Patty McCormack
Biography
Patty McCormack is an American actress whose career has moved between theater, film, and television since she was a child performer. Born in New York City in 1945, she created the part of Rhoda Penmark, a murderous child, in Maxwell Anderson's 1954 Broadway drama The Bad Seed, earning critical praise and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for the 1956 film version, as well as a Golden Globe nomination. She went on to play Helen Keller in a 1957 Playhouse 90 production of The Miracle Worker and later took recurring parts in Dallas, Murder, She Wrote, and The Sopranos, and starred as Anne Brookes on The Ropers from 1979 to 1980. Her films include Bug (1975), Frost/Nixon (2008), in which she played Pat Nixon, and The Master (2012), and in 2018 she appeared in a television remake of The Bad Seed. She also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.
81years old
Turns 82 on August 21in 312 days
- Born Brooklyn
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Patricia Ellen Russo (birth name)Also credited as Patricia McCormack and Patricia Russo
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 66 years1956 to 2022
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First role
McCormack first appeared on Broadway in Touchstone in 1953. The following year she originated the part of Rhoda Penmark, a psychopathic serial killer who is 8 years old, in Maxwell Anderson's The Bad Seed, with Nancy Kelly.
A first
McCormack's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame sits at 6312 Hollywood Boulevard. She was given it in 1960, when she was 15, which made her the youngest person ever honored on the Walk.
Patty McCormack movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Patty McCormack shares two films with Mckenna Grace, 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
Mckenna Grace's page
Lorne Cardinal's page
Lacey Chabert's page
Toby Jones's page
Laura Dern's page
Sam Rockwell's page
All films by Paul Thomas Anderson
All films by Ron Howard
Mervyn LeRoyDirector, 1 film, 1956
All films by Mervyn LeRoy
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.