Patricia Wettig Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned a Master's in Fine Arts degree in playwriting from Smith College in 2001
• Trained the dramatic arts as a student at Temple University
• Quote: "(On working in stage productions) "You're like a little soldier․ You have to come ready for battle․""
• Often takes on the role of intelligent, sensitive characters
• Married her "thirtysomething" co-star Ken Olin in 1982
• Previously worked as a personal dresser to actress Shirley MacLaine