Patti Davis
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Born | Patricia Ann Reagan October 21, 1952 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names | Patti Reagan |
Alma mater | Northwestern University University of Southern California |
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Political party | Democratic[1] |
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Patricia Ann Davis (née Reagan; born October 21, 1952) is an American actress and author. She is the daughter of U.S. president Ronald Reagan and his second wife, Nancy Reagan.
Early life and education
Patricia Ann Reagan was born to Ronald and Nancy Reagan on October 21, 1952, at
Career
In the early 1980s, Davis acted in a few television shows before getting her first publishing deal. In 1986, she published her first novel, Home Front. She used elements of her own life to create a fictional story, and because of that the book became controversial and she was widely criticized. Following her second novel Deadfall, she wrote an autobiography called The Way I See It, in which she revealed many family dramas and secrets. She has since spoken publicly about how she regrets the form, but not the content, of the critique she presented in the book.[7]
In the July 1994 issue of Playboy, Davis posed for the magazine with a full frontal pictorial.[8] This issue of the magazine also displayed Davis on its front cover. This issue is considered to be one of the magazine's most controversial covers. Davis has posed for other magazines such as More in 2011. Playboy also issued a VHS tape as a complement to the 1994 issue.[9]
When her father was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, she began writing The Long Goodbye which was published in 2004. During that time, she began writing for magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Newsweek and Time. Her original screenplay, Spring Thaw, became the 2007 Hallmark Channel movie Sacrifices of the Heart starring Melissa Gilbert and Ken Howard.[10]
Personal life
In 1969, Davis applied to Ohio University and Northwestern to study journalism, and enrolled in the latter. In the 1970s, she lived with
In a September 2018, op-ed for the
After the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh in October 2018, Davis accused President Donald Trump of failing to provide solace to the nation in times of tragedy: "Let's stop asking him!"[19] In August 2019, Davis wrote an editorial in the Washington Post condemning denigrating comments made by her father about black Africans at the United Nations in a 1971 phone conversation with President Richard Nixon which Nixon taped. The tapes were publicly released the day prior. In the editorial, Davis wrote: "There is no defense, no rationalization, no suitable explanation for what my father said on that taped phone conversation."[20]
In October 2021, she expressed her disdain for John Hinckley Jr. being fully released following the 1981 assassination attempt on her father,[21] a view that contrasted with that of Michael Reagan, the adopted son of President Reagan and his first wife, Jane Wyman, who expressed forgiveness for Hinckley.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Curse of the Pink Panther | Michelle Chauvin | |
1989 | Tango & Cash | Reporter | |
1993 | The Last Party | — | Documentary |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979, 1986 | The Love Boat | Brenda / Cindy | 2 episodes |
1979 | CHiPs | Receptionist | Episode: "The Watch Commander" |
1980 | Fantasy Island | Charmain | Episode: "My Fair Pharaoh/The Power" |
1980 | Vegas | Connie / Beth | 2 episodes |
1981 | Nero Wolfe | Dana Groves | Episode: "Gambit" |
1981 | For Ladies Only | Sandy Green | Television film |
1982 | Hart to Hart | Laura Hampel | Episode: "To Coin a Hart" |
1982 | Romance Theatre | Jean | 5 episodes |
1983 | Night Partners | Janice Tyler | Television film |
1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Janet Taylor | Episode: "All About Everett" |
1983, 1985 | Simon & Simon | Beth Carlisle / Diana | 2 episodes |
Bibliography
- Home Front. Crown, 1986 ISBN 0-517-55952-8. (quasi-novel)
- Deadfall. Crown, 1989. ISBN 0-517-57405-5. (novel)
- A House of Secrets. Carol, 1991. ISBN 1-55972-082-4. (quasi-novel)
- The Way I See It: An Autobiography. Putnam, 1992. ISBN 0-399-13748-3.
- Bondage. Simon & Schuster, 1994. ISBN 0-671-86953-1. (novel)
- Angels Don't Die: My Father's Gift of Faith. Harper Collins, 1995. ISBN 0-06-017324-6.
- The Long Goodbye. Knopf, 2004. ISBN 0-679-45092-0.
- Two Cats and the Woman They Own. Chronicle Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8118-5166-4.
- The Lives Our Mothers Leave Us. Hay House, 2009. ISBN 1401921620.
- Till Human Voices Wake Us. CreateSpace, KDP, 2013. ISBN 1483990044. (novel)
- The Blue Hour. CreateSpace, KDP, 2013. ISBN 1492144479. (novel)
- The Wit and Wisdom of Gracie. Huqua Press, 2014. ISBN 0-983812055
- The Earth Breaks in Colors. Huqua Press, 2014. ISBN 0-990696642(novel)
References
- ^ Scott, Vernon (March 7, 1994). "Patti Davis, registered Democrat and White House rebel during". United Press International. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-7595-1267-2.
- ^ "Orme mourns the passing of Honorary Trustee, President Ronald Reagan". The Orme School. 2004. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ^ a b c Podolsky, J.D. (May 18, 1992). "A Daughter's Lament". People. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ Grove, Lloyd (February 3, 2011). "Patti Davis on Her Dad, Palin and Playboy". The Daily Beast. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Davis, Patty (April 30, 2019). "Dear Republicans: Stop using my father, Ronald Reagan, to justify your silence on Trump "you were a frequent guest at our dinner table — and an unwelcome one to me"". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
- ^ Kornblum, Janet (November 16, 2004). "Reagan daughter's new leaf". USA Today. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- Playboy. July 1994.(subscription required)
- Oakland Press. May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
- ^ Moses, Marilyn (February 28, 2007). "Sacrifices of the Heart". The Hollywood Reporter. Associated Press. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- Internet Movie Database. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
- ^ "Interview with Patti Davis". YouTube. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ Weisman, Steven R. (August 15, 1984). "Reagan's Daughter Married on Coat". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ Davis, Patti (February 6, 2012). "My Turn: Patti Davis on the chains that break, the links that form in Alzheimer's". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Various authors (December 3, 2013). "The UCLA Alzheimer's and Dementia Care Program for Comprehensive, Coordinated, Patient-centered Care: Preliminary Data". National Center for Biotechnology Information.
- ^ Fortin, Jacey (September 21, 2018). "Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's Daughter, Tells Her Story of Sexual Assault". The New York Times. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Kathleen (September 22, 2018). "Patti Davis, Ronald Reagan's daughter, says she's sexual assault survivor in op-ed defending Kavanaugh's accuser". Fox News. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- Market Watch. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ^ "Reagan's daughter: Trump lacks compassion". CNN. October 29, 2018.
- Washington Post.
- ^ Davis, Patti (December 27, 2021). "John Hinckley is free, but shooting still haunts me". The Washington Post.
Further reading
- Reagan, Nancy. My Turn: The Memoirs of Nancy Reagan (1989), with William Novak. H. W. Brands Reagan: The Life (2015) p. 743 says "she wrote one of the most candid and at times self-critical memoirs in recent American political history."
External links
- Official website
- Patti Davis at IMDb
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Works by Patti Davis at Open Library