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Home/People/Neva Patterson
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Born
Feb 10, 1920Died: Dec 14, 2010
Lived 90 years
Place of Birth
Nevada, Iowa, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female

Career Highlights

27
Movies
54
TV Shows
Also Known As
Neva Louise Patterson
IMDb Profile

Neva Patterson

Acting

Biography
Neva Louise Patterson (10 February 1920 – 14 December 2010) was an American character actress. Born on a farm near Nevada in Story County in central Iowa, she and her parents moved to New York City in 1938. She made her Broadway debut in 1947's The Druid Circle. In 1952, she played "Helen Sherman" in The Seven Year Itch. Her first feature movie was the 1953 film Taxi; other film credits include The Buddy Holly Story, All of Me, and as Cary Grant's fiancee in An Affair to Remember. Her television credits included Nichols, starring with James Garner, The Governor & J.J., with Dan Dailey, and as Eleanor Dupres in V, which she reprised in V: The Final Battle. She made guest appearances on Appointment with Adventure, The Defenders, Ironside, Barnaby Jones, The Dukes of Hazzard, and St. Elsewhere. Patterson died from complications from a broken hip at age 90. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neva Patterson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Deadline: Madrid poster

Deadline: Madrid

as Andy
1988
Women of Valor poster

Women of Valor

as Lady Judith Eason
1986
All of Me poster

All of Me

as Gretchen
1984
Star 80 poster

Star 80

as Playboy Executive
1983
Something So Right poster

Something So Right

as Mrs. Farrow
1982
The Rules of Marriage poster

The Rules of Marriage

as Mrs. Kirby
1982
Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill poster

Joe Dancer: The Big Black Pill

as Eliza Farinpour
1981
The Buddy Holly Story poster

The Buddy Holly Story

as Mrs. Holly
1978
Nowhere to Run poster

Nowhere to Run

as Marian's Mother
1978
The Domino Principle poster

The Domino Principle

as Gaddis
1977
The Eccentricities of a Nightingale poster

The Eccentricities of a Nightingale

as Mrs. Buchanan
1976
All the President's Men poster

All the President's Men

as CRP Woman
1976
The Runaways poster

The Runaways

as Alice Collingwood
1975
The Stranger Who Looks Like Me poster

The Stranger Who Looks Like Me

as Mrs. Denver
1974
Message to My Daughter poster

Message to My Daughter

as Mrs. Oliver
1973
The Lie poster

The Lie

as Mary Forman
1973
Skin Game poster

Skin Game

as Mrs. Claggart
1971
Counterpoint poster

Counterpoint

as Dorothy
1967
Dear Heart poster

Dear Heart

as Connie
1965
David and Lisa poster

David and Lisa

as Mrs. Clemens
1962