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Patty McCormack

January 01, 1970

Patricia McCormack (born Patricia Ellen Russo August 21, 1945[1]) is an American actress with a career in theater, films, and television.

Patty McCormack
McCormack in a photo release of the television series The New Breed, 1962
Born
Patricia Ellen Russo

(1945-08-21) August 21, 1945 (age 78)
OccupationActress
Years active1951–present
Spouse
Bob Catania
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(m. 1967; div. 1973)​
Children2

McCormack began her career as a child actress. She is perhaps best known for her performance as Rhoda Penmark in Maxwell Anderson's 1956 psychological drama The Bad Seed. She received critical acclaim for the role on Broadway and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mervyn LeRoy's film adaptation.[2] Her acting career has continued with both starring and supporting roles in film and television, including Helen Keller in the original Playhouse 90 production of The Miracle Worker, Jeffrey Tambor's wife Anne Brookes on the ABC sitcom The Ropers, and as Pat Nixon in Frost/Nixon (2008).[3]

She also appeared in the November 11, 1982, season 3 episode 8..."Foiled Again" of Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck. She was also cast and appeared as Adriana La Cerva's mother in The Sopranos.

Life and career edit

 
The cast of Peck's Bad Girl: From left: Wendell Corey, McCormack, Ray Farrell, Marsha Hunt

McCormack was a child model at the age of four, and began appearing on television at the age of seven.[citation needed] She made her motion-picture debut in Two Gals and a Guy (1951) and appeared as Ingeborg in the television series Mama with Peggy Wood from 1953 to 1956. Her Broadway debut was in Touchstone (1953), and the following year, she originated the role of Rhoda Penmark, an eight-year-old psychopath and fledgling serial killer, in the original stage version of Maxwell Anderson's The Bad Seed (1954)[4] with Nancy Kelly. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film version (1956). She portrayed Helen Keller in the original 1957 Playhouse 90 production of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker opposite Teresa Wright.

In 1957, she was cast by Orson Welles in his film adaptation of Don Quixote, but filming had to be abandoned for budgetary reasons, and was never fully completed. When a version was edited together in 1992, some years after Welles's death, it did not include any of McCormack's scenes, though they had been central to the framing of the plot.[citation needed] In 1959 she was in an episode of One Step Beyond called "Make Me Not a Witch". She had the role of a pampered child star in the 1958 comedy Kathy O' and recorded the title song for Dot Records. McCormack briefly starred in her own series, Peck's Bad Girl, with Marsha Hunt and Wendell Corey in 1959, and had a leading role in MGM's remake of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Eddie Hodges. In the early 1960s, she starred in a series of popular teenage delinquent films, including The Explosive Generation with William Shatner and The Young Runaways. In 1962, she portrayed Julie Cannon in the Rawhide episode "Incident of the Wolvers" (s.5, e.8); she appeared on the show again the following year, playing Sarah Higgins in the episode "Incident at Paradise".

 
Patty McCormack (right) in 1962. She is seen here in the soap opera Young Doctor Malone

She married restaurateur Bob Catania in 1967, and the couple had two children before their marriage was dissolved.[citation needed] After a half-dozen teen roles during the 1960s, her film career gradually declined, but she continued to work in television. In 1970, she played Linda Warren on the soap opera The Best of Everything.[5] She guest-starred on The Streets of San Francisco, season two, episode "Blockade". She also portrayed a San Francisco paramedic on the season-seven Emergency! series episodes "What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing...?" and "The Convention". She resumed her cinema career with Bug in 1975. She played advertising executive Beth Donaldson in "The Little People" episode of "The Love Boat" S2 E10 which aired on 11/24/1978.

McCormack held several recurring roles in popular television series, including Dallas, Murder, She Wrote, and The Sopranos. McCormack also starred as Anne Brookes, the wife of Jeffrey P. Brookes III (played by Jeffrey Tambor) on the ABC television series The Ropers, a spin-off of Three's Company starring Norman Fell and Audra Lindley, from 1979 to 1980. When Kathryn Hays left the CBS soap opera As the World Turns for an extended period, McCormack took Hays' role until she returned. She starred as a psychotic mother in the cult thriller Mommy and its 1997 sequel Mommy 2: Mommy's Day. In 2008, McCormack played First Lady Pat Nixon in the feature film Frost/Nixon. McCormack continues to work regularly and she costarred in the 2012 series Have You Met Miss Jones?. A recent film appearance is in the 2014 release Chicanery and she guest-starred in a 2013 episode of the series Hart of Dixie. Her most notable recent work was in the Paul Thomas Anderson film The Master.

In April 2018, it was announced that McCormack would join the cast of General Hospital temporarily replacing Leslie Charleson in the role of Monica Quartermaine due to injuries Charleson sustained in a fall.[6][7] In September 2018, McCormack portrayed Dr. March, the child psychiatrist consulted in the 2018 television remake of The Bad Seed.[8]

Awards edit

McCormack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for The Bad Seed.[9] On March 20, 1956, she received the Milky Way "Gold Star Award" as the most outstanding juvenile performer, in which Sal Mineo was placed third and Tommy Rettig second.[10]

Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard. She received the star in 1960 aged 15, making her the youngest honoree on the Walk.[11]

McCormack was a guest for the 2009 Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, where her films were screened, and she received an award during the closing ceremonies.[citation needed]

Selected filmography edit

Radio appearances edit

Year Program Episode/source
1956 Suspense The Doll[14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "McCormack, Patty, 1945- - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)".
  2. ^ "Overview for Patty McCormack". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "FILM NOIR FAVORITES: Before she played Pat Nixon, Patty McCormack was "THE BAD SEED."". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Bad Seed - IBDB". Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  5. ^ TV Guide Guide to TV. Barnes and Noble. 2004. pp. 63. ISBN 978-0-7607-5634-8.
  6. ^ SOD (April 17, 2018). "GH's Leslie Charleson Temporarily Recast". Soap Opera Digest. United States. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  7. ^ SOD (April 17, 2018). "Exclusive! GH Taps Patty McCormack As Temporary Monica". Soap Opera Digest. United States. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 21, 2018). "Mckenna Grace To Play Young Lead In Rob Lowe's 'The Bad Seed' Lifetime Remake, Original's Patty McCormack To Co-Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  9. ^ Clark, Mark (December 31, 2003). Smirk, Sneer and Scream: Great Acting in Horror Cinema. McFarland Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 9780786426829.
  10. ^ Michaud, Michael Gregg (November 2, 2010). Sal Mineo: A Biography. Crown/Archetype. p. 104. ISBN 9780307718693.
  11. ^ "Patty McCormack". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
  12. ^ "Patty McCormack (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Cookie Run: Kingdom". www.cookierun-kingdom.com.
  14. ^ "Those Were the Days". Nostalgia Digest. Vol. 39, no. 1. Winter 2013. pp. 32–41.

Further reading edit

  • Rigdon, Walter (ed.) The Biographical Encyclopedia of Who's Who of the American Theatre. New York: James H. Heineman, Inc. c1966.
  • Best, Marc. Those Endearing Young Charms: Child Performers of the Screen, South Brunswick and New York: Barnes & Co., 1971, pp. 171–175.
  • Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., pp. 138–139.
  • "Patty McCormack." Biography Resource Center. Thomson Gale. February 15, 2005.

External links edit

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Patricia McCormack born Patricia Ellen Russo August 21 1945 1 is an American actress with a career in theater films and television Patty McCormackMcCormack in a photo release of the television series The New Breed 1962BornPatricia Ellen Russo 1945 08 21 August 21 1945 age 78 OccupationActressYears active1951 presentSpouseBob Catania m 1967 div 1973 wbr Children2 McCormack began her career as a child actress She is perhaps best known for her performance as Rhoda Penmark in Maxwell Anderson s 1956 psychological drama The Bad Seed She received critical acclaim for the role on Broadway and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Mervyn LeRoy s film adaptation 2 Her acting career has continued with both starring and supporting roles in film and television including Helen Keller in the original Playhouse 90 production of The Miracle Worker Jeffrey Tambor s wife Anne Brookes on the ABC sitcom The Ropers and as Pat Nixon in Frost Nixon 2008 3 She also appeared in the November 11 1982 season 3 episode 8 Foiled Again of Magnum P I with Tom Selleck She was also cast and appeared as Adriana La Cerva s mother in The Sopranos Contents 1 Life and career 2 Awards 3 Selected filmography 4 Radio appearances 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksLife and career edit nbsp The cast of Peck s Bad Girl From left Wendell Corey McCormack Ray Farrell Marsha Hunt McCormack was a child model at the age of four and began appearing on television at the age of seven citation needed She made her motion picture debut in Two Gals and a Guy 1951 and appeared as Ingeborg in the television series Mama with Peggy Wood from 1953 to 1956 Her Broadway debut was in Touchstone 1953 and the following year she originated the role of Rhoda Penmark an eight year old psychopath and fledgling serial killer in the original stage version of Maxwell Anderson s The Bad Seed 1954 4 with Nancy Kelly She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film version 1956 She portrayed Helen Keller in the original 1957 Playhouse 90 production of William Gibson s The Miracle Worker opposite Teresa Wright In 1957 she was cast by Orson Welles in his film adaptation of Don Quixote but filming had to be abandoned for budgetary reasons and was never fully completed When a version was edited together in 1992 some years after Welles s death it did not include any of McCormack s scenes though they had been central to the framing of the plot citation needed In 1959 she was in an episode of One Step Beyond called Make Me Not a Witch She had the role of a pampered child star in the 1958 comedy Kathy O and recorded the title song for Dot Records McCormack briefly starred in her own series Peck s Bad Girl with Marsha Hunt and Wendell Corey in 1959 and had a leading role in MGM s remake of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with Eddie Hodges In the early 1960s she starred in a series of popular teenage delinquent films including The Explosive Generation with William Shatner and The Young Runaways In 1962 she portrayed Julie Cannon in the Rawhide episode Incident of the Wolvers s 5 e 8 she appeared on the show again the following year playing Sarah Higgins in the episode Incident at Paradise nbsp Patty McCormack right in 1962 She is seen here in the soap opera Young Doctor Malone She married restaurateur Bob Catania in 1967 and the couple had two children before their marriage was dissolved citation needed After a half dozen teen roles during the 1960s her film career gradually declined but she continued to work in television In 1970 she played Linda Warren on the soap opera The Best of Everything 5 She guest starred on The Streets of San Francisco season two episode Blockade She also portrayed a San Francisco paramedic on the season seven Emergency series episodes What s a Nice Girl Like You Doing and The Convention She resumed her cinema career with Bug in 1975 She played advertising executive Beth Donaldson in The Little People episode of The Love Boat S2 E10 which aired on 11 24 1978 McCormack held several recurring roles in popular television series including Dallas Murder She Wrote and The Sopranos McCormack also starred as Anne Brookes the wife of Jeffrey P Brookes III played by Jeffrey Tambor on the ABC television series The Ropers a spin off of Three s Company starring Norman Fell and Audra Lindley from 1979 to 1980 When Kathryn Hays left the CBS soap opera As the World Turns for an extended period McCormack took Hays role until she returned She starred as a psychotic mother in the cult thriller Mommy and its 1997 sequel Mommy 2 Mommy s Day In 2008 McCormack played First Lady Pat Nixon in the feature film Frost Nixon McCormack continues to work regularly and she costarred in the 2012 series Have You Met Miss Jones A recent film appearance is in the 2014 release Chicanery and she guest starred in a 2013 episode of the series Hart of Dixie Her most notable recent work was in the Paul Thomas Anderson film The Master In April 2018 it was announced that McCormack would join the cast of General Hospital temporarily replacing Leslie Charleson in the role of Monica Quartermaine due to injuries Charleson sustained in a fall 6 7 In September 2018 McCormack portrayed Dr March the child psychiatrist consulted in the 2018 television remake of The Bad Seed 8 Awards editMcCormack was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for The Bad Seed 9 On March 20 1956 she received the Milky Way Gold Star Award as the most outstanding juvenile performer in which Sal Mineo was placed third and Tommy Rettig second 10 Her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard She received the star in 1960 aged 15 making her the youngest honoree on the Walk 11 McCormack was a guest for the 2009 Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention where her films were screened and she received an award during the closing ceremonies citation needed Selected filmography editTwo Gals and a Guy 1951 Fay Oliver Here Comes the Groom 1951 Orphan uncredited There s No Business Like Show Business 1954 Little Laughing Girl uncredited The Bad Seed 1956 Rhoda Penmark The Snow Queen 1957 Angel the Robber Girl voice in 1959 English version 12 All Mine to Give 1957 Annabelle Eunson Kathy O 1958 Kathy O Rourke Peck s Bad Girl 1959 Torey Peck Wagon Train season 2 episode 12 The Mary Ellen Thomas Story 1959 Mary Ellen Thomas Alcoa Presents One Step Beyond episode Make Me Not a Witch 1959 Emmy Horvath The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 1960 Joanna Wilkes Route 66 season 1 episode 1 Black November 1960 Jan Emerson and Jenny Slade The Explosive Generation 1961 Janet Sommers Rawhide 1960 Julie Jacktown 1962 Margaret The New Breed 1962 Karen Kegler Maryjane 1968 Susan Hoffman The Mini Skirt Mob 1968 Edie The Young Runaways 1968 Deanie Donford Bug 1975 Sylvia Ross The Ropers 1979 1980 Anne Brookes as Patricia McCormack Magnum P I 1982 Carol Baldwin Invitation to Hell 1984 Mary Peterson Saturday the 14th Strikes Back 1988 Kate Baxter Murder She Wrote 1987 Episode No Accounting for Murder Lana Whitman Murder She Wrote 1988 Episode Wearing of the Green Det Kathleen Chadwick Mommy 1995 Mommy Mommy s Day 1997 aka Mommy 2 Mommy s Day Mrs Sterling The Sopranos 2000 2006 Liz La Cerva Acceptable Risk 2001 Lois The Kiss 2003 Priscilla Standhope Target 2004 Maysie Shallow Ground 2004 Helen Reedy Mystery Woman 2004 Barbara Somers Snapshot Cold Case 2004 Episode Greed Mavis Breen Gone But Not Forgotten 2004 Andrea Hammerhill Heart of the Beholder 2005 Helen Criminal Minds 2005 Marcia Gordon Frost Nixon 2008 Pat Nixon Private Practice 2009 Cynthia Desperate Housewives 2010 Teresa Pruitt Supernatural 2012 Eleanor Holmes and Betsy The Master 2012 Mildred Drummond Scandal 2012 Anne Pierce Hart of Dixie 2013 Sylvie Stephens Wilkes The Bad Seed 2018 Dr March Barking Mad 2018 Joan Carvell Home Abduction Lifetime 2018 Sylvia Holmes Cookie Run Kingdom 2021 Dark Enchantress Cookie 13 The Bad Seed Returns 2022 Dr MarchRadio appearances editYear Program Episode source 1956 Suspense The Doll 14 See also editList of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nomineesReferences edit McCormack Patty 1945 LC Linked Data Service Authorities and Vocabularies Library of Congress from LC Linked Data Service Authorities and Vocabularies Library of Congress Overview for Patty McCormack Turner Classic Movies Retrieved September 24 2014 FILM NOIR FAVORITES Before she played Pat Nixon Patty McCormack was THE BAD SEED Retrieved September 24 2014 The Bad Seed IBDB Retrieved September 24 2014 TV Guide Guide to TV Barnes and Noble 2004 pp 63 ISBN 978 0 7607 5634 8 SOD April 17 2018 GH s Leslie Charleson Temporarily Recast Soap Opera Digest United States Retrieved April 18 2018 SOD April 17 2018 Exclusive GH Taps Patty McCormack As Temporary Monica Soap Opera Digest United States Retrieved April 18 2018 Andreeva Nellie February 21 2018 Mckenna Grace To Play Young Lead In Rob Lowe s The Bad Seed Lifetime Remake Original s Patty McCormack To Co Star Deadline Hollywood Retrieved September 10 2018 Clark Mark December 31 2003 Smirk Sneer and Scream Great Acting in Horror Cinema McFarland Publishing p 237 ISBN 9780786426829 Michaud Michael Gregg November 2 2010 Sal Mineo A Biography Crown Archetype p 104 ISBN 9780307718693 Patty McCormack Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 24 2014 Patty McCormack visual voices guide Behind The Voice Actors Retrieved August 17 2022 Cookie Run Kingdom www cookierun kingdom com Those Were the Days Nostalgia Digest Vol 39 no 1 Winter 2013 pp 32 41 Further reading editRigdon Walter ed The Biographical Encyclopedia of Who s Who of the American Theatre New York James H Heineman Inc c1966 Best Marc Those Endearing Young Charms Child Performers of the Screen South Brunswick and New York Barnes amp Co 1971 pp 171 175 Dye David Child and Youth Actors Filmography of Their Entire Careers 1914 1985 Jefferson NC McFarland amp Co pp 138 139 Patty McCormack Biography Resource Center Thomson Gale February 15 2005 External links editPatty McCormack at IMDb Patty McCormack at the TCM Movie Database Patricia McCormack at the TCM Movie Database Patty McCormack at the American Film Institute Catalog Interview July 19 2014 Ames Tribune Patty McCormack at Rotten Tomatoes Patty McCormack at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Patty McCormack amp oldid 1209338204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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