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Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an Emmy-award winning American
United States

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 actress
Actor

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 and playwright
Playwright

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.

ig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patrica, Phylis and Peggy), was born in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of Florence (née
Married and maiden names

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 Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball
Basketball

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 coach. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University

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 and graduated from Temple University
Temple University

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 in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A.






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Patricia Wettig (born December 4, 1951) is an Emmy-award winning American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 actress
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
 and playwright
Playwright

A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or drama. These works may be written specifically to be performed by actors or they may be closet dramas or literary works written using dramatic forms but not meant for performance....
.

Biography


Personal life

Wettig, one of four sisters (Pam, Patrica, Phylis and Peggy), was born in Cincinnati, OH, the daughter of Florence (née
Married and maiden names

A married name is the family name adopted by a person upon marriage, and in speaking of the many cultures where the practice is traditional for women, the maiden name is the family name that the married name replaces....
 Morlock) and Clifford Neal Wettig, a college basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
 coach. She attended Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University is a private university Liberal arts colleges in the United States in Delaware, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Ohio Valley residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Five Colleges of Ohio ? a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges....
 and graduated from Temple University
Temple University

Temple University is a Commonwealth System of Higher Education public research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple University was founded in 1884 by Dr....
 in 1975. She recently returned to her studies, receiving an M.F.A. in playwriting from Smith College
Smith College

Smith College is a Private university, Independent school Women's colleges in the United States Liberal arts colleges in the United States located in Northampton, Massachusetts....
 in 2001; a field which she is now concentrating on. Wettig is married to actor and producer Ken Olin
Ken Olin

Ken Olin is an United States actor, Television director and Television producer. He first became well known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething , but is now a prolific television producer and director....
; they have two children, Clifford (b. 1983) and Roxanne (b. 1986).

Career

Although Wettig has acted in a number of films (including City Slickers
City Slickers

City Slickers is a 1991 in film comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern , Helen Slater, Jack Palance and Bruno Kirby....
, Guilty by Suspicion
Guilty by Suspicion

Guilty by Suspicion is a 1991 in film film about the Hollywood blacklist and associated activities stemming from McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee....
, and The Langoliers
The Langoliers

The Langoliers is one of four novellas published in the Stephen King book Four Past Midnight in 1990 in literature....
), she is best known for her work on television. In particular, she received critical acclaim (and a number of awards) for her role as Nancy Weston on ABC's thirtysomething. She also portrayed Joanne McFadden on the television program St. Elsewhere
St. Elsewhere

St. Elsewhere is a U.S. drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series is set at St. Eligius, a decaying urban teaching hospital in Boston's South End, Boston, Massachusetts....
. In addition, Wettig appeared in a number of popular television programs during the 1980s and 1990s including L.A. Law
L.A. Law

L.A. Law is an United States television legal drama that ran from 1986 in television to 1994 in television. It was one of the most popular American television shows of the late 1980s and early 1990s....
, Frasier
Frasier

Frasier is an American situation comedy broadcast on National Broadcasting Company for eleven seasons, from September 16, 1993 to May 13, 2004....
, Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues is a serial police drama that was first aired on NBC in 1981 and ran for 146 episodes on primetime into 1987. It is currently being aired on AmericanLife TV Network on Sunday nights in the United States, and on weekday afternoons on digital network More 4 in the United Kingdom....
, and Remington Steele
Remington Steele

Remington Steele is an United States television series, produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from 1982 in television to 1987 in television....
.

Wettig is a featured cast member in the series Brothers & Sisters, which debuted in September 2006, where she portrays the Walker family patriarch's mistress, Holly Harper
Holly Harper

Holly Harper is a fictional character on the primetime show Brothers & Sisters . She is played by actress Patricia Wettig....
. Wettig also had the recurring role of CIA psychotherapist
Psychotherapy

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 Dr. Judy Barnett on Alias, which was produced and directed by her husband, former thirtysomething co-star Ken Olin
Ken Olin

Ken Olin is an United States actor, Television director and Television producer. He first became well known for his starring role on the television series Thirtysomething , but is now a prolific television producer and director....
. Before joining Brothers & Sisters, she played the fictional Vice President
Vice president

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 Caroline Reynolds on the 2005 Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company

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 television drama, Prison Break
Prison Break

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.

Awards

  • 1991: Golden Globe Award
    Golden Globe Award

    The Golden Globe Awards are presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievements in the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in film and television program....
     - Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series (Thirtysomething) (tie)
  • 1991: Emmy Award
    Emmy Award

    The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
     for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Thirtysomething)
  • 1990: Emmy Award
    Emmy Award

    The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
     for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Thirtysomething)
  • 1988: Emmy Award
    Emmy Award

    The Emmy Award, also known as the 'Emmy', is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards....
     for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Thirtysomething)


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