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Neva Patterson Born Neva Louise Patterson
February 10, 1920
near Nevada, IowaDied December 14, 2010 (aged 90)
Brentwood, CaliforniaOccupation film, stage and television actress Neva Louise Patterson[1] (10 February 1920 – 14 December 2010) was an American character actress.
Born on a farm near Nevada in Story County in central Iowa, she and her parents moved to New York City in 1938. She made her Broadway debut in 1947's The Druid Circle. In 1952, she played "Helen Sherman" in The Seven Year Itch. Her first feature movie was the 1953 film Taxi; other film credits include The Buddy Holly Story, All of Me, and as Cary Grant's fiancee in An Affair to Remember.
Her television credits included Nichols, starring with James Garner, The Governor & J.J., with Dan Dailey, and as Eleanor Dupres in V, which she reprised in V: The Final Battle. She made guest appearances on Appointment with Adventure, The Defenders, Ironside, Barnaby Jones, The Dukes of Hazzard, and St. Elsewhere.
Patterson died from complications from a broken hip at age 90.[2]
Select filmography
- All of Me (1984)
- V: The Final Battle (1984) (TV)
- V (1983) (TV)
- Star 80 (1983)
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
- All The President's Men (1976)
- The Spiral Road (1962)
- An Affair to Remember (1957)
- Desk Set (1957)
- Taxi (1953)
External links
References
- ^ "Neva Patterson dies at 90; actress played Cary Grant's fiancee in 'An Affair to Remember'" Los Angeles Times 17 December 2010
- ^ Neva Patterson Dies at the Age of 90 New Age December 16, 2010
Categories:- 1920 births
- 2010 deaths
- American film actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Actors from Iowa
- People from Story County, Iowa
- Accidental deaths from falls
- Accidental deaths in California
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