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Patricia Wettig

Nancy Krigger Weston in Thirtysomething

Photos Patricia Wettig Birth name: Patricia Wettig
Birth date: 1951/12/04 (72 years old)
Birth place : Cincinnati Ohio

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Biography for Patricia Wettig

Three-time Emmy Award winner Patricia Wettig made a noticeable dramatic impact on late 1980s TV as wife and mom Nancy Weston on the award-winning series "thirtysomething" (1987). Although her husband, actor Ken Olin, also co-starred on the series, they had different spouses on the show. Known for her searching blue eyes, touching sensitivity and controlled intensity, her post series' career didn't live up to what many expected for her; however, lately she has enjoyed a major resurgence again on TV.

Patricia was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on December 4, 1951, one of four daughters born to Tennessee college basketball coach Clifford Neal and his wife Florence. Raised in Grove City, Pennsylvania, she studied drama at Temple University in Philadelphia, then graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1974. She trained with the Neighborhood Playhouse in the early years and was personal dresser at one time for singer/dancer/actress Shirley MacLaine. She also performed with New York's Circle Repertory Company during the years 1980 and 1981, appearing in such off-Broadway productions as "Innocents, Thoughts, Harmless Intentions," "The Woolgatherer," "Childe Byron," "The Diviners" and "Threads". She met Olin when both were cast in a 1982 production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" wherein they DID play a married couple (she portrayed Stella, he played Stanley). They wed later that year and had two children together -- Clifford (born 1983) and Roxanne (born 1986).

The comely, sharp-faced blonde soon began to appear on some of the higher-rated dramatic shows of the day including "Hill Street Blues" and "L.A. Law," and a recurring part on "St. Elsewhere." Her success on "thirtysomething," for which she also won a Golden Globe Award, led to her rape victim title role in Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992) (TV) and the blind airline passenger in Stephen King's The Langoliers (1995) (TV), not to mention a choice part in her debut movie Guilty by Suspicion (1991) starring Robert De Niro. She also bookended the hugely popular movie City Slickers (1991) as Billy Crystal's wife, and went on to appear in the sequel.

Since then Patricia has been spotted in recurring roles on the series "Breaking News," "Prison Break" (as a female Vice President) and "Alias," the last-mentioned being executive produced by husband Ken. Perhaps inspired by her husband, who successfully rechanneled his energies and talents as a TV producer and director, Patricia has more or less downplayed her acting career in recent years, earning an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001. Since that time she has focused diligently on the pen.

Patricia Wettig was born on December 4, 1951 in Cincinnati. She began her career on the small screen the year of her marriage to Ken Olin, with whom she will have a boy, Clifford, and a girl, Roxanne. Admittedly, she only does figuration in speech (1982), but her brilliant career is launched.

If we meet her in Remington Steele (1984) or Captain Furillo (1985) where she first has her husband as a partner, it is thanks to the St.elsewhere series that she won her first regular role, since she embodies During 2 seasons Joanne McFadden (1986 to 1988). In 1987, she has Ken for Co-Star in the successful series Generation Pub (1987 to 1991), who forced her to give up the character of McFadden.

After having won 3 Emmys (1988, 1990 and 1991) and a Golden Globe (91), she finds herself in the first achievement of Henry Winckler, the former Fonzie of Happy Days, the blacklist and the rural comedy La Vie, Love ... Cows (R.underwood - 1991). After me and Veronica (D.Scardino - 1992) and the continuation of life ... (P.weiland - 1994), she produced with her husband and plays in the TV Kansas (1995), while having a regular role in The court series Courthouse (1995).

Patricia Wettig is an American actress who is best known for her role in the television series "Thirtysomehing" in the 1980s. She also played in television series such as "St. Elsewhere", "Prison Break" and "alias". She won an Emmy Award for her role in "Thirtysomehing" and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in "Prison Break".

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Filmography

Title Role
Prison Break
Brothers & Sisters (2006) TV Series Holly Harper
Lackawanna Blues (2005) (TV) Laura's Mother
Alias
Boomtown - Reelin' in the Years (2002) TV Episode Sharon Renee Loftin/Nora Jean Flannery
Breaking News
The Practice
L.A. Doctors
Nightmare in Big Sky Country (1998) Judge
Dancer, Texas Pop. 81 (1998) Mrs. Lusk
Frasier - To Kill a Talking Bird (1997) TV Episode Stephanie
Bongwater (1997) Mom
Courthouse (1995) TV Series Judge Justine Parkes
Kansas (1995) (TV) Virginia Farley
Nothing But the Truth (1995) (TV) Jill Ross
The Langoliers (1995) (TV) Laurel Stevenson
Parallel Lives (1994) (TV) Rebecca Ferguson Stone
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994) Barbara Robbins
Taking Back My Life: The Nancy Ziegenmeyer Story (1992) (TV) Nancy Ziegenmeyer
Me and Veronica (1992) Veronica
Silent Motive (1991) (TV) Laura Bardell
City Slickers (1991) Barbara Robbins
thirtysomething Nancy Krigger Weston
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) Dorothy Nolan
Police Story: Cop Killer (1988) (TV) Dede Mandell
St. Elsewhere Joanne McFadden (1986-1988)
L.A. Law - Beef Jerky (1987) TV Episode Carolyn Glasband
Stingray - Below the Line (1986) TV Episode Annie Murray
Hill Street Blues - The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr. (1985) TV Episode Mrs. Florio
Remington Steele - Blood Is Thicker Than Steele (1984) TV Episode Barbara Frick

Trivia

Earned a master's degree in playwriting from Smith College in May 2001. Is now focusing more on writing than on acting.

In 2005, was a finalist for the Blackburn Prize, awarded annually for an outstanding new English-language play by a woman, for her play, My Andy.

She wrote the play "My Andy," the story of Andy Warhol's relationship with his mother. It earned Patricia a finalist position for the 2005 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, a writing award honoring outstanding English-language plays written by women

Family

Spouse : Ken Olin (8 November 1982 - present) 2 children

Children, Clifford and Roxanne

Her three sisters' names are Pam, Phyllis and Peggy.

Author of the card

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