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Lee Patrick

Lee Patrick

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Lee Patrick (November 22, 1901 – November 21, 1982) was an American actress whose career began in 1922 on the New York stage with her role in The Bunch and Judy which headlined Adele Astaire and featured Adele's brother Fred Astaire. Patrick continued to perform in dozens of roles on the stage for the next decade, frequently in musicals and comedies, but also in dramatic parts like her 1931 performance as Meg in Little Women. She began to branch out into films in 1929.

For half a century she created a credible body of cinematic work, her most memorable being in 1941 as Sam Spade's assistant Effie in The Maltese Falcon, and her reprise of the role in the George Segal 1975 comedy sequel The Black Bird. Her talents were showcased in comedies such as the 1942 Jack Benny film George Washington Slept Here and in 1958 as one of the foils of Rosalind Russell in Auntie Mame. Dramatic parts such as an asylum inmate in the 1948 The Snake Pit and as Pamela Tiffin's mother in the 1961 Summer and Smoke were another facet of her repertoire.

She made numerous guest roles in American television, but became a staple for that medium during the two-year run of Topper. As Henrietta Topper, her comedic timing played well against Leo G. Carroll as her husband, and against that of the two ghosts played by Robert Sterling and Anne Jeffreys. Patrick lent her voice to various animated characters of The Alvin Show in the early 1960s.

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  • BIRTH 22/11/1901
  • DEATH 21/11/1982
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 2
  • MOVIES 17

Shows (2)

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip
Nona Rumson
The Chevy Mystery Show
The Chevy Mystery Show
Mrs. Endicott

Movies (17)

Vertigo
Vertigo
Car Owner Mistaken for Madeleine
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
Effie Perine
Pillow Talk
Pillow Talk
Mrs. Walters
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
Asylum Inmate
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Janet Higgins
Now, Voyager
Now, Voyager
Deb McIntyre
Auntie Mame
Auntie Mame
Doris Upson
The Backbone of America
The Backbone of America
Ethel
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember
Polly Franklin
Larceny with Music
Larceny with Music
Agatha Parkinson
City for Conquest
City for Conquest
Gladys
Over 21
Over 21
Mrs. Foley
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Mrs. Howard Cassin
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
Florrie Halevy Sands
Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
Maggie Biederhof
There's No Business Like Show Business
There's No Business Like Show Business
Marge
Jitterbugs
Jitterbugs
Dorcas