans
  54. 1944Faces in the FogFilm: Cora Elliott
  55. 1944Mrs. ParkingtonFilm: Madeleine Parkington Swann
  56. 1944Gambler's ChoiceFilm: Fay Lawrence
  57. 1944Moon Over Las VegasFilm: Mrs. Blake
  58. 1943Larceny with MusicFilm: Agatha Parkinson
  59. 1943Nobody's DarlingFilm: Miss Pennington
  60. 1943JitterbugsFilm: Dorcas
  61. 1942A Night to RememberFilm: Polly Franklin
  62. 1942George Washington Slept HereFilm: Rena Leslie
  63. 1942Now, VoyagerFilm: Deb McIntyre
  64. 1942Somewhere I'll Find YouFilm: Eve 'Evie' Manning
  65. 1942In This Our LifeFilm: Betty Wilmoth
  66. 1941Dangerously They LiveFilm: Head Nurse Johnson
  67. 1941The Maltese FalconFilm: Effie Perine
  68. 1941The Smiling GhostFilm: Rose Fairchild
  69. 1941Kisses for BreakfastFilm: Betty Trent
  70. 1941Million Dollar BabyFilm: Josie "Lou" La Rue
  71. 1941The Nurse's SecretFilm: Ruth Adams
  72. 1941Footsteps in the DarkFilm: Blondie White
  73. 1941Honeymoon for ThreeFilm: Mrs. Pettijohn
  74. 1940Father Is A PrinceFilm: Aunt Tess 'Tessie' Haley
  75. 1940South of SuezFilm: Delia Snedeker
  76. 1940City for ConquestFilm: Gladys
  77. 1940Money and the WomanFilm: Miss Martha Church
  78. 1940Ladies Must LiveFilm: Mary Larrabee
  79. 1940Saturday's ChildrenFilm: Florrie Halevy Sands
  80. 1939Invisible StripesFilm: Molly

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