• Patty McCormack is an American actress, best known for appearing in the sitcom “The Ropers” and the play “Playhouse 90”.
• She started acting at the age of 6 and was the youngest person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 15.
• She won a Milky Way Award for the most outstanding juvenile performer in 1956 and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for her performance in “The Bad Seed”.
• Patty is currently single and has a net worth of over $5 million.
• She has volunteered in Asia, Africa, and Europe, and her hobbies include travelling and loving animals.
Known for movies
Frost/Nixon (2008)
as Pat Nixon
The Bad Seed (1956)
as Rhoda Penmark
As the World Turns (1956)
as Kim Sullivan Reynolds Stewart Andropoulos Hughes (
The Master (2012)
as Mildred Drummond
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | August 21, 1945 |
| Spouse | Bob Catania |
| Fact | Attended New Utrecht High School in Brooklyn, New York. |
Contents
- 1 Who is Patty McCormack and where is she today? Wiki Bio
- 2 Early life and education
- 3 Career as an actress
- 4 Awards and recognition
- 5 Love life and relationships
- 6 Hobbies and other interests
- 7 Appearance and net worth
- 8 General Info
- 9 Family
- 10 Accomplishments
- 11 Social profile links
- 12 Facts
- 13 Pictures
- 14 Movies
- 15 Awards
Who is Patty McCormack and where is she today? Wiki Bio
Patricia Ellen ‘Patty’ Russo was born in Brooklyn, New York City USA, on 21 August 1945, so her zodiac sign is Leo and she holds American nationality. She is an actress, best known for appearing in the sitcom “The Ropers” as well as in the play “Playhouse 90”. It has been rumored that Patty has retired from acting, and while this is not true, she is acting less often as she prefers to spend her time at home resting.
Early life and education
Patty was raised in Brooklyn by her mother Elizabeth who was a competitive roller skater, and her father Frank Russo who was a fireman – Patty appears to be an only child.
She studied at New Utrecht High School where she practiced her acting skills at the school’s drama club, having already started acting long before that when she was six years old, appearing in the comedy movie “Two Gals and a Guy” released in 1951; two years later, she appeared in the TV series “Mama”. At the age of eight, she made her debut theatre appearance in the play “Touchstone”, and then won her first lead role in the play “The Bad Seed” portraying Rhoda Penmark.
After matriculating from high school, Patty didn’t attend college but became a full-time actress.
Career as an actress
She continued her career playing Angel in the film “The Snow Queen” in 1957, and appeared in the melodrama film “All Mine to Give” in the same year. Patty played the lead role of Kathy O’Rourke in the comedy movie “Kathy-O’” in 1958, while the next year saw her portray Torey Peck in the comedy movie “Peck’s Bad Girl”, which was the remake of the original film released in 1918 (which is today lost).
She appeared in single episodes of the TV series’ “Wagon Train” and “Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond” in 1959, while 1960 saw her star in the movie “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” starring Tony Randall and Eddie Hodges, and was a huge hit.
It is based on the story Mark Twain wrote in 1851, which follows two friends, one black and one white boy, who run away from home in search of freedom and exciting adventures.
Patty went on to appear in movies “The Explosive Generation” and “Jacktown” in 1961 and 1962, while the following year saw her portray Karen Kegler in the TV series “The New Breed”. In 1968, she was cast to portray Susan Hoffman in the feature film “Maryjane” which follows an art teacher who ends up in jail after being framed for drug possession. She appeared in two other movies in the same year – “The Mini-Skirt Mob” and “The Young Runaways” – before taking a seven-year long break from acting.
She continued her career in 1975, appearing in the horror movie “Bug”, the of the genre she appeared in, and then took another long break before appearing in the supernatural horror movie “Invitation to Hell”.
She went on to appear in several TV series, including “Murder, She Wrote” and “Cold Case” while she also appeared in the movies “Mommy” and “Mommy’s Day”. She portrayed Helen in “Heart of the Beholder” in 2005 as well as Marcia Gordon in “Criminal Minds”, while the next couple of years saw her guest star in TV series such as “Private Practice”, “Desperate Housewives”, and “Supernatural”.
Some of Patty’s most recent roles have been in the comedy TV series “Hart of Dixie” in 2013, “The Bad Seed” horror drama film in 2018, and in the movie “Home Abduction” in 2019.
Awards and recognition
Patty won a Milky Way Award for the most outstanding juvenile performer in 1956, while she has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award for her performance in “The Bad Seed”. She is the youngest person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at the age of just 15. She was invited to be the guest of honor at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in 2009, at which many of her movies were shown.
Love life and relationships
Patty met Robert Richard Catania, a restaurateur, in 1962 while she was shooting for a movie in Los Angeles, and the two dated for nearly four years before becoming engaged in 1966, and marrying in 1967 at a ceremony attended by over 300 people. On 27 July 1969, Patty gave birth to their son Robert R. Catania, and decided to take time off her acting career to raise her son. Two years later, she gave birth to their second child, but she and Robert divorced in 1973 for to unknown reasons.
In 1981, she started dating Ernest Thompson who is a playwright and screenwriter best known 117lbs (53kgs).
As of March for writing the drama movie “On Golden Pond”. The two dated for the next eight years without marrying or having children together. Patty is currently single, and is still acting.
Hobbies and other interests
Patty has been a philanthropist since the launch of her career, and has donated large amounts of money to charity organizations while she has also volunteered in Asia, Africa, and Europe as well. Her main hobby during her teenage years was travelling, and she has visited many European countries such as Germany, France and Italy while her dream travel destination is Miami in Florida.
She has her own favorite actor and actress, who are Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep while some of her favorite movies include “One Day”, “Message in a Bottle”, and “Life is Beautiful”. Patty is a lover of animals, and has had several pets including dogs, cats and parrots. She was very good at sports while she was younger, especially tennis and lacrosse, but no longer plays any.
Appearance and net worth
Patty is 74 years old. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes, is 5ft 3ins (1.6m) tall, and weighs around 2020, her net worth is estimated at over $5 million.
General Info
| Full Name | Patty McCormack |
| Date Of Birth | August 21, 1945 |
| Profession | Actor |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Bob Catania |
| Children | Robert Catania, Danielle Catania |
| Parents | Frank Russo, Elizabeth McCormack |
Accomplishments
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture |
| Movies | The Bad Seed, Shallow Ground, Frost/Nixon, Kathy O', All Mine to Give, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Mini-Skirt Mob, The Explosive Generation, Mommy, The Master, The Young Runaways, Mommy 2: Mommy's Day, Silent Predators, Bug, Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, Don Quixote, Elevator Girl, Bor... |
| TV Shows | The Ropers, The Best of Everything |
Social profile links
Facts
| # | 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. |
Pictures
Movies
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| The Garage Sale | 2016 | post-production | Celeste |
| Chicanery | completed | Sandra Monescu | |
| A Moving Romance | 2016 | TV Movie | Mrs. Norrell |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
Awards
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) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
