All of TVGuide.com Videos Only

Patricia Richardson

Celebrity

User Rating:

(82 ratings)
Add Your Rating:

Patricia Richardson Fast Facts:

Born in Bethesda Naval Hospital, where her father was a test pilot; a Navy brat, Richardson moved many times throughout her childhood.
Classmates at Southern Methodist University included Kathy Bates, Powers Booth, and playwrights Jack Heffner and Beth Henley
Later appeared in several productions of Heffner's Vanities and in Henley's 1982 Broadway play The Wake of Jamie Foster.
Made her Broadway debut in the 1974 revival of Gypsy, starring Angela Lansbury, in the roles of a waitress and a Hollywood blonde.
First big-screen appearance was a small role in the 1984 horror feature C.H.U.D.
Best known for playing the wife of Tim Allen's character on long-running ABC sitcom Home Improvement.

Patricia Richardson Relationships:
Catherine Moseley - Sister
Elizabeth Richardson - Mother
Henry Baker - Son
Joseph Baker - Son
Laurence Baxter Richardson - Father
Lynn Richardson - Sister
Marianna Bates - Sister
Ray Baker - Ex-husband
Roxanne Baker - Daughter
Patricia Richardson Awards:
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress for a Comedy Series - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
College:
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX (BFA, 1972)