Patti Harrison
Biography
Patti Harrison is an American actress and comedian who got her start in improv at Ohio University before moving to New York City in 2015 to pursue comedy, later settling in Los Angeles. She drew wider attention with a 2017 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and went on to roles in series including High Maintenance, Broad City, Search Party, and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. In 2019 she took the part of Ruthie on the Hulu comedy Shrill and was named one of Variety's 10 Comics to Watch; she also wrote for a season of Big Mouth. She voiced Tail Chief in Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) and took her first leading film role in Together Together (2021), earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for best female lead. She co-hosts the podcast A Woman's Smile.
36years old
Turns 37 on October 31in 355 days
- Born Orient
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 5 years2021 to 2026
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Big break
Harrison got her role as Ruthie on the Hulu comedy Shrill in 2019 after co-creator and star Aidy Bryant reached out through Instagram and urged her to audition.
Early training
Harrison first tried comedy on an improv team while at Ohio University, which she later left without finishing her degree.
Behind the camera
Harrison later became part of the writing team for the animated comedy series Big Mouth, working on the show's fourth season.
Patti Harrison movies on Netflix
Never Change!as Sandra
The Luckiest Man in Americaas Janie
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolutionas Himself
Spirit Riseras Patti the Babysitter
Turn Me Onas Morgan
Theater Campas Caroline Krauss
Trolls Band Togetheras Brandy (voice)
Mack & Ritaas Stephanie
The Lost Cityas Allison
Raya and the Last Dragonas Tail Chief (voice)
Together Togetheras Anna
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Raya and the Last Dragon2021 Action, Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasyas Tail Chiefvoice
IMDb rating 7.3190K votes
Worked with
Patti Harrison shares two films with Tig Notaro, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
Tig Notaro2 films together, 2021 to 2024
Tig Notaro's page Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution2024IMDb rating 7.4Harrison as HimselfNotaro as Himself
Together Together2021IMDb rating 6.4Harrison as AnnaNotaro as Madeline
Jo Firestone2 films together, 2021 to 2026
Jo Firestone's page Never Change!2026IMDb rating 4.5Harrison as SandraFirestone as Amelia Nadler
Together Together2021IMDb rating 6.4Harrison as AnnaFirestone as Tamara
Michael Madsen1 film together, 2024
Michael Madsen's page Spirit Riser2024IMDb rating 5.4Harrison as Patti the BabysitterMadsen as Narratorvoice
David Strathairn1 film together, 2025
David Strathairn's page The Luckiest Man in America2025IMDb rating 6.2Harrison as JanieStrathairn as Bill
Stephen Lang1 film together, 2022
Stephen Lang's page The Lost City2022IMDb rating 6.1Harrison as AllisonLang as Fantasy Villain
Brad Pitt1 film together, 2022
Brad Pitt's page The Lost City2022IMDb rating 6.1Harrison as AllisonPitt as Jack Trainer
Carlos López EstradaDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Carlos López Estrada Raya and the Last Dragon2021IMDb rating 7.3Harrison as Tail Chiefvoice
Don HallDirector, 1 film, 2021
All films by Don Hall Raya and the Last Dragon2021IMDb rating 7.3Harrison as Tail Chiefvoice
Aaron NeeDirector, 1 film, 2022
All films by Aaron Nee The Lost City2022IMDb rating 6.1Harrison as Allison
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.


