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Mary Pat Gleason

Mary Pat Gleason

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

Mary Pat Gleason was an American actress and writer who began her screen career in a 1982 episode of the NBC soap opera Texas. Born in Lake City, Minnesota, she acted in a local theater production of Once Upon a Mattress during high school. From 1983 to 1985 she played Jane Hogan on Guiding Light and also wrote for the daytime serial, serving on the team that earned a 1986 Daytime Emmy. She went on to appear in many television series, with a regular role as Ida on The Middleman and a recurring part as Mary on Mom. Her more than 50 feature films included Basic Instinct (1992), The Crucible (1996), 13 Going on 30 (2004), A Cinderella Story (2004), Killing Kennedy (2013) and Nina (2016). One of her last roles was voicing Professor Foxtrot in the animated web series WTF 101.

70years old at death

  • Born Lake City
  • Died Los Angeles
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
  • Mary Patrick Gleason (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
32 years1989 to 2021

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  1. First role

    While she was in high school, Gleason starred in a production of Once Upon a Mattress at a local theater.

Mary Pat Gleason movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. 13 Going on 302004 Comedy, Fantasy, Romanceas Mrs. Flamhaff

    IMDb rating 6.4253K votes

  2. Wristcutters: A Love Story2006 Comedy, Drama, Fantasyas Eugene's Mother

    IMDb rating 7.260K votes

  3. A Cinderella Story2004as Eleanor

    IMDb rating 6.0104K votes

  4. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry2007as Teresa

    IMDb rating 5.9162K votes

  5. Basic Instinct1992as Juvenile Officer

    IMDb rating 7.1247K votes

  6. Why Him?2016as Joyce

    IMDb rating 6.2137K votes

  7. A Walk in the Clouds1995as Bus Driver

    IMDb rating 6.739K votes

  8. The Crucible1996as Martha Corey

    IMDb rating 6.843K votes

Most often with

James Eckhouse appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Mary Pat Gleason's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

18 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 18 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 18Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 5Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 95% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Basic Instinct1992as Juvenile Officer
    $353M32.1% of the total
  2. 2
    $187M17.0% of the total
  3. 3
    Intolerable Cruelty2003as Nero's Waitress
    $120M10.9% of the total
  4. 4
    Why Him?2016as Joyce
    $118M10.7% of the total
  5. 5
    13 Going on 302004as Mrs. Flamhaff
    $96M8.8% of the total
  6. 6
    A Cinderella Story2004as Eleanor
    $70M6.4% of the total
  7. 7
    A Walk in the Clouds1995as Bus Driver
    $50M4.5% of the total
  8. 8
    Earth to Echo2014as Dusty - Mullet Lady at Bar
    $45M4.1% of the total
Speechless (1994), $25.1 millionDefending Your Life (1991), $16.4 millionThe Crucible (1996), $7.3 millionLorenzo's Oil (1992), $7.3 millionBucky Larson: Born to Be a Star (2011), $2.5 millionHoly Matrimony (1994), $616,938Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006), $454,026I, Madman (1989), $151,203The Alibi (2006), $138,704Grand Theft Parsons (2003), $6,876

$60.0 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 5% of the total