Mary Pat Gleason
Mary Pat Gleason | |
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Born | Mary Pat Gleason February 23, 1950 Lake City, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | June 2, 2020 Burbank, California, U.S. | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Actress, television writer |
Years active | 1982–2019 |
Mary Pat Gleason (February 23, 1950 – June 2, 2020) was an American film and television actress and an
Life and career
Gleason was born in
Her first screen role was the a 1982 episode of Texas, a soap opera that aired on NBC.
Writing
In addition to acting, Gleason also wrote for Guiding Light and was part of the team that won the 1986
Gleason became a vocal proponent of mental health treatment, and in 2006 wrote and starred in Stopping Traffic, a one-woman play about her struggles with bipolar disorder. The play is now used as a teaching aid for the Mayo Clinic's mental health programs.[3]
Death
Gleason died of cancer on June 2, 2020, at age 70.[2]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Easy Money | Party Mother | |
1989 | Troop Beverly Hills | Kindly Troop Leader | |
1989 | I, Madman | Policewoman | |
1989 | Fat Man and Little Boy | Dora Welsh | |
1990 | Vital Signs | Rotunda Woman | |
1990 | Pastime | Woman At Bar | |
1991 | Defending Your Life | The Waitress | |
1991 | Soapdish | Housewife | |
1992 | Basic Instinct | Juvenile Officer | |
1992 | Man Trouble | Vira | |
1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | The Librarian | |
1994 | Lookin' Italian | Casting Director | |
1994 | Holy Matrimony | Female Officer | |
1994 | Speechless | Desk Clerk | |
1995 | A Walk in the Clouds | Bus Driver | |
1996 | Infinity | County Nurse #2 | |
1996 | The Crucible | Martha Corey | |
1996 | No Easy Way | Nurse Barb | |
2000 | Traffic | Witness #2 | |
2001 | Evolution | Customer | |
2002 | Hometown Legend | Tee Naters | |
2003 | Bruce Almighty | Heavyish Woman | |
2003 | Cliché | Francesca DePesto | Short |
2003 | Intolerable Cruelty | Nero's Waitress | |
2003 | Grand Theft Parsons | Nurse | |
2004 | 13 Going on 30 | Mrs. Flamhaff | |
2004 | A Cinderella Story | Eleanor | |
2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
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Natasha | |
2005 | The Island | Nutrition Clerk | |
2005 | Underclassman | Ms. Hagerty | |
2006 | Lies & Alibis
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Operator #3 | |
2006 | One Sung Hero | Sara's Mom | Short |
2006 | Wristcutters: A Love Story | Eugene's Mother | |
2006 | Room 6 | Nurse Holiday | |
2007 | Because I Said So | Iris | |
2007 | The Memory Thief | Hospital Patient | |
2007 | Nobel Son | Ruby | |
2007 | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry | Teresa | |
2007 | Moving McAllister | Margerie | |
2008 | Bottle Shock | Marge | |
2008 | Drillbit Taylor | Mrs. Farber | |
2010 | Santa's Apprentice | Beatrice Lovejoy | English version, voice |
2011 | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star | Marge | |
2011 | I Love You Like Crazy | Yvette | Short |
2012 | Arcadia | Agnes | |
2013 | The Magic Snowflake | Beatrice Lovejoy | English version, voice |
2014 | Blended | Pharmacy Cashier | |
2014 | Earth to Echo | Dusty, Mullet Lady At Bar | |
2014 | Big Stone Gap | Alice Lambert | |
2016 | Why Him? | Joyce | |
2016 | Nina | Orderly | |
2016 | Ophelia | "Grumpy" | Short |
2017 | Fan Girl | Carla | |
2018 | Sierra Burgess Is a Loser | Counselor Stevens | |
2020 | Saving Paradise | Mary Williams | Posthumous release; final film role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | Texas | Doris Hodges | Episode: #1.617[1] |
1983-1984 | Guiding Light | Jane Hogan | 3 episodes[1] |
1987 | Full House
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Jennifer Sianski | Episode: "The Return of Grandma" |
1987 | Highway to Heaven | Lucille Perry | Episode: "Why Punish The Children" |
1988 | Mama's Family | Arlene Madison | Episode: "A Friend Indeed" |
1988 | Frank's Place | Mother Mae | Episode: "Night Business" |
1988 | The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick | Mary | Television film |
1989 | Those She Left Behind | Nurse Walker | Television film |
1989 | Murphy Brown | Olga | Episode: "Moscow on the Potomac" |
1989 | Peter Gunn
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Nurse Pat | Television film |
1989 | Quantum Leap | Mrs. Eunice Thompson | Episode: "Camikazi Kid" |
1989 | Highway to Heaven | Eunice Thompson | Episode: "The Squeaky Wheel" |
1989 | Dear John
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Eunice Thompson | Episode: "The Secret of Success" |
1989 | Life Goes On | Mrs. Martina Pasogian | Episode: "Pets, Guys and Videotape" |
1989 | Night Court | Sister Ruth Mae | Episode: "The Cop and the Lady" |
1990 | His & Hers | Mrs. Fishbain | Episode: "M Is for the Many Things She Lifted" |
1990 | Singer & Sons | Marilyn | Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion" |
1990 | Framed | Eunice | Television film |
1990 | Steel Magnolias | Janice Van Meter | Pilot (unsold) |
1990 | ABC Afterschool Specials
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Mrs. Rupert | Episode: "Testing Dirty" |
1990 | Who's the Boss? | Diane | Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested" |
1990 | Empty Nest | Nurse Bradford | Episode: "Honey, I Shrunk Laverne" |
1990 | Night Court | Eunice | Episode: "A Night Court at the Opera" |
1990 | L.A. Law | Edna Garth | Episode: "Vowel Play" |
1990 | Saved by the Bell | Madame Oeuf | Episode: "The Babysitters" |
1991 | Davis Rules | Rae | Episode: "Twisted Sister" |
1991 | In the Heat of the Night | Hostess | Episode: "Just a Country Boy" |
1991 | Perfect Strangers | Betty | Episode: "A Catered Affair" |
1991 | Top of the Heap | Mrs. Epstein | Episode: "The Agony and the Agony" |
1991 | Nurses | Off Duty Nurse | Episode: "Son of a Pilot" |
1991 | Murder, She Wrote | Reference Librarian | Episode: "Night Fears" |
1991 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion | Amanda Cooper | Television film |
1991 | The Story Lady | The Receptionist | Television film |
1992 | The Golden Palace | Lost and Found Woman | Episode: "Miles, We Hardly Knew Ye" |
1992 | A Child Lost Forever: The Jerry Sherwood Story | Mrs. Rory | Television film |
1993 | Getting By | Mrs. Hanover | 2 episodes |
1993 | Precious Victims | Waitress #1 | Television film |
1993 | The Secrets of Lake Success | Lady Diner | 3 episodes |
1993 | Coach | Winnie | Episode: "Piece o' Cake" |
1993 | Blossom | Woman | Episode: "Big Doings: Part 2" |
1994 | Children of the Dark | Lydia Fallbrook | Television film |
1994 | Good Advice | Carol | Episode: "Two Times Twenty" |
1994 | Friends | Nurse Sizemore | Episode: "The One with George Stephanopoulos" |
1994 | The 5 Mrs. Buchanans | Helen McConnell | Episode: "Nothing on Delilah" |
1995 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman | Postal Inspector | Episode: "Metallo" |
1995 | Sister, Sister | Snaggle-Toothed Woman | Episode: "Kid in Play" |
1995 | Step by Step | Ms. Butkus | Episode: "Maid to Order" |
2000-2017 | Will & Grace | Bridget / Sally | 4 episodes |
2001 | Malcolm in the Middle | Woman in Car | Episode: "Emancipation" |
2004-2012 | Desperate Housewives | Elenora Butters | 3 episodes |
2004 | NCIS | Nurse Wells | Episode: ”The Bone Yard” |
2008 | The Middleman | Ida | Main Character |
2010 | Good Luck Charlie | Rita | Episode: "Take Mel Out to the Ball Game" |
2012 | Bones | Crystal Jones | Episode: "The Bump in the Road" |
2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Blanche | Episode: "And the Cupcake War" |
2014-2019 | Mom | Mary | Recurring role[1] |
2016 | How to Get Away with Murder | Robin Laforge | Episode: "What Happened to You, Annalise?" |
2018 | American Housewife
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Mrs. Austin | Episode: "It's Not You, It's Me" |
2019 | The Blacklist
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Agathe Tyche | Episode: "Lady Luck" |
Animation
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | What the F 101 | Professor Foxtrot | Season 1 |
Theater
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Stopping Traffic | Herself | Vineyard Theatre |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
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1986 | Daytime Emmy Award
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Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team | Guiding Light | Won[2] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f Seelye, Katharine Q. (June 9, 2020). "Mary Pat Gleason, Actress With Many Credits and a Cause, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Thorne, Will (June 3, 2020). "Mary Pat Gleason, 'A Cinderella Story' and 'Mom' Actor, Dies at 70". Variety.
- ^ Alexander, Bryan (June 3, 2020). "Hilary Duff pays tribute to actress Mary Pat Gleason, her co-star in 'A Cinderella Story'". USA Today.
External links
- Mary Pat Gleason at IMDb