Patricia Idlette
Actor
Biography
Patricia Idlette is an American actress known for her role as Kiffany in Showtime's Dead Like Me. She also appeared in four episodes of Battlestar Galactica as politician Sarah Porter, and as Melanie Blackstone in the miniseries Amerika. Idlette portrayed Katherine Jackson, mother of Michael Jackson, in the 2004 biopic Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story. She appeared as Brenda's mother in Scary Movie 3 in 2003.
Originally from Miami, Florida, she trained as an actress in Florida and Michigan. She moved to Canada to join the repertory company of the Stratford Festival, acting in productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Antony and Cleopatra, The Winter's Tale, The Merchant of Venice, As You Like It and Medea. She remained based in Canada for many years, acting on stage in Toronto and Vancouver and appearing as a guest actor in television series such as Street Legal, The Littlest Hobo, Adderly, Katts and Dog and The X-Files.
She garnered a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Best Performance by a Female in a Featured Role for her performance in Susan G. Cole's play A Fertile Imagination.
Filmography
She's the Man
as Science Teacher 2006
The Perfect Score
as Receptionist 2004
Chaos Theory
as Nurse 2007
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
as Dr. Brookner 2004
The Ron Clark Story
as Devina 2006
Tempbot
2006
Holiday Heart
as Mrs. Walker 2000
Bad Girls from Valley High
as Woman In Dressing Room 2005
Heavenly Bodies
as KC 1984
Sole Survivor
as Mahalia 2000
Past Tense
as Dr. Wagner 2006
Class Warfare
as Lottery Attendant 2001
Out of Darkness
as Police Woman 1994
Hostage
as Cell Mate 1988
Shock-Trauma
as Nurse Malcolm 1982
Last Wish
as Hospital Nurse 1992