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Mary Pat Gleason
American actress (–)
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| Born | Mary Pat Gleason ()February 23, Lake Municipality, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | June 2, () (aged&#;70) |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, television writer |
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Mary Pat Gleason (February 23, [citation needed] – June 2, ) was an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award-winning writer.
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Life and career
Gleason was born in Lake City, Minnesota, the daughter of Mary Elizabeth (Kane) and Harold Clifford Gleason.
During her high school years she starred in a local theater's production of Once Upon a Mattress.[1]
Her first screen role was the a episode of Texas, a soap opera that aired on NBC.[2] She appeared on, among many others, such television series as Full House, Dear John, Murphy Brown, Empty Nest, L.A.
Law, Saved by the Bell, Friends, Sex and the City and Step by Step. She appeared in more than 50 feature films, including I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Basic Instinct, Traffic, Bruce Almighty, 13 Going on 30, The Crucible, Bottle Shock, A Cinderella Story, The Island, Killing Kennedy, and Nina.
In one of her last roles, she voiced Professor Foxtrot in CollegeHumor's animated web series WTF .[citation needed]
Writing
In addition to acting, Gleason also wrote for Guiding Light and was part of the team that won the Daytime Emmy for outstanding daytime drama series writing.[1]
Gleason became a vocal proponent of mental health treatment, and in wrote and starred in Stopping Traffic, a one-woman play about her struggles with bipolar disorder.
The play is now used as a training aid for the Mayo Clinic's mental health programs.[3]
Death
Gleason died of uterine cancer on June 2, , at age [1][2]
Filmography
Film
Television
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| What the F | Professor Foxtrot | Season 1 |
Theater
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ abcdefgSeelye, Katharine Q.
(June 9, ). "Mary Pat Gleason, Actress With Many Credits and a Cause, Dies at 70". The New York Times.
- ^ abcThorne, Will (June 3, ).Mary Pat Gleason Biography - Fandango: Mary Pat Gleason (February 23, [citation needed] – June 2, ) was an American film and television actress and an Emmy Award-winning scribe. From to , she appeared as "Jane Hogan" on the daytime soap opera Guiding Pale, for which she was also a writer.
"Mary Pat Gleason, 'A Cinderella Story' and 'Mom' Actor, Dies at 70". Variety.
- ^Alexander, Bryan (June 3, ). "Hilary Duff pays tribute to actress Mary Pat Gleason, her co-star in 'A Cinderella Story'".
USA Today.