Mary-Pat Green

Mary-Pat Green
Hate mail written in the late 1950s regarding desegregation of Little Rock's Central High School is projected over actresses Mary-Pat Green (background) and Gia McGlone (forefront)
Born(1951-09-24)September 24, 1951
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 72)
OccupationActress

Mary-Pat Green (September 25, 1951 – September 9, 2024) was an American film, television and theatre actress.

Life and career

Television and film

Green is best known for playing Odessa on the television series Any Day Now. She has appeared as a guest star on many television series, including Saving Grace, Eli Stone, My Name Is Earl, Home Improvement, NYPD Blue, Married... with Children, Melrose Place, The Drew Carey Show, Step by Step, Murder, She Wrote, Friends, Millennium, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Ally McBeal, Six Feet Under, The West Wing, Desperate Housewives, Cold Case, The Middle, Anger Management, Mom, and others.

Theatre

Green appeared on Broadway in the original cast of Sweeney Todd and the 1974 revival of Candide.[1] She performed the role of Reverend Mother in Nunsense over 1500 times and in 2002 she played Lorena Hickok in Michael John LaChiusa's musical First Lady Suite.

In 1989, Green took over the role of Miss Hannigan in a production of Annie at the Starlight Theatre in Kansas City.[2]

In 1996, she played the title role in the premiere of Claudia Allen's Hannah Free at Victory Gardens Theatre in Chicago. Richard Christiansen of Chicago Tribune wrote her role was "admirably acted".[3]

Death

Green died from complications of Alzheimer's disease on September 9, 2024, at the age of 72.[4][5]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Taxi Driver Campaign Aide Uncredited
1980 Willie & Phil Film Crew
1993 Lightning in a Bottle Flo
1995 Dead Badge Waitress Direct-to-video
1995 Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 1: Planet of the Dino-Knights Lady in Waiting
1995 Josh Kirby: Time Warrior! Chap. 2: The Human Pets
1997 Just Write Teenager's Mother
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding Angry Woman
1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Guard
1999 Twin Falls Idaho Nurse
2000 Attention Shoppers Sandwich Woman
2001 In Pursuit Receptionist Direct-to-video
2002 XXX Waitress
2005 Little Athens Mrs. Carson
2005 In Her Shoes Diner Waitress
2006 The Break-Up Mischa
2008 Drillbit Taylor Nurse
2008 Yes Man Tour Guide
2012 A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Nurse
2013 Watercolor Postcards Tilda
2014 Fantastic Four Mrs. Grimm

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1991 False Arrest Female Officer Television film
1993 Home Improvement Daphne Episode: "Karate or Not, Here I Come"
1993 There Was a Little Boy Parent Television film
1993 Getting By Miss Farley Episode: "Faking the Grade"
1993 Saved by the Bell: The College Years Marlene Episode: "A Question of Ethics"
1993–1996 Married... with Children Marge / Mary Pat 5 episodes
1993, 1997 NYPD Blue Russian Woman / Bartender #2 2 episodes
1994 The Mommies Screaming Mother Episode: "Home Alone"
1994 Hart to Hart: Home Is Where the Hart Is Pamela Tewksbury Television film
1994 Melrose Place Nurse Episode: "Love, Mancini Style"
1994 Coach Audrey Episode: "Be a Good Sport"
1995 Diagnosis: Murder Landlady Episode: "Call Me Incontestable"
1995 Beverly Hills, 90210 Jail Matron Episode: "Offensive Interference"
1995 The Drew Carey Show Mary / Woman #1 2 episodes
1995, 1996 Step by Step Hilda / Ludmilla
1996 Murder, She Wrote Nora Delano Episode: "The Dark Side of the Door"
1996 Cybill Tomato Episode: "A Who's Who for What's His Name"
1996 Land's End Florence Episode: "Pieces of 8 Is Enough"
1996 High Incident Amanda Episode: "Pilot"
1996 The Wayans Bros. Mildred Episode: "It Takes a Thief"
1996 Friends Jeannie Episode: "The One With the Chicken Pox"
1996 Life with Roger Nurse Episode: "Pilot"
1996 Suddenly Susan Brenda Episode: Hoop Dreams"
1997 3rd Rock from the Sun Diane Episode: "Romeo & Juliet & Dick"
1997 Hang Time Minnie Episode: "Sexual Harassment"
1998 Millennium Sonny Episode: "In Arcadia Ego"
1998 Buffy the Vampire Slayer Blood Bank Doctor Episode: "Anne"
1998–2001 Any Day Now Odess 16 episodes
1999 My Last Love Nurse Janet Television film
2000 Opposite Sex DMV Woman Episode: "The Car Episode"
2000 The Norm Show Ruby Episode: "Norm and the Hopeless Cause"
2000, 2001 Ally McBeal Judge Julia 'Bulldog' Brattle 2 episodes
2001 Becker Denise Episode: "Heart Breaker"
2001 First Years Awards Speaker Episode: "There's No Place Like Homo"
2001 State of Grace Sister Clancy 2 episodes
2001 ER Miss McDuffy Episode: "Never Say Never"
2001 Raising Dad Mrs. Doherty Episode: "The Drama Club"
2001, 2002 Six Feet Under Priest 2 episodes
2002, 2005 The West Wing Vermont Congresswoman / Senator
2003 Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle Brigie Murphy Television film
2003 Passions Death Row Inmate Episode #1.1000
2003, 2007 Days of Our Lives Sandy / Sister Katherine 2 episodes
2004 Still Standing Emma Episode: "Still Responsible"
2004 Charmed Miss Hickock Episode: "Hyde School Reunion"
2004 The B.P.R.D. Declassified Deb Kronrooys Television film
2005 Desperate Housewives Nurse Abagail Episode: "The Ladies Who Lunch"
2005 Night Stalker Mrs. Sampson Episode: "Malum"
2006 The Evidence Fawn Lafferty Episode: "Borrowed Time"
2006 Cold Case Eugenia Karpathian Episode: "Lonely Hearts"
2007 My Name Is Earl Mrs. Harding Episode: "G.E.D."
2008 Eli Stone Judge Joyce Abramovich Episode: "I Want Your Sex"
2008 The Young and the Restless Matron 2 episodes
2009 Important Things with Demetri Martin Receptionistt Episode: "Coolness"
2009–2011 The Middle Principal Larimer 3 episodes
2010 Castle Erin Murphy Episode: "Boom!"
2010 Sonny with a Chance Massage Therapist Episode: "Chad without a Chance"
2010 Wizards of Waverly Place Mia Episode: "Alex Saves Mason (Wizards Unleashed)"
2011 The Mentalist Bureaucrat Episode: "Blood and Sand"
2012 General Hospital Nurse Fletcher Episode #1.12525
2012, 2013 American Horror Story Nun #1 2 episodes
2014 Murder in the First Waller Episode: "Burning Woman"
2014 Anger Management Greta Episode: "Charlie and the Epic Relationship Fail"
2014 Damaged Goods Waitress Television film
2016 Mom Susie Episode: "Sparkling Water and Ba-Dinkers"
2017 SEAL Team Edna Episode: "The Spinning Wheel"
2018 Camping Clementine Episode: "Going to Town"
2018 Adam Ruins Everything Cathy's Science Teacher Episode: "Adam Ruins Sleep"
2019 Cake Mrs. Beckett Episode: "Cache Flow"
2019 Oh Jerome, No Mrs. Beckett Episode: "Toughen Up"
2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Carla Episode: "Commitment Issues"

References

  1. ^ "New Acts: Mary-Pat Green." Variety. Vol. 295, Iss. 3,  (May 23, 1979): 96. Via Proquest.
  2. ^ "Legit: Brennan breaks a leg, but before Opening." Variety. Vol. 335, Iss. 13, (Jul 12, 1989): 100. Via Proquest.
  3. ^ "'Hannah Free' a Beguiling Look into Some Difficult Issues". Chicago Tribune. May 29, 1996. p. 207. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Fall/Winter Magazine 2024". SAG-AFTRA. p. 113. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Broadway Honors Mary-Pat Green". Walk to End Alzheimer's. Retrieved December 6, 2024.


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