Neva Patterson
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.
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Filmography
An Affair to Remember
as Lois Clark 1957
All of Me
as Gretchen 1984
Star 80
as Playboy Executive 1983
The Buddy Holly Story
as Mrs. Holly 1978
Desk Set
as Miss Warriner 1957
The Domino Principle
as Gaddis 1977
David and Lisa
as Mrs. Clemens 1962
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Amelia Shotgraven 1956
Skin Game
as Mrs. Claggart 1971
Counterpoint
as Dorothy 1967
Dear Heart
as Connie 1965
Women of Valor
as Lady Judith Eason 1986
The Spiral Road
as Louise Kramer 1962
Too Much, Too Soon
as Blanche Oehrichs / Michael Strange 1958
Taxi
as Miss Millard 1953
Something So Right
as Mrs. Farrow 1982