| Patricia Wettig |
Wettig at the Emmys, September 1989 |
| Born |
(1951-12-04) December 4, 1951 (age 61)
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Occupation |
Actress/Playwright |
| Years active |
1982–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Ken Olin (1982-present) |
Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an American actress and playwright. She is best known for her roles in the television series Thirtysomething, Prison Break, and Brothers & Sisters. In film, she is known for her role in City Slickers.
Personal life [edit]
Wettig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patricia, Phyllis, and Peggy), was born in Milford, Ohio, the daughter of Florence (née Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a high school basketball coach.She graduated from Grove City High School in 1970 in Grove City, Pennsylvania, where she was raised with her family.[1] She attended Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated from Temple University in 1975. She returned to her studies later in life and received an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College in 2001. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1985). Their daughter, Roxanne (better known as "Roxy"), was a principal cast member of the MTV series The City, and also had a regular role on the ABC Drama Brothers & Sisters.
Career [edit]
Although Wettig has acted in a number of films (including City Slickers, Guilty by Suspicion, and The Langoliers), she is best known for her work on television. She received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's thirtysomething. Her portrayal of Nancy's cancer struggle attracted considerable acclaim and attention.[2][3] She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law, Frasier, Hill Street Blues, and Remington Steele.
Wettig is a featured cast member in the ABC series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she portrays the Walker family patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper. Her character was the co-CEO at Ojai Foods with Sarah Walker, the daughter of William Walker. She left the show mid-season during Season 5 after her character Holly Harper followed her daughter to New York along with her fiance David played by real life husband Ken Olin.[4] This season sees the whole Harper family absent from the show. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias (husband Olin was a producer and director on the series). Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played the fictional Vice President Caroline Reynolds on the 2005 Fox television drama, Prison Break. She turned down Fox's offer of becoming a series regular on Prison Break in order to pursue Brothers & Sisters. In 2007 ABC and FOX agreed that Wettig could briefly reprise her role as Caroline Reynolds, providing off-camera voice-overs and appearing in a scene with Wentworth Miller.[5] In 2012, Wettig joined the national tour for Larry Kramer's production, The Normal Heart.[6]
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| Name |
Wettig, Patricia |
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| Short description |
American actor |
| Date of birth |
1951-12-04 |
| Place of birth |
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Date of death |
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