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.

Most Known For

Great Performances

as Mrs. Buchanan

Dynasty

The Waltons

as Aunt Kate Grover Daly

The Rockford Files

as Louise Hartman

Hawaii Five-O

as Dolly Simmons

Charlie's Angels

as Warden Sorenson

Ironside

as Gerry Sindall

Quincy, M.E.

St. Elsewhere

as Marguerite Spooner

Studio One

as Ella Vining

Studio One

as Helen

Hotel

Cagney & Lacey

as Muriel Lacey

Cannon

All in the Family

as Ms. Maloney

Ben Casey

Naked City

as Miss Morley

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

as Mrs. Welch

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as Elizabeth Chapin