Tayva Patch(1953-2015)

Actress

YouÂ’ll want your whole family to share in this heartwarming story of love and despair ... of losing everything and gaining a renewed vision of purpose ... of experiencing the joy of helping those in need, and discovering a greater meaning of life.

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Friends for Life (2008)

Tayva is from Winslow, Arizona, near Meteor Crater. Her mother's name was Ada but everyone in her family had always called her Tade. Her older sister came up with the name Tayva from a combination of Tade and Ada. While attending Brigham Young University she received the Outstanding Character Actress Award in 1992 and the Outstanding Film Actress Award in 1993 and 1995. She lives in Provo, Utah with her husband Brian. They have four children and ten grandchildren.

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Known for

My Girlfriend's Boyfriend

5.8

Linda Young

2010

Brigham City

6.7

Meredith

2001

The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd

7.8

Mary Magdalene

2000

Emma Smith: My Story

6.5

Lucy Mack Smith

2008

Credits

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Actress

Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration
7.5
- Lucy Mack Smith
- 2011
My Girlfriend's Boyfriend
5.8
- Linda Young
- 2010
Friends for Life
6.4
- Maggie
- 2008
Emma Smith: My Story
6.5
- Lucy Mack Smith
- 2008
The Writers' Block
7.3
TV Series
- Susan Haskill
- 2008
The Return
4.5
- Trish McDonald
- 2006
Praise to the Man
8.3
Video
- Lucy Mack
- 2005
Pixel Perfect
5.6
TV Movie
- Samantha's Mom
- 2004
The Home Teachers
4.4
- Sissy
- 2004
Out of Step
4.5
- Jenny's Mom
- 2002
Little Secrets
6.4
- Elaine Lenox
- 2001
Brigham City
6.7
- Meredith
- 2001
Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
7.1
TV Series
- Mrs. Holiday
- 2001
The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd
7.8
- Mary Magdalene
- 2000
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder
6.1
TV Mini Series
- Det. Jane Fleming
- 2000–2001

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Personal details

Height
- 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Born
- February 18, 1953
- Winslow, Arizona, USA
Died
- November 21, 2015
- Provo, Utah, USA(complications from surgery)
Spouse
- Brian Patch1972 - November 21, 2015 (her death, 4 children)
Other works
Played Mary (the mother of Jesus) in the film "The Testaments of One Fold and One Shepherd" (2000), directed by Academy Award-winning director Kieth Merrill.