Patricia Belcher

Patricia Belcher
Born	(1954-04-07) April 7, 1954 Helena, Montana, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1984–present

Patricia Belcher (born April 7, 1954) is an American film, stage and television actress, known for her roles as Ms. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie, and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones.

Life and career

Belcher was born in Helena, Montana. She is of African American descent. Prior to becoming an actress, Belcher was a contestant on Jeopardy! losing to then attorney Ron Black in one of his 5 games. She studied acting under the guidance of many drama teachers, including the Oscar-nominated actress, Beah Richards.

Belcher is known for playing judges, doctors, nurses, government officials, and other authority figures, often to comic effect. She has made many appearances in films and television series including The Number 23, Unknown, Jeepers Creepers, Heartbreakers and (500) Days of Summer. She also has made appearances in television series, including Everybody Loves Raymond, Boston Legal, The Jake Effect, Twins, The Proud Family, Seinfeld, Sister, Sister, In Plain Sight, The Middle, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Still Sitting down, Beverly Hills, 90210, and How to Get Away with Murder. She is also one of the most active actors appearing in commercials. Products include GEICO, Staples, Time Warner, American Cancer Society and Wells Fargo.

In 2001, Belcher was cast as Jezelle Gay Hartman, a psychic, in the horror film Jeepers Creepers. The film received mixed reviews from critics, however received positive awards from audiences. The film was a commercial success, opening in 2,944 theaters and took in a domestic gross of $37,904,175; it later made $21,313,614 internationally, making a total of $59,217,789 worldwide. In 2003, Belcher was originally going to appear again as Jezelle Gay Hartman in Jeepers Creepers 2, as the plot was about her character and Gina Philips' character hunting down The Creeper, while a school bus full of teens terrorized by The Creeper was just a subplot. But the more writer and director Victor Salva worked on the script, the more the bus plot became more interesting. So he decide to scrap both her and Philip's plot and concentrate the film on the bus instead.

From 2006 until 2017, she recurred on Bones as attorney Caroline Julian. Belcher produced her 2008 role in the film Lower Learning as Colette.

In 2009, she played Millie in the romantic comedy (500) Days of Summer. The film received positive reviews from critics upon its release. Based on over 214 professional reviews, it obtained a "Certified Fresh" seal on Rotten Tomatoes with an approval rating of 86% and an average score of 7.6 out of 10. The film was a box office success as well, becoming a "sleeper hit" and earning over $60 million in worldwide returns, far exceeding its $7.5 million budget. Also that year through 2010, Belcher had a recurring role on Better Off Ted as Janet S. Crotum, the head of human resources of Veridian Dynamics. On May 13, 2010, ABC officially canceled the series due to low viewing figures. After the cancellation of Better Off Ted Belcher moved on and began another recurring role on the Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie, playing the strict and easily annoyed neighbor, Estelle Dabney. It ran for four seasons ending in 2014.

In 2013, she appeared as Ingrid in Bad Words, and she voiced Chimamanda Lobo in the video game Dead Island: Riptide. Later that year Belcher again teamed with Jeepers Creepers writer and director Victor Salva for his horror film Dark House. As well as appearing on The Millers, and Partners.

In 2015, she appeared in the GEICO commercial with the band Europe. She was Grandmother in Wells Fargo's 2017 commercial "Lost Debit Card". She also appeared in 2 other GEICO commercials once as a DMV picture taker and a waitress in a 24 hour diner.

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1990	Flatliners	Edna
1994	Clear and Present Danger	INS Officer Mattie
1995	Species	Susan the Hospital Admittance Clerk
1996	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Judy
1996	Eye for an Eye	Dorothy
1999	Message in a Bottle	Annie
1999	Molly	Margaret Duffy
1999	The Wood	Mrs. Huges
2001	Heartbreakers	Miranda
2001	Jeepers Creepers	Jezelle Gay Hartman
2002	The Board Room	Stephens
2003	Spin, Shoot & Run	Abagail
2003	I Love Your Work	Dr. Fein
2004	Cut and Run	Roberta	Short
2004	Criminal	Rita
2004	Reflections: A Story of Redemption	Mom	Short
2005	Edmond	Sheila
2006	The Still Life	Meter Maid Ellen
2006	Unknown	Nia
2007	The Number 23	Dr. Alice Mortimer
2008	Over Her Dead Body	Helen
2008	El Superstar: The Unlikely Rise of Juan Frances	Sister Agatha
2008	Lower Learning	Colette Bamboo
2008	Desertion	Barbara
2009	500 Days of Summer	Millie
2010	5 Star Day	Patty the Waitress
2010	Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer	Maybelle
2011	Shuffle	Dr. Robin Daniels
2011	Forever Young at Heart	Mae Belle-Jackson-Jenksins-Dubois	Short
2012	Walking the Halls	Principal Jenkins
2012	I Do	Gloria
2012	Sistaah Friend	Super Shero of Unity	Short
2013	Bad Words	Ingrid
2014	Dark House	Lee Knox
2014	Sister	Miss Thompson
2015	I'll See You in My Dreams	Shelter Worker Donna
2016	The Tiger Hunter	Sandy - HR Officer
2018	The Week Of	Thelma
2018	The Way We Weren't	Dr. Dietz	Post-production

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Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1991	Beverly Hills, 90210	Abby	Episode: "A Walsh Family Christmas"
1992	Who's the Boss?	Nurse Jackson	Episode: "Allergic to Love"
1992	Reasonable Doubts	Vivian Jones	Episode: "Mercury in Retrograde"
1993	Civil Wars	Jury Foreperson	Episode: "Alien Aided Affection"
1993	Sisters	Kate	Episode: "Different"
1993	Homefront	Terri	Episode: "The Lacemakers"
1993	Black Widow Murders: The Blanche Taylor Moore Story	Nurse Kitty	TV Movie
1993	NYPD Blue	Detective Mildred	Episode: "Brown Appetit"
1993	Doorways	Madge	TV Movie
1994	Thea	Mrs. Brown	Episode: "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow"
1994	Seinfeld	Amy	Episode: "The Pie"
1994	Dream On	Nurse Monique	Episode: "A Face Worse Than Death"
1994	Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 In. Women	Judge Harmony	TV Movie
1995	Cybill	Nurse Jackie	Episode: "As the World Turns to Crap"
1995	Martin	Inez	Episode: "Wedding Bell Blues"
1995	Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Juror Pat	TV Movie
1995	Body Language	Judge May	TV Movie
1995	Coach	Ms. Henry	Episode: "Is It Hot in Here, or Is It Me?: Part 2"
1995	ER	Evangeline Jones	Episode: "What Life?"
1995	Step by Step	Mrs. Sawyer	Episode: "Hello, Mister Chips"
1995	Favorite Deadly Sins	Judge Nadine	TV Movie
1995	Dad, the Angel & Me	Christine	TV Movie
1996	Murder One	Mrs. Harris	Episode: "Chapter Eleven"
1996	Woman Undone	Judge Hattie	TV Movie
1996	Touched by an Angel	Ms. Raphael	Episode: "Dear God"
1996	Life's Work	Gloria	Episode: "Pilot"
1996	Married... with Children	Eunetta	Episode: "A Bundy Thanksgiving"
1996	Everybody Loves Raymond	Ruth	Episode: "Neighbors"
1996–1998	Sister, Sister	Councilwoman Martha Hicks / Selma	4 episodes
1997	Good News	Lorraine Hudson	Episode: "Pilot"
1997	Brooklyn South	Regina Hopkins	Episode: "Pilot"
1997	Living Single	Florence Jacobs	2 episodes
1997	Chicago Hope	Stephanie Plummer	Episode: "White Trash"
1997	Players	Tante Florence	Episode: "Three of a Con"
1997	Van Helsing Chronicles	Nurse Carol	TV Movie
1997–1999	The Parent 'Hood	Mrs. Griffith / Judge / Principal Bobbit	3 episodes
1997–2001	The Practice	Candace Levy / The Foreperson	3 episodes
1998	You Lucky Dog	Judge Tanner	TV Movie
1998–1999	Tracey Takes On...	Ida	5 episodes
1998–2000	The Hughleys	Jessie Mae	7 episodes
1999	Maggie Winters	Ruth	Episode: "Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut"
1999	Rude Awakening	Dr. Lloyd	Episode: "The Grateful Living"
1999	The Drew Carey Show	Judge Holloway	Episode: "Drew and the Gang Law"
1999–2001	Norm	Sheryl	7 episodes
2000	The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood	Deacon Miller	TV Movie
2000	Battle of the Sitcoms	Renee	1 episode
2000–2001	The Trouble with Normal	Lila	6 episodes
2001	Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Professor Hutchins	Episode: "Do You See What I See?"
2001	Follow the Stars Home	Helen	TV Movie
2001–2002	One on One	Dr. Gilkes	3 episodes
2002	Yes, Dear	Bernice	Episode: "You're Out... of Dreams"
2002	Girlfriends	Iva Dent	Episode: "Willie or Won't He II: The Last Chapter?"
2002	Leap of Faith	Nurse Millicent	Episode: "The Baby Snugglers"
2002	Ally McBeal	Marsha Forrester	Episode: "Love Is All Around: Part 2"
2002–2003	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Ms. Machado	2 episodes
2002–2004	Still Standing	Miss Bodin	3 episodes
2003–2004	The Proud Family	Ms. Hightower	4 episodes
2004	Malcolm in the Middle	Dr. Lucille Armstrong	Episode: "Reese's Apartment"
2004	Without a Trace	Georgia Reston	Episode: "Upstairs Downstairs"
2004–2007	Boston Legal	Judge Leslie Bishop	3 episodes
2005	The Proud Family Movie	Ms. Hightower	TV Movie
2005	Close to Home	Judge Riker	2 episodes
2005	Hot Properties	Nurse Gracie	Episode: "Killer Bodies"
2005	My Name Is Earl	Karen	Episode: "Stole P's HD Cart"
2005–2006	Twins	Dolly	5 episodes
2006	Rodney	Renette	Episode: "A Tisket, a Casket"
2006	The Jake Effect	Vice Principal Curtis	6 episodes
2006	How I Met Your Mother	Bernadette Bailey	Episode: "Atlantic City"
2006	The Loop	Pat Swanson	Episode: "Stride"
2005–2017	Bones	Caroline Julian	51 episodes
2007	Weeds	Miriam Walters	Episode: "The Brick Dance"
2008	Las Vegas		Episode: "Three Weddings and a Funeral: Part 2"
2008	Out of Jimmy's Head	Lunchlady Edna	Episode: "Lunch Tables"
2008	The Cleaner	Sister Alma	Episode: "Rag Dolls"
2008	Cold Case	Margaret Trudlow '08	Episode: "True Calling"
2009	United States of Tara	Gloria	Episode: "Snow"
2009	According to Jim	Mrs. Kretzer	Episode: "I Hate the High Road"
2009	Community	Mrs. Honey	Episode: "Pilot"
2009	The Middle	Mrs. Rettig	Episode: "Pilot"
2009	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Judge M. Fishburn	Episode: "The World Series Defense"
2009–2010	Better Off Ted	Janet	2 episodes
2010–2014	Good Luck Charlie	Mrs. Estelle Dabney / Virginia	23 episodes
2011	In Plain Sight	Mrs. Anders	2 episodes
2012	Emily Owens M.D.	Dolores	Episode: "Emily and... the Question of Faith"
2014	The Millers	Sunni	Episode: "Cancellation Fee"
2014	Partners	Judge Reiss	Episode: "Paralegal Activity"
2015	Mike & Molly	Rose	Episode: "Molly's Neverending Story"
2015	I Didn't Do It	Candy	Episode: "The Doctor Is In"
2016	How to Get Away with Murder	Corrine Stefano	Episode: "She Hates Us"
2017	Santa Clarita Diet	Roberta	Episode: "So Then a Bat or a Monkey"
2017	Trial & Error	Judge E. Horsedich	9 episodes
2017–2018	The Guest Book	Bernice	2 episodes
2017	Mom	Gloria	Episode: "An Epi-Pen and a Security Cat"
2018–2019	A.P. Bio	Superintendent Marsha Green	Episode: "Eight Pigs and a Rat"
2018	Code Black	Gloria	Episode: "Home Stays Home"
2018–2019	Teachers	Mavis	Recurring role, season 3
2018	Forever	Ellen	Episode: "June"
2019	No Good Nick	Ingrid	Episode: "The Man in the Middle Attack"
2019	Young Sheldon	Clara	Episode: "An Entrepreneurialist and a Swat on the Bottom"
2019	Will & Grace	Ellie	Episode: "Eat, Pray, Love, Phone, Sex"
2020	Single Parents	Vice Principal Sara Yarble	Episode: "Welcome to Hilltop!"
2020	”911”	Ms. Jenkins	Episode: “Fools”
2020	American Dad!	Citizenship and Immigration Services Clerk	Episode: “One Fish, Two Fish”

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	Dead Island: Riptide	Chimamanda	Uncredited Voice Role

External links

• Patricia Belcher at IMDb
• TVGuide PROfilE
• https://web.archive.org/web/20150426140707/http://www.jeopardy.com/minisites/tocyearbook/#1985