Patricia Idlette
Born: 1958-10-01 in Miami, Florida, US
Known For: Acting
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
2007
- Chaos Theory as Nurse
2006
- Psych as Martha Allen
- The Ron Clark Story as Devina
- She's the Man as Science Teacher
- Past Tense as Dr. Wagner
- Tempbot
2005
- Bad Girls from Valley High as Woman In Dressing Room
2004
- Battlestar Galactica as Sarah Porter
- Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed as Dr. Brookner
- The Perfect Score as Receptionist
2003
- Scary Movie 3 as Mrs. Meeks
- Dead Like Me as Kiffany
- Romeo!
- Something Else as (voice)
2002
- The Dead Zone as Nurse Park
- John Doe as Bureaucracy
2001
- Class Warfare as Lottery Attendant
2000
- Andromeda as Council Member
- Holiday Heart as Mrs. Walker
- Sole Survivor as Mahalia
1996
- The Sentinel as Ms. Russo
- Toe Tags
1995
- The Outer Limits as Waitress
1994
- Out of Darkness as Police Woman
1993
- The X-Files as Desk Clerk
1992
- Last Wish as Hospital Nurse
1988
- Hostage as Cell Mate
1986
1985
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Woman
- The Comedy Factory as Mavis
1984
- Murder, She Wrote as Desk Person
- Heavenly Bodies as KC
1982
- Shock-Trauma as Nurse Malcolm