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Patricia Wettig
Patricia Wettig TV Listings
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Sun, Nov 8, 10:01 PM
Brothers & Sisters
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Fri, Nov 13, 9:00 PM
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Patricia Wettig Biography
Birth Place:
Not available
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign:
12/04/1951, Sagittarius
Profession:
Actor; writer; producer
A passionate small-screen player who often collaborates with her husband, actor-director-producer Ken Olin, Wettig appeared in a number of '80s series before landing her signature role as a cancer-stricken wife and mother on the seminal yuppie drama
thirtysomething
. During the show's four-year run, Wettig won a Golden Globe and three Emmys, acted alongside her husband (although they didn't play on-screen spouses) and made her film debut as an unstable movie star in
Guilty by Suspicion
. As Olin transitioned from actor to TV writer-director, he helped his wife snag recurring roles in a number of series (
L.A. Doctors
,
Breaking News
,
Alias
) but she enjoyed her highest-profile part in years on a show he had nothing to do with:
Prison Break
, as the manipulative vice president of the United States. Taking a cue from Olin, she also pursued other artistic avenues besides acting, getting an MFA in playwriting and earning kudos for penning
My Andy
. In 2006, she took a hiatus from
Prison Break
in order to appear in the dramedy
Brothers & Sisters
, which was produced by Olin.
Patricia Wettig Fast Facts:
Early in career, she worked as a personal dresser for Shirley MacLaine.
Met Ken Olin on a train to New England, where the two were slated to appear in a Portsmouth, NH, production of
A Streetcar Named Desire
; they were married a few months later.
Subsequently worked with Olin on a number of projects. They acted opposite each other on an episode of
Hill Street Blues
, the series
thirtysomething
and
L.A. Doctors
(playing lovers); the TV-movies
Police Story: Cop Killer
(playing spouses) and
Nothing But the Truth
(playing lovers); and he directed her in
thirtysomething
,
L.A. Doctors
,
Alias
and
Brothers & Sisters
.
Son Clifford went to preschool with producer Marshall Herskovitz's daughter Lizzie; Wettig and Olin were later cast in Herskovitz and Edward Zwick's hit
thirtysomething
.
A 2005 finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, honoring outstanding work by female playwrights, for her play
My Andy
.
Patricia Wettig Relationships:
Cliff Olin - Son
Ken Olin - Husband
Roxy Olin - Daughter
Patricia Wettig Awards:
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
1990 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Winner
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
College:
Attended Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH (1974); Smith College, Northampton, MA (MFA in Playwriting, 2001)
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