Mary Pat Gleason

Birth Name:

Mary Pat Gleason

Birth Place:

Lake City, Minnesota, United States

Profession

Actress, Writer

Made her screen acting debut in the TV series "Texas" in 1982
Quote: "My belief was that the theater does heal․ Sometimes people in the audience see things on the stage that they are not able to talk about that they've experienced, or it's a forbidden subject in the family, and it opens up a conversation for them․"
Best known for her role as Jane Hogan in "Guiding Light" and as Teresa in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry․"
Wrote and performed in the one-woman show "Stopping Traffic," in which she discusses her battle with bipolar disorder

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