Pat Finley
Pat Finley (born 14 October 1940) is an American stage and television actress. She was also credited as Patte Finley in From a Bird's Eye View, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Perry Mason.
She was the daughter of Robert Finley, a Washington state supreme court judge, and his wife Werdna, a philanthropist and promoter of children's theater.[1] She grew up in the Pacific Northwest with her siblings Mary Ellen "Sparkle" and younger brother Randy Finley, who would go on to operate a chain of movie theaters in the Pacific Northwest.[2][3]
Beginning in the early 1960s Finley worked in off-Broadway stage musicals,[4] including Bye Bye Birdie[5] and Greenwich Village, U.S.A.[6] For a time she was managed by Wally Amos, future cookie entrepreneur, then of the William Morris Agency.[7]
During the 1970s Finley she had recurring roles on a number of TV shows, including on the short-lived The Funny Side, The Bob Newhart Show (in 15 episodes, as the steady girlfriend of Howard, portrayed by Bill Daily), and The Rockford Files (in 6 episodes, as the wife of Dennis Becker, portrayed by Joe Santos). She reprised her role on The Rockford Files in the 1996 television film Godfather Knows Best.[8]
In 1990 Finley she became a co-host of Seattle Today,[9] a local daytime television show.
Since the 1980s she has divided her time between Seattle and Annecy, France.[1]
References
- ^ a b Birkland, Dave (1992-09-30). "Werdna Finley, Longtime Advocate Who Brought Theater to Children". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Bargreen, Melinda (2002-08-14). "Connoisseur of life: from Film to wine, art-cinema founder follows his dreams". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Gallagher, Dave (2016-05-09). "Longtime Whatcom winery up for sale". The Bellingham Herald. Bellingham, Washington. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Oby, Jenny (2017). Lakewood Theatre. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-2594-9.
- ^ Carpenter, Carleton (2016). The Absolute Joy of Work: From Vermont to Broadway, Hollywood, and Damn Near 'Round the World. BearManor Media. ISBN 1629330825.
- ^ Hischak, Thomas (2011). Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919: From Greenwich Village Follies to the Toxic Avenger. Scarecrow Press. p. 66.
- ^ Feldman, Lynne (1994). African-American Business Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0313272530.
- ^ Rayan, Stephen (2018). The Essential James Garner. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 210.
- ^ Beers, Carole (1990-10-05). "'Seattle Today' Gets A Fresh Format -- Ratings Are Rising As Finley, Chester Join Lenz". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
External links
Pat Finley at IMDb
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