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Patricia was born at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland to a Naval Academy Graduate who was a fighter and test pilot and later an aeronautical engineer and executive, and a housewife, both of whom were military brats themselves. Her father was the son of an Admiral and her mother, the daughter of a Marine Corps General. She has three sisters, all of whom appear on the Lifetime Intimate Portrait special along with her parents, and the E Entertainment Biography about her. She was married to Ray Baker, an actor, and has three children by him, Henry, and twins, Joe and Roxie. She is best known for starring for 8 seasons with Tim Allen on the ABC TV show Home Improvement as Jill Taylor. 

Richardson attended the Holton-Arms School in Maryland and then the Hockaday School for Girls in Dallas, Texas. She is a 1973 graduate of Southern Methodist University, where she was friends with classmate Beth Henley.

She was nominated for one Viewers for Quality Television Award, two Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Comedy, and four Emmy Awards, and she co-hosted the Emmy Awards with Ellen Degenerous in 1994. Previously she had starred on a series for Norman Lear called Double Trouble, and two from one of the creators of the Mary Tyler Moore show, Alan Burns: Eisenhower and Lutz with Scott Bakula, and F.M. with Robert Hayes.

She starred in 60 episodes of Strong Medicine on Lifetime Television, the longest running drama series written for basic cable, for which she was given a Commendation and nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series by the Prism Awards. She was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for her first starring role in a movie for Ulee's Gold, opposite Peter Fonda. She has also received a Vision Award, and a Topaz Award from Women In Film in Texas.

Ms. Richardson received a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University and spent several years in New York doing theatre. She created roles in two Beth Henley plays on and off- Broadway, Collard in The Wake of Jamie Foster, and Elaine in The Miss Firecracker Contest, as well as Janice in Michael Weller's Loose Ends, parts in Kevin Wade's Cruise Control, and Mark O'Donnell's Fables For Friends, and from her very first audition in New York won the understudy role of young Gypsy Rose Lee in the Angela Lansbury revival of Gypsy in New York. In the last year she wrapped a film "Out of Omaha" co-starring Leah Thompson and Dave Foley, and is currently the spokesperson for the disease her father died of, PSP. She is also hosting a television program that is starting in Ohio and then going out nationally to help parents be more involved with their children's learning process called "The Learning Lunchbox".

Actress:

   1. Lost Dream (2008) (post-production) .... Patricia
   2. Out of Omaha (2007) .... Aunt Bonnie
      ... aka California Dreaming (USA: new title)
   3. "The West Wing" .... Sheila Brooks (9 episodes, 2005-2006)
          - The Last Hurrah (2006) TV episode .... Sheila Brooks
          - Election Day: Pt. 2 (2006) TV episode .... Sheila Brooks
          - The Cold (2006) TV episode .... Sheila Brooks
          - Running Mates (2006) TV episode .... Sheila Brooks
          - The Debate (2005) TV episode .... Sheila Brooks
            (4 more)
   4. Candy Paint (2005) .... Linda Miller
   5. "Strong Medicine" .... Dr. Andy Campbell (59 episodes, 2002-2005)
          - Implants, Transplants and Cuban Aunts (2005) TV episode .... Dr. Andy Campbell
          - First Response (2005) TV episode .... Dr. Andy Campbell
          - Cutting the Cord (2005) TV episode .... Dr. Andy Campbell
          - Code (2004) TV episode .... Dr. Andy Campbell
          - Foreign Bodies (2004) TV episode .... Dr. Andy Campbell
            (54 more)
   6. Viva Las Nowhere (2001) .... Helen/Wanda
      ... aka Dead Simple (USA: video title)
   7. Blonde (2001) (TV) .... Gladys Baker
      ... aka Marilyn Monroe (Canada: French title)

   8. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" .... Annabel Hayes (1 episode, 1999)
      ... aka Law & Order: SVU (USA: promotional abbreviation)
      ... aka Special Victims Unit (New Zealand: English title)
          - Wanderlust (1999) TV episode .... Annabel Hayes
   9. "Home Improvement" .... Jill Taylor / ... (202 episodes, 1991-1999)
          - The Long and Winding Road: Part 3 (1999) TV episode .... Jillian "Jill" Patterson Taylor
          - Dead Weight (1999) TV episode .... Jill Taylor
          - The Long and Winding Road: Part 1 (1999) TV episode .... Jill Taylor
          - Trouble-a-Bruin (1999) TV episode .... Jill Taylor
          - Loose Lips and Freudian Slips (1999) TV episode .... Jill Taylor
            (197 more)
  10. Ulee's Gold (1997) .... Connie Hope
  11. Undue Influence (1996) (TV) .... Laurel Vega
      ... aka Steve Martini's Undue Influence (USA)
  12. Sophie & the Moonhanger (1996) (TV) .... Bonnie Edgerton
  13. "ABC TGIF" (1990) TV series .... Jillian "Jill" Patterson Taylor
  14. "Quantum Leap" .... Rachel Porter (1 episode, 1989)
          - Good Morning, Peoria - September 9, 1959 (1989) TV episode .... Rachel Porter
  15. In Country (1989) .... Cindy
  16. "FM" (1989) TV series .... Lee-Ann Plunkett (unknown episodes)
  17. Lost Angels (1989) .... Cheryl's Mother
      ... aka The Road Home (Europe: English title)
  18. Parent Trap III (1989) (TV) .... Cassie McGuire
  19. "Eisenhower & Lutz" (1988) TV series .... Kay 'K.K.' Dunne (unknown episodes)
  20. "The Equalizer" .... Saleswoman / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987)
          - In the Money (1987) TV episode .... Sandy
          - Torn (1986) TV episode .... Saleswoman
  21. Hands of a Stranger (1987) (TV) .... Helen
  22. "The Cosby Show" .... Mrs. Schrader (1 episode, 1987)
          - Calling Doctor Huxtable (1987) TV episode .... Mrs. Schrader
  23. "Spenser: For Hire" .... Sarah Cabot (1 episode, 1986)
          - Shadowsight (1986) TV episode (as Pat Richardson) .... Sarah Cabot
  24. Yuri Nosenko, KGB (1986) (TV) (as Pat Richardson) .... Joan Black
      ... aka Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent (International: English title: video title)
  25. "Kate & Allie" .... Pamela (1 episode, 1985)
          - The Reunion (1985) TV episode .... Pamela
  26. "ABC Weekend Specials" .... Pamela Sawyer (1 episode, 1985)
          - The Adventures of Con Sawyer and Hucklemary Finn (1985) TV episode .... Pamela Sawyer
  27. "Double Trouble" (1984) TV series .... Beth McConnell (unknown episodes, 1984)
  28. C.H.U.D. (1984) .... Ad Woman
  29. "Love, Sidney" (1 episode, 1981)
          - A Piece of the Rock (1981) TV episode
  30. You Better Watch Out (1980) .... Moss' mother
      ... aka Christmas Evil
      ... aka Terror in Toyland

Director:

   1. "Home Improvement" (1 episode, 1999)
          - Neighbors (1999) TV episode

Self:

   1. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2005)
          - Home Improvement (2005) TV episode .... Herself
   2. 9th Annual Prism Awards (2005) (TV) .... Herself
   3. "The View" .... Guest Co-Host (1 episode, 2004)
          - Episode dated 27 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Guest Co-Host
   4. The Funniest Families of Television Comedy: A Museum of Television & Radio Special (2004) (TV) .... Herself
   5. TVography: Home Improvement - A Half Hour of Power (2002) (TV) .... Herself
   6. "Revealed with Jules Asner" .... Herself (1 episode, 2001)
          - Tim Allen (2001) TV episode .... Herself
   7. Home Improvement: Backstage Pass (1999) (TV) .... Herself / Jill Taylor
   8. The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself
   9. "Late Show with David Letterman" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
      ... aka Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
      ... aka Letterman (Australia)
      ... aka The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
          - Episode dated 1 July 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  10. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (2 episodes, 1997)
          - Episode dated 3 June 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
          - Episode dated 18 February 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Herself
  11. The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself - Host

Archive Footage:

   1. "Home Improvement"
          - The Long and Winding Road: Part 2 (1999) TV episode .... Jillian "Jill" Patterson Taylor
   2. 50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV) .... Herself

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Trivia

Her three children are Henry (b. 22 February 1985) and twins Roxanne and Joseph (b. 3 January 1991).

1969 graduate of the prestigious Hockaday School For Girls-Dallas, Texas.

1973 graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.

Won an Independent Spirit nomination for her first starring film role in _Ulee's Gold_ (1997)_ in 1997.

Understudied the part of young "Gypsy Rose Lee" in Angela Lansbury's production of "Gypsy" on Broadway. Later played a number of different roles in the show.

A former classmate of playwright Beth Henley, she played a role in Henley's play "The Miss Firecracker Contest" off-Broadway.

Earned a total of four Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for playing Tim Allen's wife on "Home Improvement" (1991).

Father was a lifer with the Navy and she lived all over growing up.

Her parents are father, Lawrence, and mother, Elizabeth.

Is the third of four girls. Her sisters are Ann, Lynn and Cathy.

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Buddy Holly's sister dies in Lubbock at 79 Houston Chronicle, United States - Oct 1, 2008 AP Patricia Lou Holley Kaiter, Holly's only sister, died Sept. 25, the funeral home handling her arrangements confirmed. She was 79. ... Sister of rock 'n' roll legend Buddy Holly dies KDBC Sister Of Texas Rock And Roll Legend Dies At 79 KWTX all 17 news articles

Friday Volleyball, Team Tennis results, Saturday schedules Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 20 hours ago Barron and Landevc, North Crowley, 6-0, 6-2. Megan Richardson, Richland d. Patricia Whitlock, North Crowley, 6-0, 6-0; Quyen Trinh, Richland d. ...

Florence ‘Frosty’ Sandoval-Copeland The Eureka Reporter, CA - Sep 17, 2008 Also survived by Jess Jenkins, a son, Patricia Richardson, a daughter, grandchildren, Heather Fiscus, Miss Mona Warner, Gordon and Justin Koehler, Joshua, ...

Glenn Larkin Richardson The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR - Sep 30, 2008 In 1955, he married Patricia Smith. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Lettie Weinmann, Mary Richardson and Ann Willis; son, John; ...

While you were away Bizjournals.com, NC - Sep 26, 2008 ... Bond and Patricia Fuller McCandless signaled the dissolution of nearly the entire government and regulatory practice at Akin Gump — minus Richardson and ...

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Florida town mourns football player's slaying The Associated Press - Oct 2, 2008 "You sort of know that some places you can't do certain things," said Deonte Richardson, 14, who lives in Pahokee. "Wearing a Pahokee shirt in Belle Glade ...

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Where Sultry Songs Don't Fear To Tread Canada.com, Canada - Oct 1, 2008 Patricia O'Callaghan will be singing it, along with (among other things) one of those oddly yearning Cohen songs, Take this Waltz. ...

Life is a cabaret - in the Distillery District Globe and Mail, Canada - Oct 2, 2008 It includes Jackie Richardson, Steven Page, Sarah Slean, Melanie Doan, Dennis Lee, Mary Margaret O'Hara and Patricia O'Callaghan. Schultz said the festival ...

Deaths & Funerals Times Colonist, Canada - Oct 3, 2008 Harold is loved and will be missed by his daughters Barbara Jensen (grandchildren Beth, Amy, and Rob), Patricia Zukowski (husband John, grandchildren Angela ...

Richardson applies to head GSCC Gadsden Times (subscription), AL - Sep 24, 2008 Patricia Key Adkins, Westerville, Ohio, provost Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio; Clarence E. Ates, Springdale, Ark., executive vice ...

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