Trish Van Devere
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| Trish Van Devere | |
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| Born | Patricia Louise Dressel March 9, 1943 Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | George C. Scott (1972-1999) |
Trish Van Devere (born March 9, 1943) is an American actress.
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[edit] Early life
Van Devere was born as Patricia Louise Dressel in Tenafly, New Jersey.[1] She was married to the actor George C. Scott from 1972 until his death in 1999.
[edit] Career
Van Devere played the original Meredith Lord on One Life to Live in 1968, as well as the lead in the 1972 film One is a Lonely Number, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe award. She appeared alongside Scott in The Last Run (1971), The Day of the Dolphin, and The Savage is Loose (both 1973, the latter film directed by Scott himself), Beauty and the Beast (1976, for television), Movie Movie (1978), and The Changeling (1980.)
Van Devere performed frequently in both television and film until 1994, and appeared in programmes such as The Fall Guy, Hardcastle and McCormick, Highway to Heaven and Love Boat. She also starred alongside Peter Falk in a 1978 episode of the long-running detective drama series Columbo, entitled "Make Me a Perfect Murder", in which she portrayed high-flying TV producer Kay Freestone.
[edit] Late life
After a long acting career, Van Devere settled down in Broad Beach, Malibu, CA with her husband George C. Scott. After a good five years of living in Broad Beach, Van Devere and George C. Scott moved to Retreat Court, a gated community in Malibu. Finally, when Scott was aged 67 and Van Devere was in her 50s, the couple adopted George D. Scott, the son of Van Devere's brother, George Dressel.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1970 | The Landlord | Sally | (as Patricia Van Devere) |
| Where's Poppa? | Louise Callan | aka Going Ape | |
| 1971 | The Last Run | Claudie Scherrer | |
| 1972 | One Is a Lonely Number | Aimee Brower | Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama |
| 1973 | Harry in Your Pocket | Sandy Coletto | |
| The Day of the Dolphin | Maggie Terrell | ||
| 1974 | The Savage Is Loose | Maida | |
| 1976 | Beauty and the Beast | Belle Beaumont | |
| 1978 | Movie Movie | Betsy McGuire/Isobel Stuart | |
| 1980 | The Changeling | Claire Norman | Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress |
| The Hearse | Jane Hardy | ||
| 1986 | Uphill All the Way | The Widow Quinn | |
| Hollywood Vice Squad | Pauline Stanton | aka The Boulevard | |
| 1988 | Messenger of Death | Jastra Watson |
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- 1943 births
- Actors from New Jersey
- American film actors
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- Genie Award winners for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress
- Living people
- Ohio Wesleyan University alumni
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- People from Tenafly, New Jersey
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