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| Patricia Wettig | |
|---|---|
 Wettig at the Emmys, September 1989 | |
| Born | (1951-12-04) December 4, 1951 (age 73) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress/Playwright |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Ken Olin (1982-present) |
Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series Thirtysomething, Prison Break and Brothers & Sisters. In film, she is known for her role in City Slickers.
Personal life
Wettig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patricia, Phylis and Peggy), was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball coach. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She returned to her studies later in life and received an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1985). Her daughter, Roxanne (better known as "Roxy"), is a principal cast member of the MTV series The City.
Career
Although Wettig has acted in a number of films (including City Slickers, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Langoliers), she is best known for her work on television. She received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's thirtysomething. Her portrayal of Nancy's cancer struggle attracted considerable acclaim and attention. She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law, Frasier, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.
Wettig is a featured cast member in the ABC series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she portrays the Walker family patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper. Her character is now co-CEO at Ojai Foods with Sarah Walker, the daughter of William Walker. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias, which was produced and directed by her husband, former Thirtysomething co-star Ken Olin. Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played the fictional Vice President Caroline Reynolds on the 2005 Fox television drama, Prison Break. She turned down Fox's offer of becoming a series regular on Prison Break in order to pursue Brothers & Sisters. In 2007 ABC and FOX agreed that Wettig could briefly reprise her role as Caroline Reynolds, providing off-camera voice-overs and appearing in a scene with Wentworth Miller.
Filmography
| Television | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1982 | Parole | TV movie | |
| 1984 | Remington Steele | Barbara Frick | 1 episode "Blood Is Thicker Than Steele" |
| 1985 | Hill Street Blues | Mrs. Florio | 1 episode "The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr." |
| 1986 | Stingray | Annie Murray | 1 episode "Below the Line" |
| 1986-87 | St. Elsewhere | Joanne | 6 episodes |
| 1987 | L.A. Law | Carolyn Glasband | 1 episode "Beef Jerky" |
| 1987–1991 | Thirtysomething | Nancy Krieger Weston | Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Drama Series (1990, 1991) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Drama Series (1988) Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama (1990) |
| 1988 | Police Story: Cop Killer | Dede Mandell | TV movie |
| 1991 | Silent Motive | Laura Bardell | TV movie |
| 1992 | Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story | Nancy Ziegenmeyer | TV movie |
| 1994 | Parallel Lives | Rebecca Ferguson Stone | TV movie |
| 1995 | The Langoliers | Laurel Stevenson | Miniseries |
| Nothing But the Truth | Jill Ross | TV movie | |
| Kansas | Virginia 'Giny' Mae Farley | TV movie | |
| Courthouse | Judge Justine Parkes | Lead role, 13 episodes | |
| 1997 | Frasier | Stephanie | 1 episode "To Kill a Talking Bird" |
| 1998–1999 | L.A. Doctors | Eleanor Riggs-Cattan | 8 episodes |
| 2002 | Breaking News | Alison Dunne | 5 episodes |
| Boomtown | Nora Jean Flannery | 1 episode "Reelin' in the Years" | |
| 2002–2004 | Alias | Dr. Judy Barnett | 12 episodes |
| 2005 | Lackawanna Blues | Laura's Mother | TV movie |
| 2005–2007 | Prison Break | Vice President Caroline Reynolds | 18 episodes |
| 2006–present | Brothers & Sisters | Holly Harper | Series regular |
| 2010 | The 19th Wife | BeckyLyn | TV movie |
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | Dorothy Nolan | Domestic Total Gross: $9,480,198 |
| City Slickers | Barbara Robbins | Worldwide Total Gross: $179,033,791 | |
| 1993 | Me and Veronica | Veronica | |
| 1994 | City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold | Barbara Robbins | Domestic Total Gross: $43,622,150 |
| 1997 | Bongwater | Mom | Straight-to-DVD |
| 1998 | Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 | Mrs. Lusk | |
| Nightmare in Big Sky Country | Judge | ||
References
- http://www.wettig.org/Genealogy_html/Georg_html/GHC417.html
- TELEVISION; Life, Loss, Death And 'Thirtysomething' New York Times. 10 February 1991
- Nancy Lives Entertainment Weekly. 22 February 1991
- Brothers & Sisters' Patricia Wettig Plots a Prison Break TV Guide. 26 January 2007