Patty Petersen

Petersen and Donna Reed in 1963

Patti Petersen Mirkovich (born December 2, 1954) is a retired American child actress.[1]

Petersen's brother costarred on ABC's The Donna Reed Show.[2] She was written into the cast as Trisha, an adopted child after Shelley Fabares left the series.[3] She stayed with the show until it ended in 1966.

After many commercials and industrial films, she semi-retired to marry and rear a family of her own. She was a country songwriter/singer for a while.[1] Now known as Patti Petersen Mirkovich, she is the founder of an Internet company for novice authors.[1] She has two children.[1]

She also serves on the board of the Donna Reed Foundation for the Performing Arts.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d Garver, Kathy; Ascher, Fred (15 April 2016). X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-63076-114-1.
  2. ^ "Pestiferous". Courier-Journal. Louisville. 5 April 1964. p. 101.
  3. ^ LoBrutto, Vincent (2018). TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-2973-4. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Happy birthday, Patti". Donna Reed Foundation. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.