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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

79

Gender

Female

Birthday

1920-02-10

Day of Death

2010-12-14 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Nevada, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Neva Louise Patterson

Neva Patterson

Biography

Neva Louise Patterson (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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neva Patterson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Skin Game

1971

Skin Game

as

Mrs. Claggart

The Buddy Holly Story

1978

The Buddy Holly Story

as

Mrs. Holly

Desk Set

1957

Desk Set

as

Miss Warriner

An Affair to Remember

1957

An Affair to Remember

as

Lois Clark

Counterpoint

1967

Counterpoint

as

Dorothy

Too Much, Too Soon

1958

Too Much, Too Soon

as

Blanche Oehrichs / Michael Strange

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956

The Solid Gold Cadillac

as

Amelia Shotgraven

Dear Heart

1965

Dear Heart

as

Connie

David and Lisa

1962

David and Lisa

as

Mrs. Clemens

The Lie

1973

The Lie

as

Mary Forman

Nowhere to Run

1978

Nowhere to Run

as

Marian's Mother

Taxi

1953

Taxi

as

Miss Millard

The Runaways

1975

The Runaways

as

Alice Collingwood

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

1981

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

as

Eliza Farinpour

Message to My Daughter

1973

Message to My Daughter

as

Mrs. Oliver

Women of Valor

1986

Women of Valor

as

Lady Judith Eason

Satins and Spurs

1954

Satins and Spurs

as

Ursula

All of Me

1984

All of Me

as

Gretchen

Star 80

1983

Star 80

as

Playboy Executive

The Spiral Road

1962

The Spiral Road

as

Louise Kramer

Something So Right

1982

Something So Right

as

Mrs. Farrow

The Rules of Marriage

1982

The Rules of Marriage

as

Mrs. Kirby

V: The Final Battle

1984

V: The Final Battle

as

Eleanor Dupres

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Dolly Simmons

All in the Family

All in the Family

as

Ms. Maloney

Naked City

Naked City

as

Miss Morley

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as

Warden Sorenson

Studio One

Studio One

as

Ella Vining

Ironside

Ironside

as

Gerry Sindall

Nichols

Nichols

as

Sara "Ma" Ketcham

V

V

as

Eleanor Dupres

Suspense

Suspense

as

Mrs. Haley

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

as

Vera Delwyn

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Claire Whitcombe

The Rockford Files

The Rockford Files

as

Louise Hartman

Studio One

Studio One

as

Helen

The Waltons

The Waltons

as

Aunt Kate Grover Daly

Suspense

Suspense

as

Kelly Davis

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Bea Johnson

The Snoop Sisters

The Snoop Sisters

as

Maureen Larson

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Mrs. Buchanan

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Mrs. Lansdowne

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

Mrs. Coade

Doc Elliot

Doc Elliot

as

Margaret Brimble

V: The Final Battle

V: The Final Battle

as

Eleanor Dupres

Cagney & Lacey

Cagney & Lacey

as

Muriel Lacey

Production

Crew

Directing