Biography

Patricia Richardson

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Born
February 23, 1951 · Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Birth name
Patricia Castle Richardson
Nickname
- Pat
Height
5′ 5½″ (1.66 m)

Mini bio

Patricia Richardson is best known as "Jill Taylor" on Home Improvement. For her work, she was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and four Emmy Awards. After taking a brief hiatus to be with her three children, Patricia joined Lifetime's Strong Medicine as "Dr. Andy Campbell". She was nominated for her work twice by the Prism Awards. Other notable television credits include series regular roles on Eisenhower & Lutz and FM; recurring guest star roles on The West Wing, Grey's Anatomy, and Last Man Standing, and guest star roles in Blindspot, NCIS, and The Blacklist. In between series, Pat has also co-starred in several films including most recently the drama film directed by Linda Yellen, Chantilly Bridge, and back to back crime movies, Country Line: All In and Country Line: No Fear with " the Granite Man", Tom

Patricia co-hosted The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards with Ellen DeGeneres, and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her first starring role in a movie opposite Peter Fonda in Ulee's Gold. Patricia has served 8 years on the National and Los Angeles Local Boards of SAGAFTRA, first as First Vice President, then 2019-2021 as President of half the members in the largest local in the union, the LA Local. Previously Patricia had served for ten years as a spokesperson and board member for CurePSP, a cause deeply meaningful to her following her father's passing from Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). CurePSP is a leading nonprofit dedicated to increasing awareness, advancing research, and providing support for people affected by PSP and other rare, progressive neurodegenerative diseases.
- IMDb mini biography by: Vanguard Entertainment

Family

Spouse
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Self-verified on IMDbPro

Gender / Gender identity
Female
Race / Ethnicity
White

Trademarks

Having a hairstyle that features sharp, sassy bangs

Trivia

Earned a total of four Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for playing Tim Allen's wife on Home Improvement (1991).
1972 graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with a degree in theater.
Father was a career US Navy man and she lived all over growing up.
Her three children are Henry (b. 2/22/85) and twins Roxanne and Joseph (b. 1/3/91).
1968 graduate of the prestigious Hockaday School For Girls-Dallas, TX.

Quotes

I always hated perfect TV moms because I always thought that was unrealistic.
I kind of feel like people like to dump on 'Home Improvement,' and I don't know why.
I live in such a sweet world in the world of 'Home Improvement' that I tend to be drawn to stuff that's really on the other end of the spectrum entirely.
Good actresses can often accomplish miracles, and it is possible to be someone you've never been or will be. But in a sitcom, there's no time.
I curse too much. I really do. I have a horrible cursing mouth.